The wingscapes cams are a great low-cost option if their specs meet your needs. You can run them on the Moultrie solar panels (http://www.amazon.com/ Moultrie -Digital-Camera-Power-Panel/dp/B001DEZ26Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1275497184&sr=8-1) although solar might not be much of an option if you are in the rainforest. They do run pretty long on the internal D-cell batteries.
If you want a more high-end system, we spec'd the system below for a client who wanted to make all-night recordings of fledgling darwin's finches in their nests. The video looked great, we were all very impressed with the quality. With all the parts it came to about $1,000 per system I think. If you don't need more than the 2-3 hrs of recording time, the internal power on the DVR can do and you can skip the expensive external battery and charger. Or you can go with the basic 12v lead-acid battery if weight isn't an issue. I'll post some video when I have a chance. DVR: http://stuntcams.com/shop/pv700-high-res-dvr-powers-5v12v-camera-remote-p-97.html Camera: http://stuntcams.com/shop/sony-infrared-night-vision-bullet-camera-p-119.html Battery: <http://stuntcams.com/shop/sony-infrared-night-vision-bullet-camera-p-119.html> http://www.batteryspace.com/portableli-ionbatterybank148v126ahoutput15-24v180whforlaptopandmobileelectronics.aspx Memory card: http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra-Class-Memory-SDSDRH-016G-A11/dp/B0012W7HQK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259859290&sr=8-3 Also, if you are going to be doing a lot of recording or going through many hours of video, we have software for quickly pulling data from long movies where you are looking for rare events. It typically reduces processing time to about 10% of recording time (e.g. 2-3 hrs to code out 24hrs video). http://www.time-science.com/timescience/products_timesystem.asp Cheers, Tim --- Tim Brown http://Time-science.com - Innovative Image Technologies http://www.gigavision.org - Gigapixel timelapse systems [email protected] Toll-Free: 866.411.3836 Cell: 801.554.9296 On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Eric Flores <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ecologgers. > > Sorry again for this interruption but want to get some suggestions from > you. > > People have been able to film activities in phytotelmata (i.e. bromeliads > in > my case) in the field? > What sort of equipment can be purchased to do this thing without investing > a > fortune but getting good quality and long term filming? > > I thought about a wireless surveilance camera but I have not idea at all > about a good brand, installation, resistance and control software and > storage capacity needed. > > Suggestions welcome, > > Eric >
