Needs clarity.
It states it has a Wifi output and that it can connect to any Wifi device (phone, tablet, computer, etc...)
The way I read it, it you still need Wifi network that connects the two devices together from the Output to the Input.
Just needs clarity.
Right, here's how mine works: Camera is connected to a little Raspberry PI running as a WiFi access point. My phone or tablet is at my shooting position at the bench. My phone/tablet see's the downrange camera as a WiFi network and connects to it. I use my phone/tablet browser to open a web-page to the down-range computer (which is the size of an Altoids mint box) which has a web-cam software outputting the images across the WiFi and on my phone. This looks incredibly similar in concept, except that this system probably uses two access points in a bridge where the camera is the device that actually sends out the pictures (sort of like the wireless security cameras that you can buy and connect to your home network). There's two directional antennas, to get the extended range, and presumably a unidirectional antenna at the shooter's station to get the same network to your phone/tablet. This does several things for the Caldwell.
1) it makes the equipment that the shooter needs fairly common (at least, with smartphones or tablets)
2) makes it easy for the shooter to have a common tool, like a web browser or App that makes the images or such viewable.
3) makes the hardware incredibly inexpensive and you don't need RF gear or other stuff.
The WiFi Network is actually GENERATED by the caldwell camera system, it looks like that you have two wireless routers configured in such a way to talk with each other and anything at the shooter's station. You do NOT need an internet connection to use it (although the underlying technology is technically, an internet connection, just between the shooter's station and the camera downrange). I think its brilliant idea, it certainly works. I've done it by bodging together about $80 in a portable computer, specific WiFi USB adapter, portable battery pack, and a webcam. They've improved it by using directional antennas and now that I think about it, the way to make this work cheaper is to have one access point (at the shooters position) and a directional antenna pointed to the downrange station/webcam which is just a WiFi camera.
My guess is that when you hook all this up, on your phone/tablet, you'll see a WiFi network that is new and that you can connect to. Once you connect, either use a web browser or (probably) a Caldwell App on the Itunes or Android store.
Yep, I just downloaded the app and sure as heck, its a simple remote web-cam application. You either use the default settings for the camera or if you customized it, use those settings.
Seeing this, I'm incredibly interested in the hardware and I'll probably buy one.
edit: the difference with this system is that you don't need proprietary or specific RF hardware to make it work. It transmits the stuff across a technology that is becoming pretty common (as long as you have a smart phone) and does have the capabilities for 1+ mile direct line of sight communications at a price point which is a bit cheaper.
