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Science teacher needs advice for sending camera image to smart phone or laptop

Posted by bowerbird1 on March 15, 2011 at 7:20am

Hello,

I teach biology and am working on a student project to use a camera (video too) to study a nesting bird. We need advice on how to send the live streaming pictures (and video) to our smart phone or laptop. The distance is out of wifi range. The setting is stationary, but in the forest. It occurs to me that the technologies discussed at DIYDrones could fit the bill, but I am really a novice and don't understand most of the discussions that I visit. If you have any advice, I'd be grateful!

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Bowerbird1

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Gunter August 20, 2011 at 10:05am

If you have 3G signal in the area, and an iPhone, you can stream live video from the iPhone to your own website. Google "ustream broadcaster" Then just mount the phone under the heli and you can watch live video all over the world!
Sebastian Gralla March 15, 2011 at 9:00am

getting a live stream is not that difficult (video transmitter+reciever) but to get it on a laptop or a mobile phone is more challanging
brakar March 15, 2011 at 8:39am

Maybe the mobile phone network can be used?

Try Google; "phone webcam"
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Gary Mortimer March 15, 2011 at 7:45am

What sort of distances are you talking about??

You could repeat Wifi to a fixed point.

Send us a map or couple of google earth points of what you are trying to do and I'm sure people here can come up with a solution that need not be expensive.

Its a big advantage not having a moving target!