Repairing Browning Trail Camera that Won’t Trigger
A friend’s trail camera stopped triggering. Here’s how I figured out what was wrong, and how I fixed it.
Continue reading →A friend’s trail camera stopped triggering. Here’s how I figured out what was wrong, and how I fixed it.
Continue reading →When a trail camera revers back to its default settings, and won’t take a new firmware image, it is likely the EEPROM has failed. This post describes how I replaced the EEPROM in a Browning Trail Camera. Applies to multiple Browning trail camera models
Continue reading →A wildfire is about the worst case scenario for camera trappers. In many parts of the US, fires are a real risk to camera sets. This was certainly the case in Oregon. In the summer of 2020, several major fires … Continue reading →
I give background and two data-driven methods to estimate the remaining capacity of LiFeS2 (e.g. Energizer Ultimate Lithium) batteries.
Continue reading →Many trail cameras support both internal batteries as well as an external power supply. When there is only one power source, it’s clear where the power comes from. But what does the camera do when both internal and external power is available? If you use rechargeable batteries inside the camera, and a set of primary batteries in an external pack, which set will the camera use first?
Continue reading →I recently released firmware for Browning Elite HP5 cameras that bypasses a limit of 20 seconds on the length of night time videos. Several folks have asked: “Is this a safe thing to do, isn’t the limit there for a reason?” … Continue reading →
Knowing the detection zone pattern can help produce more “true triggers” and fewer “false triggers.” In an earlier post Deep Tech: Trail Camera PIR Sensors I covered some of the details of PIR sensors. Based on feedback from subscribers, though, I realized that I had missed some subtle aspects of the Fresnel lens optics and detection zones for PIR sensors. In this post, I look more closely at trail camera detection zones, and how they work. I also give a straightforward way to find the detection zones in most cameras. I use this method to measure the detection zones for three camera models.
Continue reading →In this post I look explore capacity vs. temperature and discharge rates for rechargeable Li-Ion AA batteries from TenaVolts, EBL, and Pownergy
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