I am currently looking into the behaviour of Hartmann's Zebra in a Zoo environment and am wanting to record my findings. Can anyone recommend a video camera or software package that may be suitable. I have been leant a digital video camera but the quality is poor making differentiating the stripe of the zebra difficult at any sort of distance.
Hi, before giving you recommendations I would like to know the following:
- Do you prefer to manually operate the camera or could a camera setup that automatically records during movements be an option?
- What is the specs of the DV camera that you have lent?
- How many hours will each monitoring session last?
Regards,
Ronny
If the behavior of the zebras does not change due to the observer's presence and if you are not planning nightly observations, I think any good handheld camera and even some smartphones have good recording quality. The limit is your budget and the distance you'll be from the animals to capture a good image. In this case, give preference to cameras with a good optical zoom. In my lab I use a sony with built in Zeiss lens that could record using infrared light (my current research is with anurans).
We either use a go pro for low resolution recordings or Dalsa Genie HM640 for 250Hz high resolution, but I think that could be too high for you!
We use streampix to gather and export videos.
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