$30 night vision IP Camera

I did a little research. The power is supplied via a miniUSB connector, so you could connect this to a powerbank making it portable. I have a FreedomPop Mobil WiFi hotspot that is also a powerbank...this could be interesting...Might need to add one of these too:

http://smile.amazon.com/Ultrafire-Wf-501b-Infrared-Vision-Flashlight/dp/B008RL0KS6/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1443207323&sr=1-2&keywords=IR+Flashlight&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

I enjoy the MacGyver challenge.

"bill_dd97"You may need a better light.

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I linked to an IR flashlight above.

850nm according to the QA for the flashlight. It bleeds into the red visible spectrum, but I'm not really looking for stealth...

I've already got batteries from a couple other flashlights that I have.

I received the flashlight today. I think that it is basically a blacklight/UV flashlight, not IR. Oh well. It was $8 and it works well enough for what it is. I'll find a use for it someday...

I'll see what the seller says. It's worth the price of an email.

I'm just kidding...I know that I can't aim this through a scope. I already tried that a month or two ago. You end up with a nice thermal image of the lens. Would be nice though...

They refunded me my purchase price. Now I have a nice blacklight flashlight for free. The night vision camera actually is REALLY nice. It works very well and streams video to my phone so long as it can connect to a wireless network. The downside is that by default it will ONLY work if it also has internet access. It streams the video to the MeShare.com cloud service. That part I don't like. I have some experience with Zmodo security cameras and I think that there is likely a way to monitor the cameras internally and disabling the cloud part. I still need to play around with that a bit. The cameras usually have a web interface, but in the past it was extremely antiquated software that required Windows, IE, Active-X and some questionable security settings in the browser. It's always weird when someone has all the pieces to make a really good product and they can't quite get there. I wonder if it is a disconnect on privacy because of the lack thereof in China where the cameras are made.