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+ | ==Pose Your Birds== |
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+ | Bird feeders are a great way to attract birds to your camera. |
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+ | #Build a feeder that forces the bird to perch at a set distance from the camera. |
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+ | #Site the feeder in sunlight but watch for the camera casting a shadow. |
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+ | #Leave the feeder out for a while without the camera so they get used to it. |
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+ | #Use a bird cutout on a clothes peg to frame your shot. |
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+ | Here is a very simple feeder made from coat hanger wire and an old bottle top. |
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+ | [[File:Feeder.jpg|thumb|Coat hanger feeder]] |
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+ | ==Lazy CHDK Birding== |
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+ | This is a very easy way to get great bird fotos from your CHDK camera. |
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+ | #Set up your feeder as above with your camera near it on a tripod. |
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+ | #Turn on Mute in your Canon menu to prevent scaring the birds. |
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+ | #Lock the subject distance using CHDK menu>Enhanced Photo Operations>Override Subject Distance. |
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+ | #Load script "interval.lua" and set interval to 1 second. |
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+ | #Start script running. |
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+ | CHDK will start taking fotos which you can sort thru to find any goodies like these. |
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==Useful Scripts== |
==Useful Scripts== |
Revision as of 14:17, 18 March 2013
(Page under construction) This page describes how you can use CHDK to capture fotos and videos of birds.
Pose Your Birds
Bird feeders are a great way to attract birds to your camera.
- Build a feeder that forces the bird to perch at a set distance from the camera.
- Site the feeder in sunlight but watch for the camera casting a shadow.
- Leave the feeder out for a while without the camera so they get used to it.
- Use a bird cutout on a clothes peg to frame your shot.
Here is a very simple feeder made from coat hanger wire and an old bottle top.
Lazy CHDK Birding
This is a very easy way to get great bird fotos from your CHDK camera.
- Set up your feeder as above with your camera near it on a tripod.
- Turn on Mute in your Canon menu to prevent scaring the birds.
- Lock the subject distance using CHDK menu>Enhanced Photo Operations>Override Subject Distance.
- Load script "interval.lua" and set interval to 1 second.
- Start script running.
CHDK will start taking fotos which you can sort thru to find any goodies like these.
Useful Scripts
DaveCam - Video events recorder that records all bird visits and combines all visits into a single file.