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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi rkj, Good points. I'm trying to accommodate John's wishes ... personally, I'd probably go with the binocular mount. Here's the headstrap arrangement from John's PDF: I'd imagine it might be more convenient to wear while kayaking through a hot and humid swamp than a helmet. With regard... -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi John, Thanks, looks entirely reasonable with regard to the 16 mm lens ... just as expected, it's too short for good pictures. I'm not sure what the maximum resolution of the standard scopecam is, but if it can be increased by reducing the frame rate, I'd suggest to try that, too. (I bought... -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi John, Nevertheless, having a typical paddle diameter would be interesting to me so that I can add the final piece to the design. Here's my first go at a head mount ... no sighting device yet, but head mount will accept a sight once I have designed one: First wear test indicates that an... -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi John, I have the 40 mm 4K camera, and I don't think it's all that great regarding "reach". What's the expected flight distance? Here's a rig to mount the camera and a sight to the paddle ... I've set it up on a tripod because I didn't have a paddle handy, but the idea is to use cable ties... -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi again, Here's a setup to connect the Scopecam to the red dot sight - only for testing, so far: Alignment turned out to be fine, but the setup as shown is not terribly practical as there's no really convenient way to hold it. It's not meant for field use, anyway. Regards, Henning -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi John, Here's what would be my preferred solution, the 40 mm Scopecam mounted to a pair of binoculars: I'll follow up with other options. Regards, Henning -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi John, I hope to be able to come up with a rig that allows reliable aiming, in which case the 40 mm will give much better image quality. A shorter lens will obviously be less sensitive against aiming a bit off, so without an aiming aid, a case for a wider angle can probably be made. I... -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi Mono, Thanks, that's an interesting camera as well! Too bad the specifications don't state the (equivalent) focal length or the view angle. For the Scopecam 4K with the 40 mm lens, which I think is the most suitable one, I found a view angle of 8.2° stated. Regards, Henning -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi John, I was only dividing all of the birds into shy and non-shy, with the shy ones flying away so quickly they need extra technology to be captured on film, while the non-shy ones don't. Have you checked how water/weather resistant the type of Scopecam you've decided on is? I checked some... -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi John, Hold the horses ... I wrote "normally, you need binoculars to positively identify shy birds" ... I'm pretty sure I have not seen enough Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers over here in Europe to be familiar with their behaviour patterns! :-) However, logically non-shy birds can be approached to... -
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Improved video cam setup for Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Hi Mono, The problem with that approach is that even with 12K horizontal resolution, you only have 1.8 arc minute resolution, which about halves the detail you see with the human eye. And normally, you need binoculars to positively identify shy birds. (Not counting, "white waders on the...