One of the biggest myths about construction jobsite camera is the 24/7 real time monitoring IP camera is enough. The real time video is quite a good fit for something emergency or urgent while the FILE SIZE of these 24/7 real time monitoring camera is something you should pay attention to.
It is easy to receive a 200MB per day from a normal video file( 1080p). It’s just one camera. Think about how many cameras you possess at the jobsite. It is getting less expensive since emerging cloud storage services, still a big expense in 12 month( 18 months for most of the construction project), though.
Fat video files are obsolete since
Too big to store
Too slow to search or locate the clips you need
Too clumsy to handle so let it be
Tons of your video files_ simply too hard to deal with
At the end of day, The jobsite documentation is just too hard to be true.
Unboxing of Brinno Construction camera BCC100:
“Time lapse” a better job
DIY Construction camera
Once finished shooting, the Instant time lapse video is done
The “Timer” on Brinno Construction camera is definitely the killer apps–Just let the camera working from 8AM to 6PM everyday: More flexible and much smaller in video file size:
Stay Unplugged LONGER by Brinno Construction cameras
Construction camera BCC100
Brinno camera cameras have been used on tens of thousand projects and come amazingly convenient with all the hardware, technology, and services( basically it is 100% DIY) you need to help make your project a success: from the standalone jobsite camera, to WiFi data connections and solar-power options, to our famous Instant time-lapse videos for showcasing your work.
Capacity is the maximum electric output solar panels can produce under specific conditions.
Generation is the amount of electricity panel produce over a specific period of time.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, water, wind) accounted for 24.93 percent of all new domestic electrical generating capacity installed in the first six months of 2013 for a total of 2,144 MW. That is more than that provided thus far this year by coal (1,579 MW – 18.36 percent), oil (26 MW – 0.30 percent), and nuclear power (0 MW – 0.00 percent) combined.
The difference between the Capacity and the actual electricity Generation could be huge. Normally what you pay is not what you get especially in the real world. The solar capacity is enormous (2,144 MW) but the real electricity generation is only 3.4 percent. It’s a big gap here (24.93% Capacity—->3.4% Generation).
Your Ferrari is 600 hps but is not able to make a 3.0 sec 0-60mph !
There are many variables and conditions you should take care of. Some of them are factory spec which you can do nothing about. The others, however, can be documented, measured and making improvements from your living areas. Some of the key performance indicators are:
Choosing the right panels —-The optimum operating temperature of the panels fitting with your living weather temperature statistics.
The endurance of the panel supporting structure and the connecting cable ( remember this a 30yr pay back period, Panels are OK but the Structure could be very weak if the Installer is reducing cost…)
Now for the first time, You can see the Working on Progress of your panels either in the Installation process or the solar generation period
Installations, Again, this may have huge impact on the durability of the whole system ( the built-Compliance and the correct installation procedures)
As said, The true electricity generation can be affected easily such the the moving clouds
The actual solar power electricity Generation analysis timelapse
That will be even cooler if putting on top of your caravan
Once again, Your local solar panel installers are crucial in your real electricity generation. the Construction camera from Brinno is also recommended in these long term observation and statistics
The Brinno Time Lapse Video Construction Camera is the effortless way to record any construction projects. Set it and forget it. Get a time lapse video recorded at the rate you want, and played back at the rate you want when the project is done.
For astrology photography esp for those who only chase the Milky Way
The Milky Way trilogy:
(1) Get the BCS 18-55mm interchangeable lens and replace it with the kit lens on the TLC200 Pro, Set the Aperture to the largest ( must read the manual)
(2) Turn on the secret engineering settings on TLC200 Pro( hold the OK button while swiching on). and select the “Scene” as “Firefly”
(3) Prepare the coffee and retrieve your life time masterpiece in 8 hours later—the Milky Way time lapse
To see the unseen
It’s just like you turn off the DSC and DTC on the BMW, You will never recognize this is the BMW you’ve had. By turning the secret settings to “firefly”,
—–An Ultimate Night shots machine is ready at your service–Full Throttle!!
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” )
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.
What High Mega pixel camera get my construction camera job done?
I’d rather jump to a more fundamental aspect—Are there any easy to use Mounts for the job site works? or step further Are your construction camera easy to use while job site worker with gloves on?
gloves on gloves
More key features need to be brought up for a better construction camera except for stupid gloves
Long lasting battery life
Adult size buttons
Wiring Free cameras setup & DIY deployable
Instant videos without post processing
Wifi enabled
Only 3 buttons and Adult size , you cannot miss…Never miss the buttons!
Long term outdoors wire free use guaranteed
There are many unexpected at job site mostly is the unstable power supply.
Brinno construction camera (BCC 100) is powered by super long term battery technology which may last for 78 days for ordinary standard 4 x AA alkaline batteries.
In addition, you may live up to 230 days if powered by Energizer Lithium batteries if necessary
No more “wiring” for your Cameras setup and file DVR
Installing a traditional DVR system for a bunch of construction cameras? No kidding, most DVR system produce tons of FATvideo files, and those FAT video files are too big to store and too diffcult to playback! The Brinno Construction Camera provides a whole new FAST PLAYBACK concept for you to EASY playback job site videos, automatically converting thousands images into several time lapse videos simply on your camera. You have never found so dead EZ in saving lots time to document whole day activity!
