I have had the chance to work with this device on several occasions. Having tested several other systems I can that for what this one does and the cost it's actually a very good set up. While the camera is only 1.3 Mp and uses reflected IR light as opposed to an actual thermal image camera, the fact that you can leave it in the field for up to 1 month, 4 with the battery pack, makes it an excellent surveillance device. Placed at approcimately 6' up it was able to capture movement of animals and people out to 20'. They are easy to camouflage, set up, move, and operate. The laser makes it easy to sight just where you want the pictures taken. The low Mp on the camera is good in a way in that the images are smaller, and cost less to transmit overall. Besides, who wants a 6Mp picture of a deer, or trespasser when 1.3 will do? Its also pretty easy to hack as well.
The only improvement I would make are dry contacts or blue tooth capabilities so you could add additional cameras or flash panels.
Following the commercial success (and technical disappointment) of the original Wildfire -- which featured a miserly 528MHz CPU and QVGA display -- HTC has returned with the Wildfire S.
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I have had the chance to work with this device on several occasions. Having tested several other systems I can that for what this one does and the cost it's actually a very good set up. While the camera is only 1.3 Mp and uses reflected IR light as opposed to an actual thermal image camera, the fact that you can leave it in the field for up to 1 month, 4 with the battery pack, makes it an excellent surveillance device. Placed at approcimately 6' up it was able to capture movement of animals and people out to 20'. They are easy to camouflage, set up, move, and operate. The laser makes it easy to sight just where you want the pictures taken. The low Mp on the camera is good in a way in that the images are smaller, and cost less to transmit overall. Besides, who wants a 6Mp picture of a deer, or trespasser when 1.3 will do? Its also pretty easy to hack as well.
The only improvement I would make are dry contacts or blue tooth capabilities so you could add additional cameras or flash panels.