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Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 01:43 AM
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Follow me here. A lot of today's hunters are smartphone users. The technology exists currently to transfer images from an SD card to iPhone via wi-fi connection with a small card reader. If this technology was merged with a trail cam, hunters would be able to sit in their stand, log on to their camera's wi-fi (battery powered) and open a free app on their phone to get access to photos and videos. You would be able to delete/view, so you'd never have to disturb your hunting area to get SD cards. What do you think???
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:13 AM
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:14 AM
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Walmart Carries this as well.
I'd be a vegitarian too if bacon grew on trees.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:17 AM
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Field net does not use an app as an interface. This would be the key difference. An app that isn't an FTP client that is a smooth go-between. Maybe even have the camera settings accessible as well. You could change your camera settings from the app as well.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:17 AM
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:19 AM
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The others besides the field net require Internet connection or cellular plan. This would not.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:22 AM
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Im thinking you would have to have a big battery for the wi fi..... from drainage of using the wi fi to transfer pic and from taking pictures
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:23 AM
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:27 AM
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Im thinking you would have to have a big battery for the wi fi..... from drainage of using the wi fi to transfer pic and from taking pictures Wi-Fi would be push button remote triggered so it would only be on when you need it.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:30 AM
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I don't think this system will transfer straight to phone via app, but I may be wrong.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 04:35 AM
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anything with wi-fi i feel would need some sort of subscription to be able to get any connection. i think a product made to use bluetooth would be much more effective IMO
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:28 PM
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If it was cheep and i could use it with my cams that i have now it sounds like a great idea if it is somthing like the buckeye that cost sevral thousand dallors to start than i would not be able to do
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:50 PM
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It would have no monthly payment or startup cost. Although, the cam would have to be wifi capable, much like the FieldNet cams.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 02:53 PM
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Although it may be possible to have an adapter that hooks into the USB outlet of existing cams... Hadn't thought of that
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 03:51 PM
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I use an adapter with my iPad and log my pictures there. I only check the camera once every couple of weeks so I don't disturb the area. If I didn't go check my camera I wouldn't have a good enough excuse for the wife to get out of the house, plus half of the fun for me is going out and checking the camera and looking for activity.
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 05:22 PM
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so is this something that you are going to do or doing whats it called Im intrested
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Re: Would this be a good idea for a trail cam?
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10/09/12 06:03 PM
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Here are some other cellular options to what you are wanting to do: http://www.chasingame.com/index.php?id=205http://www.chasingame.com/index.php?id=212One of the issues I would expect you to run into with trying to implement wifi through an app on a phone would be transfer time of that large amount of data(pics and/or videos), probably over 1GB on average. It's going to take awhile, plus drain your phone battery during the process. For me personally, if my phone is dead in the woods, that's a big problem since we pretty much text back and forth with everyone else in the woods to see who's seeing what and where. Good Luck.
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