What is FAT files and how crazy fat it is?
IHS reports that security cameras produce 451 Petabytes, that’s 451,000 Terabytes of data every day!
How much data is in 413PB?
It’s enough to fill 92.1 million single-sided, single-layer DVDs.
It’s four times the amount of photo and video data stored on Facebook as of February 2012.
It is also equal to the information produced in just one day by all the new video surveillance cameras installed worldwide in 2013.
Global Forecast of Data Generated Daily
by Surveillance Cameras Shipped in a Year
(in petabytes) (Source: IHS Inc., October 2013)
One of the most hardest things in your entire lifetime is “Weight Loss”, so is your storage videos.
on the spot!! No stitching or manual post processing!!
So you minimize the file size in the very beginning, and make your life easier while playback later
Be there even when you are not
Perfectly coupled by Eye Fi SD card with the Brinno Construction camras and amazingly offhand hands-on
More detailed info?
Enjoy your Job site workers DIY Wi Fi Construction cameras!
It’s always never too late to have a new mindset and use a better gizmo
You Deserve something Easierer ,Thinner and Longer Construction camera
easy to use and setup with gloves on
More than HD and not just Mega Pixels–> Low Light
Rugged
Endurable
Post Free
Versatile “Mounts”
It’s never been easy with gloves on
The Size :GoPro Hero 3 vs Brinno TLC200
What’s “Instant Video”?– Brinno Construction camera captures and
converts thousands of photos into a Time Lapse video instantly and automatically on the camera, No Laptop required
Benefits?
(1) Post Free ( No convertion, No stitching, No Post effects ( Deflickr…..)
(2) Much Thinner file compared to normal video files and no H.264 compressed loss on image quality
(2) Instant Playback ( thin file) on the Android Phone
(3) Social medias Sharable at the job site ( Facebook or Twitter right away)
(4) Quick Search by Brinno Player’s “motion search”
You can capture the entire construction project HANDS DOWN. enjoy your “Instant Video”.
Playback on site—Yes, No PC or Laptop invloved–Instant Video on Android phone
The battery life(4 AA batteries) is 78 days , not 78 mins
Mounts have been a big challenge at the construction job site.
sometimes you need more than one
The mounts included in the Brinno construction camera bundle
Showcase your unique panorama for effective online advertising.
Forget about low resolution and poor night image capability of commercially available webcams – Footage displays every detail of your project without loss of quality even at dark night.
—- The GoPro Hero 3 Black vs Brinno TLC200 Pro in Night Shots. low light capability
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I always assumed the most satisfying part of being a jobsite manager was actually seeing the construction activities with your own eyes, instead of just photos of them in a National firefighter fire proof guide. So it seems to me like this motion activated security camera takes some of the ‘sport’ out of construction documentary. Inside the weather-resistant casing is a f1.2 super large aperture with 140 degree field of view Brinno Motion camera that senses motion across a 9×12 foot field-of-view. When target enters the frame, the camera can be set to capture up to 30 pictures in 10 seconds which are stored on an included SD card.
As safety on the job front is of utmost importance for employees and employers alike, investing in the full brim tough and rugged cameras is very crucial.
Once mounted the camera can still be panned and tilted up for the best angle if using the Brinno Wall mount ATM100. It’s powered by 4 AA batteries which should keep it running for about 6 months thanks to the camera’s sleep mode which kicks in when no motion is detected, and the fact that it will automatically power itself off at night.
Brinno wall mount ATM 100
Very flexible in Wall Mount installation
Employers in addition to thinking about the safety of their employees also think about the liabilities that they may be subjected to if there was an accident on the workplace. As a result, they also conduct training classes and sessions for employees in order to explain the various hazards that the employees may fall prey to. By doing so, they also emphasize the importance of watching the safety footages or steps taken from other sites that will safeguard them against these potential dangers.
The rubber straps for any top down high angle of Security camera needs
The most wanted feature from user feedback is the Quick Playback video on the spot. The Instant Video
It’s very long lasting . I had a experience for up to 8 months while using the Exnergizer Li batteries
World record long term battery operated Morion camera with outstanding 2 months of battery life, if you want longer operating time you could choose Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA batteries for 3X battery life!
The Construction project is basically months or years long. The best part you can get yourself a long term battery, wide angle, low light and nearly “Post Free” camera.
In addition, The physical ways of attaching your construction have to be very flexible and versatile in terms of the complicated and changing characteristics at the construction job site.
The hardware setup is supposed to be pretty strait forward. Now Howto timelapse settings? The timelapse settings link
For example, Here we select
the “Recoding time” as “30”days
the Expect video length” as “30” mins
the “image quality” as “best”
the “Subject” as “Constructon”
This is what you have from this settings :
time interval: 60 mins. <19G space needed.
That means
You can have a 30 days construction project in 30 mins time lapse video if using time interval 1 min and a 32G SD card (>19G)
By inputting your parameters, You can actually have the “video length” and “file size” date which would be really helpful in you’re planning drop the camera at the job site for a long period of time. You will never have the insufficient space issue for the entire project.
Furthermore, If you are using together with the “motion sensor”for you job site security camera, You can actually make it “Over write” on the camera, So you can only keep the recent data for the unexpected
To showcase your work
To protect against claims
To report to head office
How much is your roof worth with solar panels ?
on the spot!! No stitching or manual post processing!!
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