Remote camera

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Remote cameras are used by photographers to take more pictures from different angles. Remotes are very popular in sports and wildlife photography.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=onO2967GdPwC|title=Camera Traps in Animal Ecology: Methods and Analyses|last1=O'Connell|first1=Allan F.|last2=Nichols|first2=James D.|last3=Karanth|first3=K. Ullas|date=2010-10-05|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=9784431994954|pages=21|language=en}}

Cameras are often placed in angles that a photographer cannot physically be during a shoot. Sport use examples include behind the backboard at a basketball game or overhead in the rafters of an arena during a hockey game.

Remote cameras placed in suspended positions{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WvwuAQAAIAAJ|title=Aerodynakic roughness criteria in aeolian sand transport|last=Byrne|first=Robert J.|date=1968-01-01|language=en}} usually are mounted with clamps and arms such as the Bogen Super Clamp and Variable Friction Arm, often referred to as "Magic Arms".{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-XENqZmgWm0C|title=Digital Photography All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies|last=Busch|first=David D.|date=2006-12-18|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780470085998|language=en}} The camera and lens are connected to the variable friction arm which is attached to the Super Clamp which in turn is secured to a fixed item such as a basketball post, hand railing, or rafter. Ground plates or tripods are typically used for remote cameras placed on the ground.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BWh0b0wFK8sC|title=Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Digital Photography|last=Bigelow|first=Ron|date=2010-12-27|publisher=Ron Bigelow Photography|isbn=9780983225706|language=en}}

Remote cameras can be fired via hand triggers, sound triggers, radio transmitters (mainly Bluetooth shutters), a built-in self-timer, or a proximity sensor – in which case they are known as camera traps.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JA_wBwAAQBAJ|title=My GoPro Hero Camera|last=Rich|first=Jason R.|date=2015-04-08|publisher=Que Publishing|isbn=9780134190815|language=en}}

For remotes that are in close proximity to the photographer, hand or sound triggers can be used.

A hand trigger consists of a button or switch that is connected to the camera via a wire that is set to fire the camera's shutter.

For remotes that are placed away from the photographer, radio triggering systems such as the Bluetooth shutter button, Pocket Wizards or Flash Wizards are used. A radio trigger consists of a button or switch that is connected to a radio triggering transmitter or transceiver which is set to fire a radio triggering receiver or transceiver that is connected to the camera via a wire that is set to fire the camera's shutter.

For rocket launches, including the Space Shuttle, remote cameras are triggered by the sound of the launch.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1429|title=Lift Off! Covering the Launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery}}

{{see also|Camera trap}}

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A game camera is a rugged and weather-proof camera designed for extended and unsupervised use outdoors. The images they produce, taken automatically when motion is sensed, are used for game surveillance by hunters, farmers, ranchers and wildlife hobbyists and professionals.

These cameras are intended to be strapped on trees or mounted on tripods (or other items), and they are motion-activated. This motion sensor enables the camera to capture images or videos of animals without using up all of its storage space.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-16 |title=What Video Cameras do hunters use? - Just Tech Helps |url=https://justtechhelps.com/what-video-cameras-do-hunters-use/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |language=en-US}} However, lots of photos of waving plants and moving water can clog up memory cards.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-06 |title=Why Does My Trail Camera Takes Pictures of Nothing? Failing Camera or User Error |url=https://exodusoutdoorgear.com/blogs/news/why-does-my-trail-camera-takes-pictures-of-nothing |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Exodus Outdoor Gear |language=en}}

These cameras have been instrumental in the rediscovery of multiple species once thought to be extinct or driven out of an area, such as with the black-naped pheasant-pigeon, and fishers in Washington state.{{Cite web |last=Kobilinsky |first=Dana |date=2022-11-21 |title=Watch: Rare bird recorded after 140 year-absence to science |url=https://wildlife.org/watch-rare-bird-recorded-after-140-year-absence-to-science/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The Wildlife Society |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-05-10 |title=How a simple trail camera led to an epic wildlife discovery {{!}} Produced by Seattle Times Marketing |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/shop-northwest/how-a-simple-trail-camera-lead-to-an-epic-wildlife-discovery/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} They have also used by people endeavouring to take photographs of the non-existent creature Bigfoot (among other cryptids).{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfro.net/|title=Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization|website=www.bfro.net|access-date=2017-04-10}}[http://www.fstrailcamcontest.com/Home/ $1,000,000 dollar Sasquatch photo challenge Field & Stream 05-29-08] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211195629/http://www.fstrailcamcontest.com/Home/ |date=2009-12-11 }}

They can also be helpful for animal loss/rescue in documenting the presence and species of animals, such as determining whether a runaway dog is returning to its home at night or verifying the species actually eating the food left for a stray/feral cat.{{Cite web|url=http://www.missingpetpartnership.org/recovery-tips/feeding-stations-and-wildlife-cameras/|title=Feeding Stations and Wildlife Cameras – Missing Pet Partnership|website=www.missingpetpartnership.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-10}}

• Camera trap
• Digital camera
• Film format
• Infrared photography
• Movie camera
• Selfie stick
• Video camera

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