Our next book are out! That means the first of 2 species volumes are available for sale online at Amazon and ItascaBooks! This one covers bears, canids, mustelids, skunks, ringtails, and coatis. Check out some sample pages and endorsement in … Continue reading →
Nikon’s Speedlight SB28 flash is a favorite with camera trappers. It’s surprisingly rugged, operates well hot or cold, and will fire in quick succession at medium intensity for a series of photos. Coupled with a wireless “hot shoe”, it makes … Continue reading →
This is a short post about a recent failure I fixed in a Browning SpecOps Edge (BTTC-8E) trail camera. This somewhat older model has a “smart” PIR sensor which failed in a very strange way. In addition to correctly triggering, it falsely … Continue reading →
The recently introduced Canon R50V is a mirrorless APS-C sensor camera optimized for video. It is primarily marketed towards “content creators” — that is individuals who create high quality, self-produced video clips. However, it also makes a pretty good platform … Continue reading →
GardePro has become one of the main suppliers of low cost trail cameras. In this post, I take this camera apart to see what’s inside. I also include a video of the teardown and some daylight and nighttime example of … Continue reading →
We are very excited to release the first book in our new series on camera trapping. You can buy the book here: Trail Cameras & Custom Camera Traps: Technology, Ethics & Strategies for Success. This first book in the series … Continue reading →
Browning recently released the latest model in SpecOps/ReconForce line of cameras, the Elite HP5-Ultra. Readers of this blog will know that we have a lot of experience with the SpecOps/ReconForce family going back to the Advantage series cameras. We have … Continue reading →
Browning recently introduced a new model in their 6-series Dark Ops trail cameras — the DCL Nano (BTC-6DCLN). This camera is small and light and features a silent, two sensor camera architecture. Lab measurements show that it operates at low … Continue reading →
3rd Party tools and their usage in reverse engineering trail camera firmware. Part of series.
Continue reading →What happens between the time that a trail camera “triggers”, takes its first image, and goes back to sleep? Part 5 in a series of on trail camera hacking.
Continue reading →
