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Title: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: Todd_ID on October 04, 2010, 09:15:02 AM: Here's my fourth attempt at making homebrew trail cameras. This build is a Sony W-80 with 3C batteries for external power. It has a Vivitar 2800 external flash with 4C batteries for power. It uses a Snapshot Sniper brand Simple Sniper motion sensing board with their HPWA fresnel lens (High Performance Wide Angle). It has a Bigfoot Outdoors slave flash charge controller board. I removed the IR filter in the camera lens and put 830nm infrared glass from Night Hunter on EBay over both the camera flash and the much larger 2800 flash. The case is a Pelican 1060. The PVC for the lock and attachment straps on the back were an honest mistake. I had planned on putting a pipe through the center of the inside, but I forgot until it was too late and I had glued the battery holders in the way, so adding it to the back was a decent recovery even though I then had to add two so it would hang right on a tree. The camo job is Liquid Nails applied via stick, ruddy red spray primer, Krylon Camo ultra-flat khaki tan, and a light dosing of flat black with a weed held over it for the highlights. Enjoy!

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Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: whacker1 on October 04, 2010, 09:17:31 AM: How much do you have into this one?
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: Todd_ID on October 04, 2010, 09:26:34 AM: Quote from: whacker1 on October 04, 2010, 09:17:31 AM
How much do you have into this one?
Don't ask don't tell man!

Case: 20
Board: 30
Vivitar 2800 (EBay): 18
Slave Controller: 40
Battery Holders: 8
Waterproof Switch: 8
Camera (EBay): 15
Batteries & Misc.: 10

Total: $139

I knew I never should have answered that.....now reality sets in!
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: whacker1 on October 04, 2010, 09:40:36 AM: That's not bad for the advanced camera's your are building.
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: haugenna on October 04, 2010, 10:09:14 AM: Where's the duck tape? :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: Todd_ID on October 04, 2010, 07:26:26 PM: Quote from: haugenna on October 04, 2010, 10:09:14 AM
Where's the duck tape? :dunno: :chuckle:
Joke's on you! It's hanging in my food plot in my field off of a 2x4 with hay wire!
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: predatorpro on October 04, 2010, 08:36:46 PM: that is awesome but just way to much work for me, i would have gotta mad and used it as target practice :chuckle: have you tried it out yet
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: washelkhntr on October 04, 2010, 08:41:57 PM: Looks like a WMD. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: predatorpro on October 04, 2010, 09:04:14 PM: Quote from: washelkhntr on October 04, 2010, 08:41:57 PM
Looks like a WMD. :chuckle:
dirka dirka dirka?
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: calib on October 04, 2010, 09:40:54 PM: would like to see what it is taking for pics
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: Todd_ID on October 05, 2010, 09:28:31 AM: Quote from: calib on October 04, 2010, 09:40:54 PM
would like to see what it is taking for pics
Here's some samples from similar cameras I have built. Basically you get a regular digital camera picture. The modification to get infrared flash turns the pictures pink but still good quality.

Full shot of deer after turkey in our food plot:

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Cropped shot of same deer and turkey:

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Sample night IR picture with flash:

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Sample Night picture with white flash at 30 yards

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Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: saylean on October 05, 2010, 09:31:45 AM: I love to see everyones homebrews on here....really cool work.
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: sivart33 on October 05, 2010, 02:09:08 PM: looks clearer then most trail cams
Title: Re: Another Homebrew Camera Complete!
Post by: haugenna on October 06, 2010, 07:58:16 AM: Looks good!