{"id":1808,"date":"2016-04-18T22:13:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T20:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:37:53","slug":"birdcam-v4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/?p=1808","title":{"rendered":"BirdCam v4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It took four attempts to finally get a suitable webcam to observe the bird&#8217;s nest outside my office window. Most cheap webcams, even those which show off with true 720p HD resolution simply cannot cope with the different outdoor lighting conditions over a full day.<\/p>\n<p>After a lot of testing and research on the net, I finally invested into a Microsoft LifeCam Studio. This camera has real focus (both manual and auto) and can adapt its exposure to everything from twilight to full sunshine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1810\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Touch down!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-04-18_1506_500.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Touch down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here is today&#8217;s life of the fieldfare hen in and out of her nest (according to internet sources it is only her who does the hatching job).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1808-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/webm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418_birdcam.webm?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418_birdcam.webm\">http:\/\/www.sciencetronics.com\/greenphotons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160418_birdcam.webm<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took four attempts to finally get a suitable webcam to observe the bird&#8217;s nest outside my office window. Most cheap webcams, even those which show off with true 720p HD resolution simply cannot cope with the different outdoor lighting conditions over a full day. 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