I have a GoPro. I have hardly used it but other folk get very good results
(not necessarily for birds though).
The advantages of GoPros are that they have a water and dust resistant case
and can be mounted on the outside of the vehicle (controlled by
smartphone). I am sure other folk will have greater expertise with them.
I am apprehensive about driving at night in the outback and only do so if
there's no alternative. Even at 40-60kph, you will have very little time
to react if a kangaroo, or something larger, appears in front of the car.
Cheers
David
On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Ian & Carla Jackett <
> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> I am wondering if any of you have used a dash cam (video with microphone)
> or
> similar, for driving at night often at slow speeds up to 40- 60kph to spot
> birds? Instead of holding my video camera or phone, it would be nice to
> have something mounted that could pick up things on the track, enough for
> ID
> purposes at least. If you can recommend any I would appreciate it if you
> could please let me know as there seems to be a few out there and not sure
> what distance most cover or if some brands are better than others?
>
>
>
> Many thanks
>
>
>
> Carla
>
> Bellawongarah, NSW
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