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.
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Browning Spec Ops Elite HP5 Teardown
Teardown of Browning Spec Ops Elite HP5 (BTC-8E-HP5). The PIR sensor “blinders” are gone and there’s a new lens configuration.
Continue reading →Using Trail Camera to Trigger a DSLR Camera
One of the challenges facing the homebrew DSLR camera trapper is finding a good trigger sensor. In this post, I describe a system for using a commercial trail camera to trigger a DSLR camera.
Continue reading →Avoiding False Triggers in Trail Cameras
False triggers are the bane of camera trappers everywhere. This post gives practical tips for avoiding them.
Continue reading →Butt Shots in Camera Trapping: Causes and Fixes
We all put trail cameras up with hopes of capturing the perfectly framed face shot of a panther, or bobcat, or fox. With these great expectations, we download images from SD cards left months in the field, only to discover perfectly framed photos of the derrieres — the infamous “butt shot!”
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