This is a bit of a technical post for those interested in some photographic DIY
In my last post I showed some photos taken with a DIY motion detection setup. This post shows the rig that I built. An example photo taken with the setup is shown below:
For this I used an old Canon S100 compact camera – this was quite an advanced compact camera at the time. What is not well known is that many Canon compact cameras can have the firmware (this is the software that both controls the camera and determines what features it has) updated in a non-permanent manner to give it additional functions. For more information, including those cameras that can be modified see the CHDK web page here: https://chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK
In summary, the steps taken were:
- Download, install and try out the CHDK software
- Create a power supply from a rechargeable sealed lead-acid battery and a voltage regulator with appropriate leads
- Check the power supply works OK with the camera
- Build weather resistant cases from plastic food containers
Note: I am not a DIY craftsman, more of a bodger that can create something that works for me but is not particularly elegant. Here are the photos of the final rig:
