News

  • Battery reading quicker and more accurate

    We have released a software update for the DOC AI Cam that reads the battery voltage immediately on power up and has an improved algorithm for detecting the battery chemistry.

  • Labelling videos as cool, needing review, or anything else

    How to flag videos for review, label them as cool, or add an arbitrary label. And how to search for those videos.

  • Example of the High Interaction Rate Trap using AI to catch a possum

    The High Interaction Rate Trap controlled by the DOC AI Cam catches a possum, but not a cat.

  • New Cacophony Portal is now the default

    The new version of the Cacophony portal is now live and is the default.

  • How to create charts from the bird monitoring

    A description of how to export bird monitoring data from the Cacophony Portal and create charts in excel.

  • Minor fixes: battery reporting and start time

    We've released a minor update to the DOC AI Cam today. This includes

    • a fix to improve the accuracy of the battery percentage calculation, and
    • a fix to when the camera starts recording in high power mode with the default recording window (it was starting half an hour after sunset, rather than half an hour before)
  • Refreshed Cacophony Portal

    Update: This is released now ( Feb 24, 2026: 3:00) Tomorrow we are releasing a refreshed version of the Cacophony Portal. We will have interruption...
  • Reliability improvements

    We have just released a small improvement that significantly improves the reliability of the cameras. The main impact is improved communications - ...
  • Hanmer Trapping group makes effective use of a camera.

    The Hanmer Springs Trapping Group is a great case study of how a small group can benefit from just one DOC AI Cam. They have been able to get a better understanding of the pests and birds and engage the community. After the trial they were able to purchase the camera (with the cost of the rental taken off).

  • Kōkako, bittern and dotterel now recognised

    The DOC AI Cam now recognises kōkako, dotterels and bitterns.

  • Reduce false positives with masking

    Mask off a portion of the field of view of the thermal camera, so that movement in the masked off region won’t trigger a recording. This is useful if you have some areas that have movement that you’re not interested in. For example, water, sky, or foliage.

  • Bug release fixes clock issues

    We have just released a small software fix for the DOC AI Cam. This fixes an issue some cameras were having with their clocks not working correctly