Camera to set up a nature live stream?

[WizDresden]

Hi everyone,

I have recently moved back to the East coast of the US. My new apartment has a great view from higher up of a river with plenty of interesting bird life. For some reason I am feeling like setting up a live stream of the area. The best view is from the living room, where I will not be able to have my computer for a usb cam. Additionally, unless the camera is battery powered, I will not be able to set it up outside and will have to go through the window. Would anyone recommend a camera and some suggestions on how to set it up? Currently  I imagine 2 scenarios, maybe a usb cam with a raspberry pi or a stand alone cam with built in wifi (perhaps some way to co-opt a Nest)? A winter shot (sans wildlife) and a kitty attached

 

Many thanks!

[_Omega_]

I guess your best option would be a used Smartphone, i use a galaxy s8 with a cracked screen as a webcam and with a 5 $ app you can stream 1080p even over WIFI to OBS and from there you can stream it to where ever you want... maybe there is even a better option to stream it directly from the smartphone...

[Deadpool2onBlu-Ray]

13 minutes ago, WizDresden said:

Hi everyone,

I have recently moved back to the East coast of the US. My new apartment has a great view from higher up of a river with plenty of interesting bird life. For some reason I am feeling like setting up a live stream of the area. The best view is from the living room, where I will not be able to have my computer for a usb cam. Additionally, unless the camera is battery powered, I will not be able to set it up outside and will have to go through the window. Would anyone recommend a camera and some suggestions on how to set it up? Currently  I imagine 2 scenarios, maybe a usb cam with a raspberry pi or a stand alone cam with built in wifi (perhaps some way to co-opt a Nest)? A winter shot (sans wildlife) and a kitty attached

 

Many thanks!

Couldn't you just use a security cam?

[WizDresden]

On 3/3/2023 at 4:26 PM, _Omega_ said:

I guess your best option would be a used Smartphone, i use a galaxy s8 with a cracked screen as a webcam and with a 5 $ app you can stream 1080p even over WIFI to OBS and from there you can stream it to where ever you want... maybe there is even a better option to stream it directly from the smartphone...

Thank you for the suggestion. I think I have a Pixel 5 with a cracked screen somewhere. I'll give that a shot first. Found a few apps that would connect with OBS. 

@ShawtyT30beTHICCCThank you for the suggestion as well. Don't have a security cam atm. If the pixel 5 doesn't work out I will research security cams.