Ring as All Sky Camera?

[vineyard]

Hello,

This is probably a very daft question. But I was wondering if anyone had tried using the RING Spotlight Cam as an all sky cam?  Its weatherproof, it can be run off a solar panel, it can connect to your home wifi, it can save the video image for playback.  Maybe a software hack might be needed to get it to take longer single exposures.

It'd obv be more expensive than some of the Pi versions (but less expensive than anything involving an ASI camera?)?

Is this crazy?

Cheers,

Vin

[ddm4313]

Just use Wyze V3, Ring is expensive and pointless as an all sky 

[vineyard]

Thanks @ddm4313 - hadn't heard of Wyze!  If that can be powered via a solar panel, crikey that's v cost-effective esp for meteors.  I wonder what the picture quality is like for stars vs ASI178 type of chip.  Thanks for the pointer.

[jjohnson3803]

There are some people using Wyze cameras for all sky / meteor watch cams who've posted pics and videos to the Net.  I'm considering getting a wireless one from Amazon for a cloud monitor.  If I can get decent all sky pics with it, all the better.

[Dr_Ju_ju]

Just try buying a genuine Wyze cam in the UK !!, as most seem to be cheap Chinese knock-offs, even on Amazon.....

[vineyard]

On 18/05/2021 at 19:51, Dr_Ju_ju said:

Just try buying a genuine Wyze cam in the UK !!, as most seem to be cheap Chinese knock-offs, even on Amazon.....

I know what you mean - seem to be a few eBay sellers - might try the trans-Atlantic route

[vineyard]

Quick follow-up Q - I see Amazon now has "Blink" outdoor cameras (that are different from Ring & seem quite a bit cheaper).  I'm not sure if they are more like Wyze cameras - has anyone tried to use those for all-sky work yet?  Cheers!