You've got your new camera, excited to get it set up and see the local birds and wildlife in action. It's time to pause for a moment and make sure you have carried out these steps before going ahead and mounting your camera. Make sure your camera and

You&apos;ve got your new camera, excited to get it set up and see the local birds and wildlife in action. It&apos;s time to pause for a moment and make sure you have carried out these steps before going ahead and mounting your camera.&#xA0;Make sure your camera and solar panel are fully charged. There are two USB cables provided, one is a Micro USB and the other is a USB Type C. Insert these into a USB UK three pin plug to charge.&#xA0;<a href="https://downloads.green-feathers.co.uk/helpsiteimages/gfw3r1s1/solar%20panel.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/erqwy/hc/zmy8/f7d84ff0-1d8c-465c-b727-4e02e6690161-34d5b43b-300d-42da-add8-b0a47ec2619e.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii">Micro USB (for charging solar panel)</a><a href="https://downloads.green-feathers.co.uk/helpsiteimages/gfw3r1s1/solar%20camera.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/erqwy/hc/zmy8/2d709687-caa2-433f-8e3a-8bbd6ab6d821-19053843-9139-40ff-a87a-14affd24995c.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii">USB Type C (for charging camera)</a> <ol data-identifyelement="484"><li data-identifyelement="486" dir="ltr">Have your camera connected to WiFi so that you have a steady video stream from it. One handy feature of this is a battery-powered camera, once connected to WiFI and charged you can take the camera to your desired location to make sure you still get a good video stream.<ul data-identifyelement="487"><li data-identifyelement="488" dir="ltr">If the video is not streaming properly such as stuttering, or a very delayed image you may want to look at ways to improve your WiFi signal. Visit our <a href="https://gethelp.green-feathers.co.uk/en-US/wifi-camera-3rd-gen-setup-via-green-feathers-app-269908">helpful guide</a> for things to look out for and what you can do to improve this.</li></ul></li><li data-identifyelement="489" dir="ltr">If you are unsure of what birds you may be currently attracting then check out this blog post for how the whole of the bird box can affect this and also the location you want to put your box.</li><li data-identifyelement="490" dir="ltr">Attach the Type C charging lead which goes from the solar panel to the camera. To do this remove the central part of the rubber grommet on the bottom of the camera and insert the lead. You will notice this will create a nice seal with the outer part of the rubber grommet as the supplied lead is a perfect fit.</li></ol> What size bird box do I need?We do supply bird boxes in which these cameras can fit. They are larger cameras due to having lithium-ion batteries in them so can easily fill up the space in a bird box.We have <a data-identifyelement="491" href="https://www.green-feathers.co.uk/products/solar-camera-ready-bird-box?_pos=1&amp;_sid=0cd2977cc&amp;_ss=r">this box</a> ready for our solar cameras as it has 2 windows pre-installed to provide you with a colour image during the day. It is also slightly deeper than our other boxes to allow space for the camera.Take a look at our compatibility guide to see which habitats and other products are compatible with the solar camera -&#xA0;<a href="https://gethelp.green-feathers.co.uk/en-US/camera-compatibility-560923" id="isPasted">https://gethelp.green-feathers.co.uk/en-US/camera-compatibility-560923</a>If you are not using one of our boxes we have these recommendations for size and features.<ul data-identifyelement="506"><li data-identifyelement="492" dir="ltr">We recommend trying the camera in the desired location before drilling any holes to make sure you get the view you want.</li><li data-identifyelement="507" dir="ltr">To see the entrance hole as well as the bottom of the box the mounting hole will want to be drilled around 10cm above the entrance hole and centralized. This will allow you to see all the action as it happens.</li><li data-identifyelement="508" dir="ltr">To make sure you have ample space in the box you will want around 14cm (internal) depth.</li><li data-identifyelement="509" dir="ltr">Having a slot or a cutout on the box is needed to run the power cable from the solar panel to the camera. On our boxes, we have this between the roof and the side panel.</li><li data-identifyelement="509" dir="ltr">If you find space to be a limiting factor in your box you can mount the camera on the bracket sideways.</li></ul> Mounting the camera to your box<s><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/erqwy/hc/zmy8/6059c5af-b613-47fa-abf3-e2dbd6c6fcc6-56c3540b-a519-4165-8be4-16fb6ae9a1df.jpeg" style="width: 400px;" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dii"></s>With our camera, we have supplied a bracket that will allow you to mount the camera with any bird box, using our one-bolt solution once the camera is on the bracket. Follow these steps on how to use the bracket and get your camera mounted.1. Remove the inner section of the rubber grommet on the bottom of the camera and insert the Type C USB lead into this.2. Now look at the bracket, you want the side where the hole is on its own without any anti-slip points. Insert the smaller 1/4-inch bolt into the top mounting point on the camera.3. Feed the USB lead through a cutout on the side of the birdbox. If you are using one of your own birdboxes you will need to make a cutout for this.4. Place the rear of the bracket against the bird box and feed the longer 1/4 inch bolt through the back into the bracket. The anti-slip points will make this nice and secure.5. Connect the lead you fed out of the bird box to the short leading coming off the solar panel.6. Your camera will now be all mounted and secure. For the location you want to mount it please see these <a href="https://downloads.green-feathers.co.uk/manuals/bba.pdf">mounting instructions</a>.&#xA0;It is also worth testing the bracket and camera location in your box before drilling any holes to make sure you are going to get the image that you want. Looking to purchase one of our Solar Powered WiFi Bird Box Cameras? Click <a href="https://www.green-feathers.co.uk/products/solar-powered-wifi-bird-box-camera?_pos=1&amp;_sid=2aa489662&amp;_ss=r">here</a>. <h2 data-identifyelement="506" dir="ltr" id="need-more-help">Need more help?</h2>If you need help with anything else please <a data-identifyelement="509" href="https://green-feathers.gorgias.help/en-US">check out our other guides</a> or <a data-identifyelement="510" href="https://green-feathers.gorgias.help/en-US/contact">get in contact</a>.

