Lionel camera caboose

Where you happy with the quality of the video?

Alan

Alan,

It was clear on the Ipad, a little less on the large monitor. Overall for the price of this scale detailed caboose with a camera, I was pleased with the performance. Best part was showing the train moving along the rails at a show with the large monitor.

If you have not bought one and are on the fence, do yourself a favor and buy one. Fun to use. There are adjustments that you can do to the picture but did not see a reason to fool around with at a show as it was working fine.

Ted

Neat feature, I hope the quadrants can work the way you describe. I have one coming.

Hokie71,

Me too. Having the available use of additional cabooses operating at the same time on your layout gives you more viewing. But, the IPad would not accept more than 1 wifi signal. It saw the other wifi caboose but would not connect.

We were able to connect the 2nd caboose on a different phone and view on that phone but not on the large monitor that was tied into the Ipad.

Ted

You would need to put the cabooses on the same wireless access point / network (which you can do in the settings of each caboose). If you connect to each caboose directly then they are treated as their own individual access point, and yes you can only connect directly to one, but if they were both on your home network as an example then they both should show up as an available camera in the apps menu.

I created a quick video on my YouTube channel this morning on how to add the Camera Caboose to your home WiFi network. Let me know if that helps as this question has come up quite a bit on this forum.

Lionel Caboose Camera Home WiFi Network Setup

Matt, thanks for the you tube and the ideas - this may cost me money!  With only one caboose on the way.... you know the rest of the story if up to four windows are available.....Hmm.

Ran the Chessie wifi camera caboose at the club tonight off my IPhone. Picture was quite clear and had it facing towards the rear. Really cool watching it go through tunnels and around our layout.

Bummer that you cannot connect to multiple cabooses at a show and run them all off 1 monitor. I understand the concept that Matt posted on you tube and Thank you, Matt.