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Fighting against 5F’s

What’s 5F’s? Food,Fertilize,Flock, Fight and Flee—5F’s embedded deeply inside human beings–The human nature. You are definitely in trouble if eating lots of Food and doing nothing for Fighting & Fleeing.

Love to eat and fertilize, Hate to exercise.

Before 

After

You need more Processes and Progress in between “before & after”

Middle Processes

Despite 5F’s, The time lapse videos FIT to the FINISH

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What is Brinno Self portrait camera? What is “Instant Video”?

The “Instant Video”—The

How to create weight loss time lapse diary by self portrait camera?

Be A Photo a day “Selfie”

Oxford’s Word of the Year 2013 Is…”Selfie”

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Thoughts from a belcany on the construction camera_Can’t get any Simpler?

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

	Brinno TLC200 Pro HDR Time Lapse Video Camera by Brinno $399.99 $299.99 In Stock

Can’t Get Any Simpler, October 24, 2013

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Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)

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’s more?

The Award goes to:

Videos:

Winery foundation setup

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Solar panel construction

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Swimming Pool design & build ( via:Klapprodt Pools )

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Swimming

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3D street art: conceptual design on laptop and the on site implementation time lapse

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Cool gadget for any event video recording

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The Final thought on Brinno construction camera—CANNOT GET ANY SIMPLER

Post Free & Fast Playback Construction camera

Which Construction Camera? 24 hrs monitoring or Incident Investigation/Documentation after?

Some construction site cameras are operated live and others are only used to investigate or document an incident after the fact.  A live, monitored system appears far more effective but the question is –Do you really need to be the like of the movie–“enemy of the States” ? So there are more and more construction sites which look to implement their own system and monitor it themselves.  When you take this route, most of the time the cameras are mounted and left on to record.  The recorder is located inside a site trailer and the footage from the camera’s are mainly used after something happens.  It is then that the site supervisor has to spend time looking through video to try and figure out what happened.  Then the issues will be —how difficult of the videos Processing and Playback?

The Post Free video processing

 

The sweetest spot is the “Instant Video“

What is “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) Fast Playback ( thin file)

(3) Sharable on site ( Facebook or Twitter right away)

(4) Quick Search by Brinno Player’s “motion search”

 

Fast Playback

The  most wanted feature from user feedbacks is the Fast Playback video on the spot.

One reminder: Try not to use your precious DSLR for the outdoors use like the job site

The Brinno Construction cameras offer choices of Mounts & Vari Focus Interchangeable LENS

The Wall Mount

The Straps

The best practice is —  20% of total Job site cameras are for Real Time monitoring and 80% for Construction Project management.

In terms of the “Specific Target Recording”. Here are some footages showing the true benefits of the Long Lasting Construction camera

The amazing Battery life—No need to replace the battery at job site

The “Pilling”

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The Construction camera DIY setup & operated by the job site workers

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.

360 degree Panorama video + Night shots

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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

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For those IR fans, The IR video

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Anything is possible and feasible at the jobsite with the Construction camera

Construction Jobsite security camera_Truly DIY hands on

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!

360 degree panning is also feasible.

Video of the motion trigger mode from the Brinno Construction camera

Shop security

The camera unboxing:

Time lapse Settings_Howto unleash Brinno Construction camera

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 Brinno Construction camera bundle includes

The Brinno construction package has already covered up many aspects such as the

The Flat bottom of camera——–>stands by the camera itself, no extra accessories needed

Wall mount——————————>adhere to any wall by either screws or temporary double side tape

Rubber Straps————————–>attachable to anything

Or you can have the tough one—The Brinno garden mounting stake–Flexable Mounting Stake to us in the ground

Gorilla tripod (Brinno camera on the GorillaPod )

C type Clip—————–>good for portable application

The weather proof enclosure is also DC-IN available. ( Using Brinno camera with Eye Fi card?)

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

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The way forward: Construction Management is not enough without Construction Camera

Construction manager is the your first step to success accompanied after by the Construction management plan

Real Time Monitoring is not necessarily why you need the Construction camera

What most construction sites need is

>>a more daily basis documentary

>>a less expensive TOC ( total cost of ownership: it’s a more project based expenses vs the fixed estate investment)

>>less expensive cameras ( Do-it- yourself styled installation and operation cameras ), and no service or maintenance cost required

The Construction camera video is the most intuitive way for the Construction management

Ensuring project success (Performance) in various segments

 -Accelerate the physical construction (Schedule)

– Reduce the cost of the project (Cost)

 -Compare the conceptual design with the actual physical construction ( Virtual vs Physical , Plan vs Real), Project review

– Decrease the overall time required for planning and design ( Project life cycle management)

How to establish Construction cameras at jobsite?

One of the references is the Brinno Construction cameras employment view

You may have the UI like this–Eye Fi Center if using together with Eye Fi Pro X2 card

The Best part you may leverage the Flickr FREE 1T Cloud service.  The amazing 1,000 Giga bytes

Construction cameras setup_Brinno Construction cameras Tips

Event video photography is a billion dollars business.  One of the major items is the Wedding photography

YOLO—You only live once—Not only for the wedding. It’s for every major Event Video photography.

