P
(PeteCresswell)
- Jan 1, 1970
- 0
Per j:
That seems tb the weak point all around. Even that muy-expensive
Sony falls apart badly at low light levels using it's IR. Having
one of the Foscam's IR beam aimed at the same target redeems the
Sony somewhat - let's say from "utterly pathetic" to "marginally
useful".
Here's a clip of one of our foxes with the help of the FosCam:
I have a clip of what is probably the same animal without the
extra IR, but can't find it at the moment. Suffice to say that
it wasn't even possible to tell whether it was a fox or a cat -
except by it's gait/speed.
I'm coming around to what Somebody-Who-Knows said about forgoing
IR in favor of motion-activated flood lights. I'm not there yet
- pending trial of some lights; but it's definitely on the table.
I also fantasize that there might be an additional advantage when
whoever trips the light has that "WTF" moment and looks towards
the light (and camera) for a full face shot. Sort of like the
nipple cam on the nudie calendar in the legendary repair shop.
FWIW, this all started when somebody asked me to set up a surf
cam for a windsurfing shop - so people could check out the
conditions directly instead of having the shop owner's phone ring
every five minutes.
I'm starting to wonder if it's becoming an unhealthy obsession...
-)
OTOH, I'm learning about a subject that many people talk about
glibly but know nothing about.
I think getting HD at low light levels (and large depth of field) is
expensive.
That seems tb the weak point all around. Even that muy-expensive
Sony falls apart badly at low light levels using it's IR. Having
one of the Foscam's IR beam aimed at the same target redeems the
Sony somewhat - let's say from "utterly pathetic" to "marginally
useful".
Here's a clip of one of our foxes with the help of the FosCam:
I have a clip of what is probably the same animal without the
extra IR, but can't find it at the moment. Suffice to say that
it wasn't even possible to tell whether it was a fox or a cat -
except by it's gait/speed.
I'm coming around to what Somebody-Who-Knows said about forgoing
IR in favor of motion-activated flood lights. I'm not there yet
- pending trial of some lights; but it's definitely on the table.
I also fantasize that there might be an additional advantage when
whoever trips the light has that "WTF" moment and looks towards
the light (and camera) for a full face shot. Sort of like the
nipple cam on the nudie calendar in the legendary repair shop.
FWIW, this all started when somebody asked me to set up a surf
cam for a windsurfing shop - so people could check out the
conditions directly instead of having the shop owner's phone ring
every five minutes.
I'm starting to wonder if it's becoming an unhealthy obsession...
-)
OTOH, I'm learning about a subject that many people talk about
glibly but know nothing about.