New camera result.

[hotspur]

I recently purchased two 'Trail Cameras' for use in the field,primary use-to observe dingos,but also to watch Wedge-tail Eagles feeding on carcasses and red deer roamimg about.

The first trail cam,is a Bushnell 'HD' cam( not true HD its 720p-real HD is 1080p),the can all take either images or video up to 60 seconds,This model has a faint 'red glow' flash when imaging-it appears to spook game a little.The other is a Scotch Guard trail cam-it is 'black flash' and appears to have no light fired when recording at night-I am finding I like it best.

The bushnell is slightly better quality images,but-I have to take SD card out put in PS to review images in the field,which is a pain,The Scotch Guard is far better to along with,and appears not to spook game.

Here is a 3.30 am 60 sec clip of dingo coming along a checking a lure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3m5JmQJGx0&list=HL1338586577&feature=mh_lolz

Hope this may be of interest-thanks for looking.

[DavidTrap]

Interesting stuff Chris!

DT

[naskies]

Very interesting - thanks. My oldies' constantly have problems with foxes (big chicken coop) and thieves at their place... I think they'd find this very interesting!

How does the 60 sec video thing work? If there's movement, does it automatically start another 60 sec clip straight afterwards? How reliable is the triggering, do you get many false positives?

PS - 720p technically is HD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_video), but I agree that it's a bit of a weasel marketing!

[jjjnettie]

You'll be making your own full length wild life movies soon. :)

[hotspur]

Thanks David,Dave and jjj.

Yes,Dave the U.S calls 720p HD,but Australian film standards are higher than U.S,so my son tells me,who is doing a film and television course.As you say-its a bit of 'wessel marketing'.But this Bushnell unit does give a fairly good standard result-that dingo is 40-50ft away from camera.This camera has given no false starts.The 'Scotch Guard' model I have gave a few,but it was very windy on that day=grass blowing.

However,I am finding the Scotch Guard camera (see link

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230790364424?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX: IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_9526wt _1169

More to my liking-it has black flash=no light at all at night,I can review images on back of screen-great for helping aim the camera etc,The bushnell I have to take the SD card out and put in PS and review-a real pain in the:shrug: when in the field.This model would suit your parents farm for chook coup watching and theives-the Scotch Guard one.They are easily programable to whatever settings and intervals desired=good bang for buck really.

The bushnell HD trophy is here

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/180871699690?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX: IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Its good,for basic trail watching or on a carcass,I might ended up selling this one,as happy with the Scotch guard model.

Yes, jjj a bit of a wildlife video would be a good idea-my son's skills could be put to good use,But I think it would take years of work in the field to get enough footage to make it worth while.Both of these cameras take great daytime photos/video,quite surprising really for a relatively inexpensive camera.

When these 'Trail Cameras' came out,they were very expensive,even 6-7 years ago $600-$1000,they were the size of the yellow pages took,D size batteries.There are cheaper ones than the two models I bought,and give very good results.

One chap got a spotted Quoll,I real good capture of a uncommon/rare animal on a $170 cam.Quite an amazing capture.

[hotspur]

Thanks David,Dave and jjj.

Yes,Dave the U.S calls 720p HD,but Australian film standards are higher than U.S,so my son tells me,who is doing a film and television course.As you say-its a bit of 'wessel marketing'.But this Bushnell unit does give a fairly good standard result-that dingo is 40-50ft away from camera.This camera has given no false starts.The 'Scotch Guard' model I have gave a few,but it was very windy on that day=grass blowing.

However,I am finding the Scotch Guard camera (see link

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230790364424?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX: IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_9526wt _1169

More to my liking-it has black flash=no light at all at night,I can review images on back of screen-great for helping aim the camera etc,The bushnell I have to take the SD card out and put in PS and review-a real pain in the:shrug: when in the field.This model would suit your parents farm for chook coup watching and theives.

The bushnell HD trophy is here

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/180871699690?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX: IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Its good,for basic trail watching or on a carcass,I might ended up selling this one,as happy with the Scotch guard model.

Yes, jjj a bit of a wildlife video would be a good idea-my son's skills could be put to good use,But I think it would take years of work in the field to get enough footage to make it worth while.

[koputai]

720p is definitely an HD standard, so they have every right to call it an HD camera. Sure it's not as good as 1080p, but then again 1080p is not as good as 2K, which itself is not as good as 4K. As long as it's labelled as 720p I think it's fair.

Don't forget, most of the "HD" shows you see on the tele are either 720p or even SD, scaled up to 1080.



That's great, these type of products could be very useful in tracking endangered species as they are cheap enough for a lot of them to be placed in the field. Who knows, if they put enough of them out in Tasmania, we might see another Tasmanian Tiger?

Cheers,
Jason.

[Derek Klepp]

Thanks Chris this is interesting stuff as next year I will be in the middle of a festival site and although I can operate my Gstar cameras to act as surveillance units a stand alone device like this may be what I need .
Regards Derek