It absolutely pays back if there are comprehensive pre planned cameras SETUP on site.

Fail to plan or plan to fail

Construction has become the most significant GDP contributors in every country. don’t believe me ? Remember the end of 2008 financial crisis which barely demonished the America you ever knew?  The origin is the subprime estate mortgages —–It’s construction …

Since the importance the construction business that I cannot agree more in stressing the correct setup Construction cameras at jobsite.

How to set up or deploy the construction cameras?

The recommended jobsite SETUP of the  Brinno construction cameras

(1) Firmware upgrade:

What you can upgarde?

What’s new
1.	Add “Timer” function
		Timer function allows you to pre-set a recording period. ( eg. 8 am – 5 pm )
2.	Add Scene setting: Daylight & Night
3.	Add “Over write” mode for Motion Sensor (ATM100)
4.	Add “Specific Files” mode for Shutter Line (ATS110)

(2) The Deployment:

Overlook Cam x 4 + Crane Cam x 2 + Ground Target Cam x 2 + Motion activated Security Cam x 2

Who needs a 24hr Real time Monitoring Construction camera?

Real time remote-control and live HD cameras help you keep success in view by documenting the progress in HD megapixel imagery.

The IP Webs is simply too complcated

You probably are not be able to install , setup and use the DSLR or IP cams with these construction outfits ( it’s really difficult to press those tiny buttons on Digital SLR with the jobsite gloves on)

A camera as dumb as this Brinno Timelapse camera is the possible way out here ( One Button Operation)

IP Cam vs Brinno Construction camera

	IP cam	Brinno cam
Real time monitoring	Y	No
PTZ / zoom in	Y	No
Dedicated engineer on duty	Y	No
DIY Installation	No	Y
Setup difficulty	Hi	Lo
Auto Stitching photos to time lapse	No	Y
Complicated UI on DVR	Y	No
Storage cost	Hi	Lo
Playback speed	Slow	Fast
“Blur” while Pause (file comprss)	Y	No
Playback Search	Hard	EZ
Long term battery	No	Y
Wifi	Y	Y

Monitoring vs Documenting your project

The major difference is “Monitoring vs Documenting”.  Approaches rise from your purposes.

The monitoring means you can see what’s going on at jobsite while you are somewhere remotely.  Most are construction safety issues or environmental disputes.  I’d rather say call 911 at first place then call your jobsite manager to take care the rest. It’s more “emergency” . And It’s really not necessarily demanding the “Enemy of the States” movie like Monitoring.

In contrast, Documenting is more planned and more strategic for any daily jobsite management. It’s more a firewall preventing something unexpected against  project contractor performance, warranty claims, insurance issues and contract disputes.

99% are not requiring a real time monitoring( 30 photos per second) and hiring a dedicated 24 hr on duty engineer sitting in front the the DVR monitors. All you need is a DAILY project reviewing and thin files management and storage.

Some rugged cameras like Brinno construction cameras are proved for rapid, plug-and-play, drap and drop setup. A full line of camera accessories are facilitating construction engineers to effortlessly document the entire construction project as a more DAILY DOCUMENTARY style.

Here are the footages:

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At The Pit – Ponce City Market from Gnoggin Studios on Vimeo.

Rethinking Construction cameras for a more Connected and Sharable Future from IFA 2013

Legend Construction camera

Using DSLR as the Construction camera —Pretty old school now

And what really hurts is when you are done with your construction project after coupled months:

Rethinking the  construction camera…..

Minds for your next construction camera

The spot light of the IFA 2013 is so far the Sony revolutionized  QX10 &QX100–“smartphone attachable lens styles camera“. What does this to do with the construction camera? Well. Sony just broke the barrier between the Point of Shoot and the Point of View camera.

From now on you can cruise For the 1st time , You can even Self Portrait your back

The combination with Sony Action cam’s “remote controller” around the wrist

Personally I believe it is very promising approach to “remote control” your lens style camera from your wrist. It is actually better to do this on the Sony existing smartwatch 2.

The only question is this Sony smartwatch 2 has never been a hot watch for many years.

One of the most  breaking new is the Qualcomm watch in IFA 2013

But it’s also sort of “back to the future” wild guesses, No one know who will be the dominant player on smartwatch in next five years ( Qualcomm vs Samsung vs Sony) ( via this article )

Let’s go back to the ground of the jobsite.

Wanna something rugged, operable with gloves on and sharable on the spot?

Never miss the “wide angle” for your construction camera

The view angle of Wingscapes 8.0M vs the Brinno f1.2

Brinno Construction camera is super long lasting ( 78 days with standard AA alkaline batteries/ 230 days with Energizer Li batteries) or DC IN with Eye Fi card

Energizer Li Battery

The sweetest spot is the “Instant Video“

What is “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) Instant Playback ( thin file)

(3) Sharable on site ( Facebook or Twitter right away)

(4) Quick Search by Brinno Player’s “motion search”

We’d like to see what we can expect from the CES 2014 now