Mounting your Green Feathers Solar Powered Battery Camera in a Bird Box

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How to: Install a camera into a bird box (Video)

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How to install our Wifi Camera in the waterproof bird feeder kit (Video)

How to mount our Wi-Fi Wildlife Bullet Camera

Whats needed. Feeder. Camera. Mounting your Camera to the Feeder. Open the lid on the feeder and pull out the wooden board, we've included a small hole to help get a grip when pulling this out. If using one of our battery powered solar cameras you wi

Whats neededFeeder<ul><li>Green Feathers camera compatible bird feeder.</li><li>4 x mounting screws.</li><li>1 x mounting plate.</li><li>Drill or electric screwdriver.</li></ul>Camera<ul><li>Camera with 1/4&quot; mounting point.</li><li>1/4&quot; bolt which we supply with our cameras.</li><li>Adjustable bracket for our solar camera.</li></ul> Mounting your Camera to the FeederOpen the lid on the feeder and pull out the wooden board, we&apos;ve included a small hole to help get a grip when pulling this out.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091708-48e4b567-abc6-4ed3-a907-d492107e062f-7f1800b9-026b-43c7-9650-42c81155acea.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">If using one of our battery powered solar cameras you will want to attach the adjustable bracket to the camera. This simply screws onto the camera, we recommend using the mounting point on the bottom of the camera by the charging point.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091708-c3a4a283-ece7-49cd-be54-71196fcc7839-a4ffbf75-4ddc-40c7-b1bd-a413214bfcc1.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Now attach the type c charging lead to the camera so this can be connected to the solar panel for charging and feed the cable through the hole on the back.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091709-06019de8-d8a4-4a13-a310-4a2e6271f7ef-3a1c2320-3306-47ba-9beb-570601264b55.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">You can then feed a 1/4&quot; bolt through the wooden board into the bracket for the camera.With the supplied alan key you can adjust the angle of the bracket by loostening the points on the side and then tightening once adjusted.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091709-874a2778-6199-48a7-b31d-6b571b140b63-eb929b50-0fae-4840-a456-132a01ef40a6.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Re-insert the wooden board into the rear of the two slots as this puts the camera in the best position.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091708-3099d021-6be2-4b0c-be58-7c84feb24a06-6151e635-b039-4a84-9f50-2c5c74cf6c61.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091709-3dc3a1c5-47b5-4447-acb4-e3fce06c8986-a062738e-2bd7-4b5d-87c1-f683cbee812e.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">We recommend slotting this board in and out a few times till you have the desired view. we designed this to give you a downwards view of the feeder so you can see birds landing on it.Other Green Feathers CameraOpen the lid on the feeder and pull out the wooden board, we&apos;ve included a small hole to help get a grip when pulling this out.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091709-247b9e75-5560-45cc-a74a-e21c143a059e-be65a24a-d7dc-4f04-ba4a-a2c2a290e0af.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Insert the bolt through the pre-drilled hole into our provided none slip bracket.You can loosen the screws on the side of the camera bracket to adjust the camera to get the desired view.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091709-a561f0a9-0a51-4f33-99a6-dcd341bcce7c-d2924293-0247-4420-b6c7-31249a8d47c1.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Feed the cables through the whole provided, if you are using a wired IP camera you will want to run the cable over the top.Re-insert the wooden board into the front of the 2 slots as this will help bring the camera forward for a better view. The cable can run out the whole to the side so you can run it to a power source.<img src="https://attachments.gorgias.help/kREQL2bPK50xMl8n/hc/qgaXzxaQqpxvDWOp/2024091709-2cbfc2f7-5a72-4e7a-a034-7fb8b88a12dc-79867cdb-6abb-482a-b041-39aea8c32e69.jpeg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">As some of our other cameras aren&apos;t waterproof you can find some of the wooden sides can be in view however you still get full view of the feeder. This is to help keep the camera covered from the rain.Mounting your FeederWe have tried to make the feeder mounting as easy as possible.You will see on the rear of the feeder there is a small hook which you have also been supplied another one of these.These two hooks interlock with each other as shown in the image.Take the hook and 4 screws supplied and mount it to the wall/fence or tree which you want to mount the feeder to. We have included a handy photo to show which way round this will be.Now the hook is mounted you can take the feeder and slot the hook which is pre-installed onto the hook which you have just mounted.If you would like extra security you can take a screw and use the whole at the bottom of the piece of wood coming out the back of the feeder. This will provide extra stability and make sure the feeder doesn&apos;t move.

