Thoughts from a belcany on the Construction camera
The #1 thinking is “Is it really necessary to use your expensive DSLR at the construction site ?
The purchase cost or rental cost is one thing. What really matters is the DSLR complicated camera setups, settings for time lapse video and it also difficult to ask the job site workers to take over. So you may foot the service company bills monthly or try to train your job site people to operate the DSLR.
Learned about the limited Shutter life of DSLR? It seems that the average statistic shutter life is around 100,000 shots. 100k shots is probably a big number for ordinary photo shots but it can be “toasted” so easily by the time lapse mode. Here is a good example: taking photos every 1 min then 1×60 min x24 hrs=1,440 shots per Day, Your DSLR will just burst in 69.44 days (100,000 divided by 1,440) which is only TWO Months!
My advice is
Try not to use DSLR for Construction camera recording. It’s too expensive to pay the service companies , too hard for the job site workers to use and the DSLR life is Two months only.
Lesson learned: Will you use your F-22 ( unit cost: USD 150M) to fight against the terrorists who carry AK 47?
2nd thinking: Is there any other inexpensive and easy to use solutions for the Construction job site workers?
There are some rugged and Point of View cameras like GoPro or Brinno to be a easier ways for the construction sites. These POVs are all features like
- Rugged with water proof cases
- Wide angel lens (>120 degrees, Field of View)
- Default external DC power input ( ensure long term shooting)
- Time lapse video Photography ( you can set up the camera by different Time intervals, say taking one photo every 1 minute )
The Brinno construction camera also featuring
- Rugged with water proof case ( It’s not water proof while DC-IN if using GoPro)
- “Timer” and ” Low light recording” ( the camera sleeps at night time)providing much more usefule time slots for you
- “Instant Video” and “Post Free“
- Truly “WEEKS” or “MONTHS” of battery ( GoPro and the rest of camcorders —“Minutes” or “Hours” )
Lessons learned: A customer review on Amazon.com
Can’t Get Any Simpler, October 24, 2013
This review is from: Brinno TLC200 Pro HDR Time Lapse Video Camera (Electronics)
This is a great product. I’ve always wanted to do time lapse, but never wanted to get into all the mechanics of it. Who wants to tie up an expensive camera and risk it getting damaged or “permanently relocated?” Brinno makes time lapse stupid easy. It is almost a miracle in the palm of your hand. I read the manual, set up the camera and did a great first video of carpet being installed in my game room. Here’s all it takes: Position the camera, select the capture interval, turn the camera on, record the event, turn it off, let the Brinno do its thing (image processing), pop out the flash card, slip it in the computer. iPhoto loads it — BOOM! You’ve got a time lapse movie. It saves as an AVI, but when you load it into quick time (as in play it in quick time) it automatically gets converted into a .mov. It’s that easy. No assembling in post (as with the GOPRO unit). Seriously, this thing makes time lapse as easy as taking a snap shot. Image quality is very good. Size is shockingly small — in the palm of your hand. Light weight. I was even pleased with the packaging — rivals that of apple products. This is truly a user friendly device. Buy it and enjoy it.
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The Final thought on Brinno construction camera—CANNOT GET ANY SIMPLER
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