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Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:40 am
by bowtech36
Does anyone put camera's on their dog collars?
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:03 am
by SHADOWHUNTER
NO, BUT HAVE CONSIDERED IT, MAYBE THIS SEASON I WILL GIVE IT A TRY... IF ANYONE RESPONDS, PLEASE SPECIFY WHAT BRAND CAMERAS AND COSTS... THIS WILL BE INTERESTING... GOOD TOPIC...
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:06 am
by bowtech36
Yes please specify what kind and or how you use it. I think it would be cool specially on a bay up.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:03 pm
by JTG
I have never use one but someone I sold a pup to sent me a cool video of that hound with one on his collar.
He told me the make is Go Pro Hero sold at Best Buy or REI.
JTG
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:11 pm
by Gperkins14mms
Ya if you where gonns do it you would have to have a go pro! and find an attachment that could hold on! lol
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:07 am
by FullCryHounds
I'm currently using two Go Pro's Hero's. Still working out the best way to mount it to the collar. Haven't got that shot I'm hoping for yet. Go Pro's work pretty well because they have a stabilizing system built in and also two wide angle settings. They are also 1080i. They will take a 32gig card which gives you about 5 hrs of video.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:04 am
by Huntintony
Midland XTC 300's work great. Smaller than Go Pro's and are 1080 as well. They come with several different mounts. Adapt to a collar well. Makes for good videos.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:16 am
by Unreal_tk
Once you figure out how to mount one to a collar let me know! I want to rig a setup for my two main dogs.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:39 am
by tcinkgm
I saw this a while ago, don't think it would work in the thick cover but check it out if you haven't:
http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-ceter ... -20110410/then you can click on thesugarcoat.com link to go to the guy's site
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:24 pm
by BOSS HOG
check with bigboarstopper on this site i think he posted some video of his pig hunts using dog cameras, also you might check these out
http://www.dogtek.com/eyenimal/
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:58 pm
by croatankid
that is great! i want one for my dog. i would love to see all the stuff my dog runs across while it's in the woods. it jusst might tell me if they're really running fox or deer.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:19 pm
by Ker_man
Has anyone tried the Dogtec that BH linked to. They seem to have the mounting method worked out.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:00 pm
by GutEmNH
Drift Stealth HD is good.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:22 pm
by bowtech36
Ker_man wrote:Has anyone tried the Dogtec that BH linked to. They seem to have the mounting method worked out.
Yeah I like their mounting method but and price but what I wonder can if focus and stabilize while dogs are chasing a bear or lion through the brush for a couple hours or will it just be a blur? Thats my biggest issue.
Re: Collar Cameras?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:28 am
by FullCryHounds
GoPro cameras have stabilization built in and it works very well. I mounted my camera using the two tabs built into the cameras plastic case with a bolt through them. I then took off the aluminum tab/bracket on the Garmin collar and used two L brackets I made out of aluminum stock. Mounted the camera on that metal bracket on the garmin collar and its perfect. The camera sits below the dogs neck and is protected but gives a perfect perspective from the dogs view. I mounted my camera so it's pointing slightly up so you can see the dogs nose and the bottom of his ear. I'm working on a video right now. Won't be done till after our season is over.
You'll have to buy a 32gig SD card for the camera which gives you five hours of HD video.