News

  • Problems connecting to camera

    Following an Android update, some customers are unable to connect their phones to a camera. This post shares a work around until we find a fix to this problem.

  • Birds recognised expanded to over 60

    We have just released our latest bird recognition model that greatly expands the number of birds that we recognise to over 60. This uses data from DOC and eBird.

  • New tags mainly for Australian animals

    New tags are now available for horse, camel, donkey, antechinus, pygmy possum, feathertail glider, sugar glider, quoll, flying fox, and vole. Surprisingly Bynyip and drop bear are also available.

  • Bug fix for washed out videos

    A number of customers have bought to our attention that some videos are showing "washed out". We've found a bug, have tested it and released it on ...
  • Bird identification working much better

    An improved bird recognition algorithm is doing a much better job at recognising birds.

  • Modem updates and more

    This software release for the DOC AI Cam provides more reliable modem communications and an updated model for running the AI on the camera.

  • Setting up AI on camera easier now on Sidekick

    The latest version of Sidekick allows you to easily set up the AI on the DOC AI Camera. This also shows the battery voltage.

  • Sidekick update: AI help, support for small screens and more

    We have released a new version of Cacophony Sidekick app (3.15). The main new features are: Improved communications about the state of the modem I...
  • DOC AI Cam updates: modem tweak, full SD cards

    New updates for the DOC AI Cam include a tweak that may improve the modem communications, and a change so the camera behaves nicely when the SD card fills up

  • Our low-light solar design

    We are working on a solar battery pack for the DOC AI Cam that will be lighter and easier to carry than our existing batteries. It will be flexible with the number of batteries and size of solar panel. Using recycled batteries from Lime scooters will keep the cost down. The batteries will charge in low light conditions.

  • Sidekick bug fixes: location and upload bugs

    Bug fixes: Location can now update more reliably. The upload button now changes to pause upload when pressed

  • Improved bird recognition, sidekick and portal

    Lots of software improvements: Improved bird classification, Overlay photos on by default, stopped emails working in audio only mode, tracking improvements for thermal videos, mobile UI improvements, controls to change the size of an audio track, password remembering and reset on Sidekick, 5 min audio recording button and upload notifications.