Any brand
Not tied to one manufacturer — pick the camera that fits your terrain, budget, and site.
Supported cameras
Brand-agnostic by design. We've tested cameras from several manufacturers that upload over FTPS (preferred) or plain FTP, so you're not locked to one brand. Here's our approach, and how upload works.
At a glance
Brand-agnostic, FTPS-first upload into wildlife AI and your dashboard.
Not tied to one manufacturer — pick the camera that fits your terrain, budget, and site.
We prioritize models with encrypted FTPS upload. Plain FTP only as fallback.
Each camera gets its own login — files flow into wildlife AI and your dashboard.
Approach
We don't sell you a camera. The platform works with the cameras you already run, or plan to buy, as long as they can push their files to a server.
Any camera that uploads over FTPS (preferred) or plain FTP fits — a battery wildlife camera out in the field, or a fixed IP camera at a site with power and a network. No proprietary app, no locked ecosystem, no single vendor. Pick the camera that suits your terrain, budget, and power — the platform takes it from there, giving each camera its own login so files map cleanly into your project.
Connected cameras are becoming the norm — 4G, 5G, and satellite links keep growing. But plenty of cameras aren't online yet, and you don't need one to use the platform. Upload manually — from an SD card or your computer — and it runs through the same pipeline: AI, review, dashboard, and export. It's also the fastest way to try the platform on footage you already have.
FTPS wraps the login and the file transfer in encryption — the same idea as HTTPS for websites — so camera credentials and footage don't travel in the clear. We prefer it wherever a camera offers it, and fall back to plain FTP only when it doesn't. More in FTP vs FTPS.
The full checklist is in what your camera needs.
We test cameras end-to-end. We're actively validating cameras against the platform — across brands, price points, and field conditions. Tell us what you run or plan to buy, and we'll confirm it works before you commit.
Tested models
As we validate cameras against the platform, we list them here, with the firmware and protocol we tested, and when. It shows what works, not what to buy: you source the camera yourself. A model that isn't listed may still work — ask us.
| Camera | Firmware tested | Protocol | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| The first models are being validated now — this list fills as we confirm them. | |||
“Tested” means we ran the full capture-to-dashboard path on that firmware, over that protocol, on the date shown. Different firmware or settings can behave differently.
Learn more
Deep dives live on the Knowledge hub, so this page stays on the approach and setup.
Why we prefer encrypted upload, and when plain FTP is only a fallback.
Open guide →One login per camera, brand-agnostic folders, then AI and the dashboard.
Open guide →FTPS, internet, file types, and passive mode — the pre-deploy checklist.
Open guide →What weatherproof ratings mean for cameras left outdoors all season.
Open guide →Next step
Test the platform on your own footage — upload it yourself, or set up automatic upload from your cameras.