Connecting the new ZEISS wildlife camera to your hunting companion - step by step
1. set up the wildlife camera in the hunting companion
Enter a name for the camera (e.g. "Camera Kirrung West").
Note: This name is only visible to you and is not transferred to the ZEISS app.
- Set the camera type to "Mobile".
- Select the "ZEISS" model.
- Tap on "Save and connect".
Hunting companion now automatically generates a camera code consisting only of digits (e.g. "482931").
→ You must later copy this code exactly into the "Camera name" field of the ZEISS app.
2. enter the camera code in the ZEISS app
- Copy the automatically generated camera code from Jagdgefährte.
- Open the ZEISS app.
- Go to the camera settings of the corresponding camera.
- Tap on "Edit".
- Paste the camera code 1:1 into the "Camera name" field - do not make any changes.
3. share camera with contact
For the first Zeiss camera you add:
- Now, for the camera whose name you have changed, select "Share camera" and then "Invite contact"
- Copy the contact name exactly as it is displayed in Hunting Companion and add it as a contact in the Zeiss app
- Copy the exact email address as displayed and add it as a contact in the Zeiss app
- Select "Send invitation"
For all other Zeiss cameras you add:
- Select "other contacts"
- Select the import contact and click on "Add"
5. wait for approval by hunting companion
- The hunting companion team will approve the camera.
- As soon as this is done, your ZEISS wildlife camera is successfully connected to Jagdgefährte.
- From this point on, you will automatically receive all new images in Jagdgefährte.
6. Completion
- Tap on "Done".
- The camera is now active - the first images will be visible as soon as they are taken.