More number crunching? Youbetcha. I've been using a Wingscapes BirdCam 2.0 since mid November and have accumulated a good amount of data on its operations. A standout feature of the product is that the photometer on board has been improved to allow photography at even lower light levels than 1.0. Here's a chart showing timestamps of first and last photos of the day (with days of under 20 photos and those where 1st and last occurred between 9AM and 3PM are eliminated) These are paired with the time of actual sunrise and sunset (gently curved lines) and one can see that the BirdCam starts and stops often butt up against sunrise and sunset quite closely. The BirdCam clock was not changed to Daylight Standard time in March so that apparent gulf goes away when you move the sunrise/sunset lines by an hour each. In essence, BirdCam now is a sunrise-to-sunset performer, operating from the very moment the sun comes up. And there were days when the camera kicked in even before sunrise (and similarly stayed awake past sunset). This is a real benefit to bird photographers. As we all know birds are often up at the crack of dawn especially in winter. Hats off to Wingscapes who made such a great improvement to their already excellent product!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Amazing BirdCam 2.0 Light Response
More number crunching? Youbetcha. I've been using a Wingscapes BirdCam 2.0 since mid November and have accumulated a good amount of data on its operations. A standout feature of the product is that the photometer on board has been improved to allow photography at even lower light levels than 1.0. Here's a chart showing timestamps of first and last photos of the day (with days of under 20 photos and those where 1st and last occurred between 9AM and 3PM are eliminated) These are paired with the time of actual sunrise and sunset (gently curved lines) and one can see that the BirdCam starts and stops often butt up against sunrise and sunset quite closely. The BirdCam clock was not changed to Daylight Standard time in March so that apparent gulf goes away when you move the sunrise/sunset lines by an hour each. In essence, BirdCam now is a sunrise-to-sunset performer, operating from the very moment the sun comes up. And there were days when the camera kicked in even before sunrise (and similarly stayed awake past sunset). This is a real benefit to bird photographers. As we all know birds are often up at the crack of dawn especially in winter. Hats off to Wingscapes who made such a great improvement to their already excellent product!
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