I am a Dutchie living in Kenia and have been using regular trail cameras for the last 3 years. The excitement of retrieving the camera and seeying whats on it after being out in the bush for a few weeks is what made me love this hobby!
So now, after three years I think it's time for something new! Animals around here are very skittsh and using low-glo trail cams they often get spooked. Also I am mostly interested in night time video. So I am wanting to build my own setup that can video in HD & IR, record sound & and uses 950nm IRs for lighting up the frame. I've been using a lot of cheaper models trailcams (theft is a big issue here) and I am always a bit disappointed by the amount of light in the frame. I would like to evenly light up the frame so that everything becomes clear & visible.
So far I've only got an idea but I am looking for some support on where to look and start! I've got some old Action cams (GoPro H3 & SJcam 4000) and I have an old Arduino Uno lying around. So I was thinking I might be able to combine those together and build a cool setup. I can't however find any similar builds or tutorials on how to do this. Is that because this combination doesn't make sense?
Anyway, I would be very keen on idea's on how I can do a 'cheap' build that allows me to film HD & IR. Even if this means not to use the action cams/arduino. Looking for a project that is not too difficult to start with and which I can improve once I get to understand all the parts a bit better.
Looking forward to some ideas!
Thanks in advance,
Kiko
P.s.
I am in the process of uploading some videos to youtube, I'll share a link once these are ready, so you guys have an idea what I am talking about
