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Using video recorders for birds

To: Rosemary Royle <>
Subject: Using video recorders for birds
From: Bill Stent <>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 10:42:47 +1000
Rosemary

I used a video recorder to get some shots of birds while in Denmark a
while back.  It wasn't a high definition video recorder, and I found
that the results were irritatingly grainy and not a pleasure to see.
I'd much rather have a high megapixel DSLR.  You can take dozens of
shots and while you don't end up with a movie that shows behaviour,
you'll end up with something that you'll be pleased with.

Having said that, though, the video did get me a Wryneck!

Bill



On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Rosemary Royle
<> wrote:
> Hi Birding-Aussers,
>
> Just wanted to see if anyone out there can offer any thoughts.
>
> We are planning a visit to PNG in the future and felt that in order to 
> properly record the activities of all those Birds of Paradise which we would 
> hopefully see, then some kind of moving image would be more effective than 
> stills.
>
> Peter, my other half, is quite taken with the idea. He is an experienced bird 
> photographer but has never dabbled with "movies" before. It seems that modern 
> camcorders (e.g. Panasonic TM900) have really decent zooms and can produce 
> good quality material in low light - both essential conditions of bird 
> photography.
>
> Have any of you tried it?? Was it successful?? Any tip and hints??
>
> Rosemary
>
>
> Rosemary Royle, Wales, UK
>
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