Hi Shawn, We've been using Wingscapes timelapse cameras to study rattlesnake behavior for a few years now and LOVE them. They meet all the criteria you list. Our preferred model is the TimelapseCam 8.0: http://www.wingscapes.com/timelapse-cameras/timelapsecam8 Looks like they're currently sold out on their website, but you may be able to find them on Amazon.
We've had some issues with them shutting off in very hot weather (>90F in full sun), but otherwise have had few problems. There are solar panels available to extend battery life, so that they can be left in the field for extended periods of time. We typically set ours to take photos every 30sec from sunup to sundown and could leave them for ~a week with a 8gb sd card. The image quality is pretty good; we used them to ID individual rattlesnakes based on their dorsal patterns, so I think species ID would be feasible. We've posted a handful of our photos on facebook and many others end up in our blog. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.360792663941245.84969.338801619473683&type=3 Let me know if you have specific questions on how to use them or deal with the hot weather issue. Melissa Amarello http://www.socialsnakes.org On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 9:14 AM, LISTON, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm starting a project where I'd like to use a few fixed cameras at known > wading bird foraging locations to take photos at fixed intervals (probably > hourly, daylight only) to use for ID and counts. Does anyone have a > favorite timelapse camera that can be used in the field (waterproof or > housing available) with a decent image (HD not required but will need image > clear enough to ID species), relatively wide field of view (I plan to > elevate the camera to increase this) and is somewhat affordable (say > <$200)? Battery life is also an important factor for us as locations will > be somewhat remote. (ability/software to stich photos together is not > needed) > > > > Any recommendations or tips on what will NOT work will be appreciated! I'd > be happy to compile responses and re-post if others are interested. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > -Shawn ([email protected])
