Set Up With Vicohome App

Pair the Camera to your Phone App

Note: Before installing your bird feeder and camera, please set up your camera first.

Set up the camera

Step 1: Go to your App Store or Google Play on your smartphone, search for "Vicohome" or scan the QR code below to download the app.

Then, please sign up for a new account. Check the screenshots for reference:

1. Tap "Sign up for a new account".
2. Input your username, your country ("the United States"), and your E-mail address. Then, check the "Agreement and Privacy policy".

Let's go to "Next Step".

Step 2: Hold the power button to power up the camera. The indicator light will keep blue. You will hear a pairing sound from the camera, which means the camera is ready for connection.

Step 3: If you hear the sound from the camera, please go to "Next Step".

Step 4: The device is found. Please tap the device on this page.

Step 5: Connect Wi-Fi to the camera, select your network, and input your Wi-Fi password.

Step 6: Tap "Join", please.

Step 7: Wait for a second. You will see this page and the camera will say "WIFI connected". You are almost done.

Step 8: Set a name for the device and go to "Next Step".

Step 9: Check your Wi-Fi signal strength, tap "Done". Here we go! Tap the "play" icon, you will see the camera image.

Please place the device where you need to install it and check the strength of the Wi-Fi signal.

About Cloud Storage and Bird Fans Plan

How to get 30 days of free cloud storage

For new registrations, we offer 30 days of free cloud storage.

1. Please go to the Vicohome app, then tap "Try it free".
2. Please go to "Bird Fans Plan" to get it free.
3. After one month, this service needs to be subscribed.

Share the camera with others

Step 1:

The invitee needs to download the Vicohome APP on her/his smartphone.

Step 2:

After installing and registering a new account to log in, go to the app homepage, tap on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, and then select "Add friend's device". Then, please scan the QR code of the device admin.

How to find the device admin QR code?

See the screenshot below. Go to the administrator's Vicohome app. Go to the settings icon > Share > Device Sharing, then you will see the QR code. (QR code valid within half an hour)

AI Identification

A bird came to the bird feeder and triggered the camera recording and AI Identification.

The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th century Lord Baltimore. Observations of interbreeding between the Baltimore oriole and the western Bullock's oriole, Icterus bullockii, led to both being classified as a single species, called the northern oriole, from 1973 to 1995. Research by James Rising, a professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, and others showed that the two birds actually did not interbreed significantly. The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland. It is also the namesake and mascot for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.

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How to Connect charging cable and waterproof rubber stopper

When you connect the camera to the solar panel, please confirm that the charging cable plug is in good contact with the camera.

1. Prepare the solar panel with the charging cable, take the rubber stopper out.
2. Thread the charging cable through the rubber plug.
3. Insert the charging cable and firm the rubber stopper.

Incorrect Connection: PLEASE DON'T insert the charging cable directly with the rubber on the plug.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Why doesn't the Wi-Fi name appear when I connect to Wi-Fi?

A1: You need to turn on the "location permission" for the app in the system settings and change it to "allow when using".

Q2: Will the camera show red lights when night vision is activated?

A2: The built-in infrared lamp beads make the camera only show some dim red lights when night vision is activated, but the image quality is still clear under no light environment.

Q3: What are the requirements for Wi-Fi?

A3: Please use a 2.4GHz wireless network. The device does not support the 5GHz wireless network. Meanwhile, please set the Wi-Fi authentication method to wpa2-psk or other lower level security methods. A password is required.

Q4: How far should the camera be placed from the router?

A4: After testing, the WiFi connection distance can normally reach up to 100 meters in the open area. However, the actual situation depends on the strength of Wi-Fi and its surrounding environment.

Q5: What is the maximum length of recording time?

A5: You can choose the recording time in the app. The camera records for a fixed time or "auto" mode, depending on whether there is a person. The maximum length of a video is 3 minutes.

Q6: What should I do when the device is malfunctioning?

A6: Long press the power button to restart the camera.