my first homebrew camera KD-600
03-14-2011, 06:43 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Muscatine Iowa
Posts: 218
What kind of camera is in this? I never heard of a KD600. Could it be a Sony S600?
Either way, it looks a little blurry in the night photos. Maybe try a different focus setting or something. The daytime photos shouldn't have any blurriness to them either, even when the deer are running. Should have a quick enough shutter with that much light during the daytime.
Either way, it looks a little blurry in the night photos. Maybe try a different focus setting or something. The daytime photos shouldn't have any blurriness to them either, even when the deer are running. Should have a quick enough shutter with that much light during the daytime.
03-15-2011, 02:03 AM
#4
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 159
What kind of camera is in this? I never heard of a KD600. Could it be a Sony S600?
Either way, it looks a little blurry in the night photos. Maybe try a different focus setting or something. The daytime photos shouldn't have any blurriness to them either, even when the deer are running. Should have a quick enough shutter with that much light during the daytime.
Either way, it looks a little blurry in the night photos. Maybe try a different focus setting or something. The daytime photos shouldn't have any blurriness to them either, even when the deer are running. Should have a quick enough shutter with that much light during the daytime.
03-15-2011, 02:07 AM
#5
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 159
Thanks for the offer, It is in the woods and I will collect it and bring it to the house for testing and adjusting. I will get as soon as I can get to the property. I will post the picture of the unit this week sometime. I have had it for a couple of months to try to get it figured out but something is wrong. Probably operator error.
03-15-2011, 04:35 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Muscatine Iowa
Posts: 218
If You cannot get it to focus, i would send it back to the builder.
I have built and run 4 P41's, 2 S40's, and 1 S600, and i have found that sometimes you just run across an S40 or S600 that just will not focus at night no matter what you do. It usually means someone has swapped out the CCD and lens assembly. They are focus calibrated one by one on the assembly line so they are are not all interchangable. Usually i end up trying 2 or 3 more before i find one that does focus good at night.
I'm hoping it's just a settings issue because i don't think i have ever seen blurry deer moving in a daytime picture before.
Is your ISO set on auto? I think they focus better with the ISO on auto.
Check your settings and see if they are set up like Whitetail Supply recommends.
0EV FOR IR Choose +1.0EV
MULTI AF
AUTO WHITE BAL
AUTO ISO
FINE P. QUALITY
NORMAL REC MODE
+ FLASH LEVEL
P.EFFECT: OFF
NORMAL SATURATION
+ CONTRAST
+ SHARPNESS
NORMAL REC MODE
Next is Setup Camera 1:
AF Mode: Single
Digital Zoom: Off
Date/Time: Day/Time
Red Eye Reduction: Off
AF Illuminator: Off
Auto Review: Off (Important saves battery power)
Next is Camera 2:
Enlarged Icon: Off
Next is Setup 1:
Beep: Off
Language: English
Initialize: OK
I have built and run 4 P41's, 2 S40's, and 1 S600, and i have found that sometimes you just run across an S40 or S600 that just will not focus at night no matter what you do. It usually means someone has swapped out the CCD and lens assembly. They are focus calibrated one by one on the assembly line so they are are not all interchangable. Usually i end up trying 2 or 3 more before i find one that does focus good at night.
I'm hoping it's just a settings issue because i don't think i have ever seen blurry deer moving in a daytime picture before.
Is your ISO set on auto? I think they focus better with the ISO on auto.
Check your settings and see if they are set up like Whitetail Supply recommends.
0EV FOR IR Choose +1.0EV
MULTI AF
AUTO WHITE BAL
AUTO ISO
FINE P. QUALITY
NORMAL REC MODE
+ FLASH LEVEL
P.EFFECT: OFF
NORMAL SATURATION
+ CONTRAST
+ SHARPNESS
NORMAL REC MODE
Next is Setup Camera 1:
AF Mode: Single
Digital Zoom: Off
Date/Time: Day/Time
Red Eye Reduction: Off
AF Illuminator: Off
Auto Review: Off (Important saves battery power)
Next is Camera 2:
Enlarged Icon: Off
Next is Setup 1:
Beep: Off
Language: English
Initialize: OK
03-15-2011, 06:05 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 159
If You cannot get it to focus, i would send it back to the builder.
I have built and run 4 P41's, 2 S40's, and 1 S600, and i have found that sometimes you just run across an S40 or S600 that just will not focus at night no matter what you do. It usually means someone has swapped out the CCD and lens assembly. They are focus calibrated one by one on the assembly line so they are are not all interchangable. Usually i end up trying 2 or 3 more before i find one that does focus good at night.
I'm hoping it's just a settings issue because i don't think i have ever seen blurry deer moving in a daytime picture before.
Is your ISO set on auto? I think they focus better with the ISO on auto.
Check your settings and see if they are set up like Whitetail Supply recommends.
0EV FOR IR Choose +1.0EV
MULTI AF
AUTO WHITE BAL
AUTO ISO
FINE P. QUALITY
NORMAL REC MODE
+ FLASH LEVEL
P.EFFECT: OFF
NORMAL SATURATION
+ CONTRAST
+ SHARPNESS
NORMAL REC MODE
Next is Setup Camera 1:
AF Mode: Single
Digital Zoom: Off
Date/Time: Day/Time
Red Eye Reduction: Off
AF Illuminator: Off
Auto Review: Off (Important saves battery power)
Next is Camera 2:
Enlarged Icon: Off
Next is Setup 1:
Beep: Off
Language: English
Initialize: OK
I have built and run 4 P41's, 2 S40's, and 1 S600, and i have found that sometimes you just run across an S40 or S600 that just will not focus at night no matter what you do. It usually means someone has swapped out the CCD and lens assembly. They are focus calibrated one by one on the assembly line so they are are not all interchangable. Usually i end up trying 2 or 3 more before i find one that does focus good at night.
I'm hoping it's just a settings issue because i don't think i have ever seen blurry deer moving in a daytime picture before.
Is your ISO set on auto? I think they focus better with the ISO on auto.
Check your settings and see if they are set up like Whitetail Supply recommends.
0EV FOR IR Choose +1.0EV
MULTI AF
AUTO WHITE BAL
AUTO ISO
FINE P. QUALITY
NORMAL REC MODE
+ FLASH LEVEL
P.EFFECT: OFF
NORMAL SATURATION
+ CONTRAST
+ SHARPNESS
NORMAL REC MODE
Next is Setup Camera 1:
AF Mode: Single
Digital Zoom: Off
Date/Time: Day/Time
Red Eye Reduction: Off
AF Illuminator: Off
Auto Review: Off (Important saves battery power)
Next is Camera 2:
Enlarged Icon: Off
Next is Setup 1:
Beep: Off
Language: English
Initialize: OK
Thanks for this information, I posted the same pictures where the builder posts and he sent a pm to me. He wants me to send it to him to fix or replace. I thought that was good. I also will check these settings if it is not over my head. lol
04-03-2011, 05:50 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 159
I did post the same pictures where he is generally at. He wanted me to send it back which I did. He order another chip? which came in and he is to install it. He said it would take care of things. He will send it back next week so we will see.
thanks and when I do get it back I will post some pictures
thanks and when I do get it back I will post some pictures
