WV FOOTER Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Awesome gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanFooter Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 To spread a bit more info about the TM-X thermal camera I am shooting for, here is a video { the video poster has 2 other vids of the camera in action } of the TM-X at 240 { digital output is higher at 320 resolution }. The videos seem to show good resolution and frame rate { actually the frame rate matches even high end units } for the price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WV FOOTER Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Looks like a nice piece of equipment NF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantor Posted February 26, 2014 Admin Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Wonder if that thermal was during the day and what was the ambient temperature... a nice cool day with a high differential in surface temps looks good. But take it out in the woods at night... Below is video from my trail cam at night with the black LEDs, not that bad for a cheap camera... the subject goes from 25 to 50 feet away. Resolution is 640x480 racoon.wmv Edited February 26, 2014 by gigantor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) If you have an iPhone I would go with this: http://www.amazon.com/Rode-Recording-Microphone-iPhone-iPad/dp/B00B41JIY8 If not than I would use this for audio: http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-Handy-Portable-Digital-Recorder/dp/B001QWBM62/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1393553362&sr=1-1&keywords=Audio+recorder The H4N can record multiple tracks so a remote mic can also be plugged in and recorded. This recorder works great. Been using it for awhile now. It takes two AA's and either an SD or micro SD in an SD adapter. The 120 degree setting is a lot better than the 90, but if you wanted to record your own voice or others in your group nearby, say around the campfire and audio from a mic in the tree line, they can be separated out in post. It is light weight, silent in operation, quick and easy to start and stop. With just a single push of a button, individual files can be generated. There is also a meter for manual levels if you don't want to trust the very good auto level feature. It comes with cords, a handle and dead cat wind screen. Take the handle off and it can screw on to a tripod, boom stick or in a hot shoe. If you have a DSLR that shoots video, a provided cord plugs directly into the camera, recording on its own or acting as an aux mic. Edited February 28, 2014 by damndirtyape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantor Posted March 10, 2014 Admin Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) I got a 100 black led illuminator for the trail cam and what a difference! 272.mp4 266.mp4 243.mp4 251.mp4 Edited March 10, 2014 by gigantor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted March 10, 2014 BFF Patron Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hahhah, female fox. Looked like a gray fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantor Posted March 10, 2014 Admin Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) How do you know it's a female Bip? not saying it's not, just wanna learn how to tell. The foxes I've seen around here in daylight are red, I think the camera records black/white at night. The good news is the animals cannot see the black LEDs, it works great. Deer seem to know it's there (266.mp4), maybe smell it, but they can't see it. Edited March 10, 2014 by gigantor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted March 11, 2014 BFF Patron Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) Well it looked like she squatted and peed directly on a sniffed spot at the bottom of the frame, not surefire but it could be a lead in (meaning sometimes a male will squat and a female will raise her leg, males foxes spray though and will fire at will, they have a pungent odor almost like a heavy musky skunk probably frequently confused with BF too. Most places on the east coast have red and gray fox. The telltale sign is it's a red fox because there is no dark tip to tale or dark stripe. I thought I had seen a dark tip earlier this morning but obviously I forgot to rub the sleep out of my eyes, lol. Edited March 11, 2014 by bipedalist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanFooter Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 This is a special post, I just ordered my TM-X thermal camera !!! I have been saving for over a year and a half and so this will be a huge advantage to my field studies in Area D the spring. After I receive and figure out all the options and basic system operations I will record some video and stills with specific distance information and give my thoughts on it. I am beyond excited at this point !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantor Posted March 12, 2014 Admin Share Posted March 12, 2014 Congratulations Nate! I hope you have a lot of fun and get the "money shot", as they say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanFooter Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) Thanks Gig, squatch knows I sure will try. Edited March 13, 2014 by NathanFooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted March 13, 2014 BFF Patron Share Posted March 13, 2014 That's monkey shot to you Gig! (good luck Nathan give us a run down on some deer with that thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explorer Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Good to hear that you got the TM-X thermal camera, Nathan! Look forward to see your performance review of the new instrument and see thermal captures (of any rare and elusive wildlife). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanFooter Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thanks guys, I am just going nuts waiting for it to ship out, there is a week or 2 wait for the distributor fill the order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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