Camera Mounts

Wild Game Innovations VU50 Trail Pad Handheld Card Viewer

Wild Game Innovations VU50 Trail Pad Handheld Card Viewer is a no hassle snapshot viewer.  It’s as simple as removing the SD card from your trail camera, inserting it into the Trail Pad and scrolling through the photos taken while you were away.  Since it’s hunting season in New Jersey, I’m looking over a few ways to view hunting camera photos.  I recently took a closer look at the BoneView Trail and Game Camera Viewer for Smartphones.  That’s a great device for use with your smartphone.  The Trail Pad doesn’t require a smartphone and means no more need for your laptop … Read more



PBA Shield Mounts (FOP Shields too)

PBA (or FOP) shields seems to be a New Jersey or New York thing.  We’re going to talk about PBA shield mounts.  There are also FOP shields and the advice in this article applies to those too. What is a PBA Shield? It works like this.  You have a close relative that’s a current or retired police officer.  They receive a limited number of brass police shields and give them out to their close relatives.  That person displays them inside their car in plain view.  When and if they get pulled over for a minor infraction, the officer sees the … Read more



Mounting a Camera to a Tree

This topic isn’t as strange as it sounds.  There are a lot of camera owners that would like to mount a camera to a tree.  Think hunters, wildlife enthusiasts or just for plain surveillance.  Mounting a camera to a tree is a good idea for these people. Camera Mounting Basics First off, ensure your camera is waterproof!  Anything less makes this a bad idea.  Jump to the next article! There are two popular methods for mounting a camera to a tree.  The first method is to use one or more straps wrapped around the circumference of the tree.  The second … Read more



How to Repair a PBA or FOP Shield Car Mount Holder

PBA (or FOP) shields are a New Jersey thing, perhaps also New York.  I have never seen them in other states.  It works like this.  You have a close relative that’s a current or retired police officer.  They receive a limited number of brass police shields and give them out to their close relatives.  That person displays them inside their car in plain view.  When and if they get pulled over for a minor infraction, the officer sees the shield and might give them a warning instead of a ticket.  At least that’s the way it’s supposed to work.  I … Read more



Mounts for the myQ Smart Garage Camera

Today we will be looking at some mounting ideas for the myQ Smart Garage Camera.  It’s one of those niche security cameras that is best suited for owners of a garage door opener that works with the myQ ecosystem.  That’s primarily Liftmaster and Chamberlain. It’s a basic camera that integrates into the myQ application that allows the user to see what’s outside the garage door as it opens.  It aligns the video image into the history log to permit fast reference of the associated video. The myQ Smart Garage Camera has a very similar footprint to a Blink Mini except … Read more



A Wall or Window Shelf for Nest Cam and Other Home Security Cameras

Many owners of Nest Cam and similar home security cameras see value in using the device for outdoor monitoring.  Sure, you could buy an outdoor home security camera, but there are challenges with finding power and worries about security of the camera.  That’s where using the camera behind a window come in.  We look at a good solution for this situation which is a window shelf for Nest Cam or other similarly shaped home camera. Product Overview The photo that accompanies this article is the eLhook 4” Stick-On and Removable Shelf For Cloud Security Cameras.  As you can see, it’s … Read more