News

  • Installing new seals on the DOC AI Camera

    by Shaun Ryan
    A new seal improves the water tightness of the DOC AI Cam. This will be sent out to all existing customers. This post and video explains how to replace the seal.
    Posted in Thermal Camera

  • Updated Sidekick - with set up Wizard

    by Shaun Ryan
    The new version of Sidekick now has a Wizard to guide you through the initial set up of your thermal camera/bird monitor. This includes a new help section, an easier way of setting up your APN and various bug fixes.
    Posted in Sidekick, Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • Battery, temperature & humidity logging. Bug fixes.

    by Shaun Ryan

    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
    Posted in Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • Bug with custom recording windows

    by Shaun Ryan
    There is a bug with setting a custom recording window. For now we recommend using the default or 24 hour mode until a fix for this bug is released.
    Posted in Thermal Camera

  • Activity summaries and more animal tags

    by Shaun Ryan
    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.
    Posted in Cacophony Portal, Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • Set up alerts for your group/project

    by Shaun Ryan
    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.
    Posted in Cacophony Portal, Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • New version of Sidekick: simplified interface.

    by Shaun Ryan
    A new version of the Sidekick App is available. This is used to configure the thermal camera. The new software simplifies the configuration.
    Posted in Sidekick, Thermal Camera

  • Distinguishing between rats and mice

    by Shaun Ryan
    The Cacophony Project team have come up with a cunning algorithm to automatically distinguish between rats and mice.
    Posted in Cacophony Portal, Thermal Camera

  • View your tagging stats

    by Shaun Ryan
    You can now see tagging stats - what has been tagged, who did it and where.
    Posted in Bird Monitor, Cacophony Portal, Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • Updated Android Sidekick App

    by Shaun Ryan
    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.
    Posted in Sidekick, Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • A new way of connecting to our cameras

    by Shaun Ryan
    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.
    Posted in Sidekick, Software updates, Thermal Camera

  • Test recordings and cows

    by Shaun Ryan
    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.
    Posted in Sidekick, Software updates, Thermal Camera