With Covid-19 lock down I have lots spare time at home.
I use a low power scope (2-7x) for hunting in thick bush. Sighting in and verifying my rifle before hunting season is always lots of walking to the target to get a closer look at my grouping, especially if it is 100 yards or more.
Here is my project to save all that walking at the target range.
I bought a PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera ($65 from Ali Express). Set it up as HiFi hotspot, connect to a 12V battery. I can link the camera to my IPad (works with my Android phone too). You can control (pan, tilt, zoom) the camera, see your grouping with the IPad right from your shooting bench. Yes you can use a spotting scope but this was a fun and interesting project. I set it up in my basement to see what the image looks like. I will have to waiting till spring to try it on my private shooting range.
Here is what it looks like.
I use a low power scope (2-7x) for hunting in thick bush. Sighting in and verifying my rifle before hunting season is always lots of walking to the target to get a closer look at my grouping, especially if it is 100 yards or more.
Here is my project to save all that walking at the target range.
I bought a PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera ($65 from Ali Express). Set it up as HiFi hotspot, connect to a 12V battery. I can link the camera to my IPad (works with my Android phone too). You can control (pan, tilt, zoom) the camera, see your grouping with the IPad right from your shooting bench. Yes you can use a spotting scope but this was a fun and interesting project. I set it up in my basement to see what the image looks like. I will have to waiting till spring to try it on my private shooting range.
Here is what it looks like.
