Custom built wildlife Cameras:
Custom built cameras provide highest quality and performance
and can be designed to meet specific a need or goal. Cameras are
modular and if damaged by animals, weather, or after years of
deployment in the field can be fixed by replacing flashes, CCD’s,
lenses, and even the gears inside of the lens. Remote camera systems
are constantly changing and evolving to meet new demands and
functionality. The first custom systems built over a decade ago are still
deployed today.
Sony DSC P41’s
Sony P41 cameras provide some of the fastest and most reliable cameras available. Once
the camera is “hacked” or modified and the shutter is disabled, these cameras provide quality
pictures with low battery drain and no noise. These cameras are best for trail situations where
animals are moving, or won’t be in the frame long, and produce high quality up close pictures. High quantities of this camera system are deployed year round to scout locations for more expensive and higher quality systems, or in areas where where the camera needs to operate for over a year in incredibly harsh conditions.
Sony DSC S600 fast hack cameras
Sony S600’s cameras are slightly slower and less reliable then the P41 because of the
extending lens, but provide better picture quality and have a much brighter flash. These
cameras are best for large openings or fields, and modifying the shutter makes then just a
little bit faster. A wide angle detection fresnel lens and precise camera placement can
correct the slower shutter time of this camera and yield high quality photo’s.
Sony HC7 HD wildlife camcorders and white LED arrays
These video camera setups capture HD video of wildlife in the highest quality. They use white LED’s for filming at night as opposed to an IR array for a more natural feel to the video.
Objectives:
-To create new and better methods for observing and recording wildlife and social ecology
-To educate, inform, and promote the conservation of wildlife and their habitat
-To understand ecology through observation and contribute to the body of knowledge that is used for wildlife management
-To reveal wildlife to the public in new ways and situations
