Digital Borescope - Dual lens, 1080P resolution
Digital Borescope - Dual lens, 1080P resolution
$149.00
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Have bats in a crack, bat house, wall, or other hard-to-reach place? A digital borescope can slip between baffles in a bat house to provide full color, up close views of bats. The camera end is waterproof, features low wide-angle distortion, huge depth of field, and contains onboard white LED lights for illumination. Twin cameras provide a "front" and "side" view simultaneously, perfect for probing potential bat roosts.
A 16.5' semi-rigid cable connects to a lithium-ion battery that may last up to 4 hours. The battery end contains a dimmer switch for the LEDs and a WIFI transmitter that creates it's own hotspot. Connect to the camera hotspot with your iOS or Android device's WIFI and you can view the live stream at a smooth 30 frames per second, take snapshots, or record video.
Because the LED lights are white, this tool is appropriate for active inspections, not for leaving in a roost for long periods of time as the illumination may deter bats.
- Wireless WIFI inspection camera works with Android devices (Android 7+), as well as iPhone IOS system (iOS 9.0+). Does not record to a Mac/PC.
- Wireless hotspot can be detected by your smart device an additional 50' or more from the transmitter, so no worries attaching the camera to a pole and going higher than 16.5'.
- The end of the 16.5' cable is transmitter. As long as the transmitter remains outside the crevice, you will pick up it's signal 50' or more. (We got well over 50' indoors thru walls in a wood frame house, so expect longer transmission in the open.)
- Up to 1920x1080 still photo resolution
- Up to 1280x720 video resolution
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Split Screen Feature: switch between the front camera and side camera. Three views are available; Front camera, side camera, and split screen both front and side cameras simultaneously.
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Zoom function: The real-time screen can be obtained by manually scaling the screen on the smart-device interface.
- Record live video in AVI format, available to be stored on your devices upon enabling the app to be accessible to your Photo App. Movies are PC or Mac compatible, but the recording app is iOS or Android only. No audio is recorded with this camera.
- Massive depth of field: clear, in focus image between 1.5'' up to 15.7''
- 16.5' cable, 8.5mm diameter waterproof camera using 7 adjustable LED lights
- The semi-rigid cable can bend and hold it's shape
- Lithium battery, capacity up to 2200mAh which support 3-4h working time without LED light on.
- Camera probe is waterproof.
- BCM includes a storage pouch for this camera...16' of cable can get out of hand.
- In the box: (1) digital borescope w/ battery, (1) storage pouch, charging cable. Charges from any USB charger or port (not included).
Pro Tips:
Place your smartphone on a tripod to keep hands free to maneuver the camera.
The front facing camera allows for easy inserting into crevices, while the second camera is viewing 90°.
Stack two borescopes together to view two directions (up and down, typically) simultaneously. (Either use two smart devices or switch WIFI signals on one smart device to view the second camera.)
This is a great application to repurpose an old iPhone/iPad for.
Repeated disturbance such as a camera probe entering a roost may cause bats to abandon a roost. For intermittent use only (do not move a probe on a regular basis, set it once and refrain from moving it.)
BCM doesn't sell anything we don't use ourselves and can vouch for personally. John has personally tested a few models and found what seems to be the best product at this time. Below is raw video recorded at 1280x720.
Questions & Answers
Have a Question?
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It says you can record live video in AVI format and store it on your device, is it also possible to stream the live footage from the camera to a device during use to see what the camera sees in real time?
It only streams to your (one) smartphone/iPad, not to another external monitor. However you could mirror the iPad to a second display in one of several ways if you need to. But yes, you watch the footage directly on a an Android/iOS smartphone; that’s what you use to see what’s going on. Then hit the record button on the smartphone app when you see something you want to save.
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Do you have recommended disinfection practices for this device? Given that it's waterproof, can it withstand being soaked in disinfectant for a few minutes? Or do you sell protective coverings (e.g., plastic sheeting) to allow for easy disinfection?
This device can be wiped with an appropriate disinfectant wipe like any other survey hardware, as it is non-porus. I would not soak it in chemicals. I think a plastic cover would not only shred during use, the image quality will suffer, and the plastic may produce ultrasound when sticking into a crevice, which will frighten any bats more than usual.
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Can you use this device on bluetooth only? I.e. in areas without signal?
The device does not use bluetooth. It generates its own WIFI network which you connect to using a smart device which can be 50' away, maybe more. It does not require internet or cell phone service, it makes it's own little private network just for the camera with a password.
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Do you also the the extension pole to use this with, or do you recommend a particular pole?
Hello- We don't sell a specific pole to use with this camera, nor does it have any particular mount. We tape it to thin poles such as mist net poles https://batmanagement.com/products/mist-net-poles
just be aware mist net poles don't "lock" together so you'll want to tape the joints. This diameter net pole will become unweildly around 15-18'
This is a telescoping flagpole that will fit into crevices once the top bits are removed: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OWM2BE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Of course various painter poles can be used, but they tend to be larger diameter, necessitating taping a short, skinny extention to them to which the camera is then mounted to. - JC -
Can you use this with a laptop instead of a cell phone?
This device supports IOS 9.0+, Android 7.0+ Phone/ Tablet. There is no PC/Mac laptop app we are aware of. -JC