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This page describes how you can use CHDK to capture fotos and videos of birds. ('''''It is a work in progress''''')
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'''(Page under construction)''' This page describes how you can use CHDK to capture fotos and videos of birds.
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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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coaltit1.jpg
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coaltit2.jpg
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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.

  1. Build a feeder that forces the bird to perch at a set distance from the camera.
  1. Site the feeder in sunlight but watch for the camera casting a shadow.
  1. Leave the feeder out for a while without the camera so they get used to it.
  1. 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.

Feeder

Coat hanger feeder


Lazy CHDK Birding

This is a very easy way to get great bird fotos from your CHDK camera.

  1. Set up your feeder as above with your camera near it on a tripod.
  2. Turn on Mute in your Canon menu to prevent scaring the birds.
  3. Lock the subject distance using CHDK menu>Enhanced Photo Operations>Override Subject Distance.
  4. Load script "interval.lua" and set interval to 1 second.
  5. 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.