The Y2 bundle comes with a cutting-edge solar panel that charges the battery pack inside your camera and includes a mounting bracket, strap, screws, and an attached chew-proof cable. Direct sunlight is best, but our solar panels are engineered to work with indirect sunlight as well.
If you have a Y2 AA camera, you can use this with any 12V solar panel. If you want to use the Yellowstone.ai Y2 solar panel, this must be used with the Yellowstone.ai rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs, which can be purchased here. It will not recharge AA batteries.
Any 12V solar panel will work with our previous model camera, but the Y2 solar panel will not work with older cameras.
If your camera has the rechargeable battery packs but you would like to use AA batteries instead, you will need to purchase the AA battery housing; for more information on this, please reach out to support@yellowstone.ai or give us a call.