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HD analogue bird box camera with an RCA to HDMI upscaler (RCATOHDMI)

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HD wired bird box camera and 4-in-1 Coax to HDMI Converter (GTTV2HDMI)

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How to: Set up your IP bird box camera on a Windows PC/Apple Mac (NCIP2, NCIP9)

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How to reset your Wired HD IP Bird Box Camera password (NCIP2)

2nd Gen wired IP camera how to add to iSpy and record (NCIP2)

NCIP2 Offline

How to: Update the IP of your 2nd Gen wired camera

How to: Get started with your 2nd Generation Wired IP Network Camera (NCIP2)

NCIP2 not working remotely

1st & 2nd Gen Wired IP Bird Box Camera Setup Guides (NCIP2, NCIP9)

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How to: Connect your wired camera on the Green Feathers app (GFIP3)

Camera Settings Information on the Green Feathers app - 3rd Generation Wired IP (GFIP3)

How to (Video): Set up your 3rd Generation Wired IP camera (GFIP3)

Green Feathers App Guide for 3rd Generation Wired IP Camera (GFIP3)

How to: Record using Cloud Storage and set motion detection alarms (GFIP3)

How to: Download and export videos/screenshots on the Green Feathers app

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How to: Troubleshoot your Wireless Analogue Bird Box Camera (GFTX1/NC701G)

How to: Set up your Wireless Analogue Bird Box Camera (GFTX1/NC701G)

VIDEO: How to set up a wireless bird box camera

Getting started with your wireless or wired analogue camera

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How to: Set up Recording/Motion Detection on your Wireless Camera and Screen Pack

Getting Started with your new Wireless Camera & Screen Pack

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How to use Internet Explorer as an extension in Google Chrome

No signal? How to connect your Green Feathers camera to a mobile hotspot

How to separate the 2.4GHz and 5GHz signals on your WiFi router

Live stream your Analogue Bird Box Camera to YouTube

Meaning of error codes in iCSee Pro and XMEye

Why doesn't my Wi-Fi or wired bird box camera work remotely?

Live stream your WiFi or wired IP camera to Youtube (or elsewhere)

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The option for selecting camera in iSpy is not available

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Setting up a Comfast long range WiFi access point

Outdoor Long Range Wireless 2GHz WiFi Access Point (COM2G)

Mini HD Recorder Manual

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How to set up your daytime bird box light (BBLED3)

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