A Wildlife Camera is a fairly new product to the UK. They are used for observing wildlife in gardens, woodlands, parks and even for Security.
A Wildlife Camera can also been seen on TV with the various wildlife and farming programmes such as Spring watch for monitoring foxes, badgers and deer.
Now giving crisp, clear images they give the observer an amazing insight into what animals are in the area, and also can be used to keep track of particular species of animals.
A Digital Wildlife Camera, or trail cameras as they are commonly known in the USA, are regularly employed by programs such as springwatch to record special footage or images of animals and mammals we would otherwise probably never see and of course capturing really special moments such as newborns.
The quality of the Wildlife Camera is now so crisp and of high enough resolution to be used on TV or even in Magazines for articles. You will find many photographers have used a wildlife camera for their prize image.
A Digital Wildlife Camera is also of a suitable quality to be employed as a Security Camera, the images recorded are suitable and submittable as evidence, subject to the correct data records being noted.
The Wildlife camera is actually, a very simple design. Made using a simple 3.6mm lenses with a Sony CCD Chip (generally) and linked together with some very clever electronics to provide IR illumination for the wildlife camera at night.
The none digital version of a wildlife camera will generally connect to a tv or with the aid of a USB video device they can be connected to a PC where the wildlife camera footage can be recorded and edited to make photo cd's or short videos.
Of course, one of the most important aspects of a wildlife camera is being portable or mobile. A Digital Wildlife Camera can be completely portable or mobile - where as the standard Wildlife camera is generally wired with 30 metres of cable or connected to a battery system which is not portable.
The latest area where the wildlife camera has become very popular is in the hunt for the Wild Cats that seem to be spotted nowadays, In particular the digital wildlife camera.
A Wildlife camera can be secured to a tree or a post or even inside a stable, barn or Avery - infact just about anywhere.
Having Infra red lights, the wildlife camera has the ability to see in total darkness without disturbing the subject matter.