In this video I walk through the Camera Axe and camera settings I used to automatically capture hummingbird.
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TPB #63 – Hummingbird Photos
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TPB #62 – Camera Cables
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In this video I discuss how to make your own camera cable for the Camera Axe. I cover a bunch of different camera cable pin outs and talk about how the camera cables work with the Camera Axe.
* Camera Cable Page
* Camera Axe Cable Store
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In this video I tell you some information about the Camera Axe’s motion sensor. Then we take it outside so it can automatically take photos of the birds flying to a bird feeder.
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TPB #60 – Camera Axe 5.4 Software
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In this video I give a brief overview of the new features in the Camera Axe 5.4 software.
* Camera Axe Programming Page
* Camera Axe 5.4 Software
* Camera Axe 5.4 User Manual
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In this video I introduce some new software that helps you automatically calibrate the valve sensor for colliding drops. The way it works is you go to the new calibration option in the valve sensor menu. Press select to start. Then when you see a nice the column of water at it’s peak you press select. Then when you see a nice colliding drop image you press select again and those ...
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This video points you to an interview I did at the Fotobug. The interview is about the Camera Axe and miscellaneous high speed photography topics. My interview starts a few minutes into the video after their news topics and goes to nearly the end of their video.
Click here to go to the interview at the Fotobug.
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In this video I talk about how to trigger the Camera Axe with a mobile phone. I used the Triggertrap mobile app in this video. Go check out www.triggertrap.com.
Warning – In some modes the Camera Axe will output 5V on the tip. I believe all mobile phones should protect against that level of voltage on their headphone jacks, but I can’t guarantee every phone does. Use this mode with ...
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TPB #56 – Four Valves
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In this video I show how to connect four valve sensors to the Camera Axe. It requires new software and a new cable. The software is linked below. The new cable is in the store below, but it is also very easy to make. I forgot to mention this in the video, but all you need to make the cable is a stereo splitter 3.5 mm cable. Then in one ...
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In this video I over using a flash hotshoe with the Camera Axe and and connecting it to small tabletop tripod.
Check out the Camera Axe store where there is more info about these devices. * Adafruit’s Microphone Sensor
* Adafruit’s Sensor Page
* Camera Axe Sensor Page
* Camera Axe
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TPB #51 – Camera Axe 5 Hardware Update
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In this episode I go over a some small changes to the Camera Axe 5. The power system has been updated to improve reliability. The Camera Axe now has a panel on the back to install AA batteries. This makes it easy to swap out batteries in the field if it runs out of charge and the battery life is now longer.
You can get the Camera Axe in the store.
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