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We've released some software updates for the DOC AI Cam

• Low power mode is now working reliably
• A short press of the button will now turn the light off 
• We are now logging battery voltage, humidity and temperature
• We have reactivated alerts when the camera is off for more than 24 hours.
• Fixed bug with custom recording windows and other bug fixes

You can now elect to receive a daily or weekly activity summary, show which animals have been detected by the DOC AI Cam. There is also the option now to tag many Australian animals.

You can now set up email alerts at the group/project level. Previously you could only do this for specific locations which was a little painful if you were moving your camera around and wanted an alert.

You can now see tagging stats - what has been tagged, who did it and where.

You can now add notes to bird recordings and flag the recording as requiring review, or cool. Stations with no recordings can now be deleted.

We now have the ability to automatically remove recordings that contain human voices. Also, you can now pin as many tags as you want.

The Cacophony Bird Monitor can now recognise human, kiwi, morepork, whistler, generic bird calls, bellbird, black noddy, blackbird,  crimson rosella, fantail, frog, grey warbler, house sparrow, insect, noise, norfolk gerygone, norfolk robin, rifleman, rooster, silvereye, sooty tern, sparrow, white tern. More improvements are on their way.

The new version of Sidekick for Android prompts you to update the location of the camera if it has changed and provides quick links to recently uploaded videos.

A new software release means our bird monitor will now recognise kiwi, whistler and humans. We also have a new Cacophony Index.

We have introduced a new way to connect to your thermal camera. The camera now sets up a Wi-Fi hotspot called bushnet that you connect to. You can then use your Sidekick app in the same way.

You can now make a test recording when you're setting up the camera. The camera will also make short recordings at the start and end of the recording window. We have also added a cow tag.

The thermal camera companion app, Sidekick is now available for iOS on the App store. It doesn't have full functionality yet, but you can use it to set up the camera and update its location.