Here is a pretty good video capture of a similar camera (but more expensive).


Its with the Sionyx camera which is significantly more expensive. But it at least gives a guy an idea of the potential use for this, if you are a night time boater.

If a guy can get a sub $200 camera to work as well...its not a bad option for another tool in the toolbox.

 

I rarely come in after dark but that's a game changer. Isn't Furuno a Navico?

 

Don,

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the question, but Furuno is not associated with Navico.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furuno

Navico is the conglomerate that owns B&G, Lowrance & Simrad. A few years ago...Brunswick bought them...so they are a huge conglomerate now...
B&G, Lowrance & Simrad all run the same baseline operating system (Navico OS)...so they have the same core functionality - just menu /interface changes that make them unique.

If Furuno supports IP Camera's...then I don't see why you couldn't make it work. A quick google search and it looks like it does have some IP Cam support.

IP Cam in "Network Sensors" List?

Will a successfully recognized IP Cam show up in the TZT14 Initial Setup "Network Sensors" list along with the other IP devices? I'm trying to add an IP Cam and have the Pan-Tilt-Zoom be controlled by my TZT14. The camera is connected to my Hub101 along with all the other IP devices (TZT14...

furunousaforum.com

for the techie folks...the camera supports an RTSP feed. So anything that was on the network that could ingest that RTSP feed you are good to go. Heck, you could even connect the camera to a wifi router (cheap one) and put it in a NEMA enclosure to protect it...and then attach to the camera from your iPad via WiFi.

 

OK, it's my Simrad that's Navico. I knew one of them was.

 

Raymarine can use IP camera's, wonder if this would work on it. May have to try it when I know i have time to work on it in case i need to return....

EDIT: Looks like Amazon has holiday returns, meaning window extended to Jan 31... may take the plunge as a winter project.

 

Incredible, would love to get this in my commercial boat. We are all Garmin though

 

Garmin sells their own equivalents for more $$. I am considering adding a couple of GC 100 cameras to my boat ($275ish, wireless). The GC200's are nicer image quality and night vision, but known to have fogging problems.

There are some aftermarket cameras that will work with Garmin, but apparently their operating system is very finicky and many are incompatible.

 

IR does have some advantages in fog that visual cameras do not.

 

True. That is what we have radar for as a backup too. But IR is significantly more expensive and out of reach for many people - lowest cost Flir unit is around $3500.
A sub-$200 camera that could help in low light conditions (maybe even avoiding a crab buoy) would be well worth the lower cost.

 

ok...so I installed one of the lower cost Hikvision night vision (or actually a low-light cam) IPCAMs during the winter and have been using it for a while now.
This week when launching out of Hammond...it was dark/before sunrise.

The display is mounted overhead in the cabin...underneath the display is looking out the forward window - so you can see some of the channel lights/markers.
So you can get an idea of how dark it was and how the camera makes it look like 'daytime'. Camera is mounted on roof.

 

New boat has FLIR and we’re going to add the IR light bar designed to work with the FLIR.

 

One of my winter potential projects will be something like this. I run all Garmin but want to find a tablet option. Since I don't need it all the time, I'd do like a RAM ball mounted tablet that could connect to a camera.

 

Dang that's clear! What model did you end up getting?
I'll have to do some research and see if there's a tablet option like BDjr wants.

 

Hikvision Model DS-2CD2387G2-LU. 2mm focal length

 

I have FLIR on my boat and think its a waste. What are the best options for night vision on boats??

 

This is neat, I do like what the night vision looks like over the FLIR Camara

 

I have a thermal scope that will Wi-Fi to a tablet. Well established technology.