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Photograph Birds in Flight with Sabre

Photograph Birds in Flight with Sabre

Tips and tricks for photographing birds in flight with Sabre.

Photograph Bats in Flight with Sabre

Photograph Bats in Flight with Sabre

UK photographer Andrew McCarthy shares his tips and tricks for photographing bats in flight with Sabre.

Scout Camera Box and Lumix Cameras

Scout Camera Box and Lumix Cameras

This page provides a walk-through on how to setup Lumix Cameras in the Scout Camera Box. It includes the settings, cables and dummy batteries for some of Panasonic's most popular camera trapping cameras.

Setting up the Ultimate Camera Trap

Setting up the Ultimate Camera Trap

Roy Dunn goes into detail on how to set up both a video and still camera trap at the same site - a spring in southern California.

Configure the Scout Cam Box To Record Video

Configure the Scout Cam Box To Record Video

Want to use the Scout Camera Box for video - this post will show you the cable you need as well as the settings you need to make in the Scout Camera Box to record video.

Using the Scout System for Video Recording

Using the Scout System for Video Recording

Axel Gebauer walks through his experiences setting up a Scout Camera Trapping System for recording video.

Camera Trapping Adventures with Tom Mason

Camera Trapping Adventures with Tom Mason

Tom Mason walks through setting up a camera traps in Peru.  Tom talks through the equipment he uses and some of the challenges of setting up a camera trap in the Amazon.

Focus Stacking How To

Focus Stacking How To

Get an introduciton to focus stacking and learn how to use StackShot to create a focus stacked image.  Includes explanations of camera and tripod mounting.

How to Shoot Water Drops with StopShot

How to Shoot Water Drops with StopShot

Learn how to use StopShot to create one of a kind images of water drops with StopShot.

Create a Virtual Object with the StackShot 3X

Create a Virtual Object with the StackShot 3X

Learn how to create a virtual object with the StackShot 3X and Virtual Object Creation Kit.

Eliminate Shutter Lag When Photographing Bats in Flight

Eliminate Shutter Lag When Photographing Bats in Flight

Use Sabre to control both the camera and flash timing to eliminate the cameras shutter lag using the traditional high speed photography technique - take advantage of the dark.

Using the Cognisys Insect Rig to Monitor a Yellow Jacket Nest

Using the Cognisys Insect Rig to Monitor a Yellow Jacket Nest

Using the Cognisys Insect Rig to monitor an under ground nest of Yellow Jackets.

Insects in Flight

Insects in Flight

John Abbot of Abbott Nature Photography explains how he captures stunning images of insects in flight using StopShot and the Cognisys High Speed Shutter.

Portable Studio for Bats in Flight

Portable Studio for Bats in Flight

Piotr Naskrecki shares his technique for capturing bats in flight while in the field.

Connecting Your Scout Camera Box

Connecting Your Scout Camera Box

Learn how to connect your camera and flashes to the Scout Camera Box.

Photographing Flying Squirrels with Sabre

Photographing Flying Squirrels with Sabre

Steve Gettle shares his technique to photograph Flying Squirrels in his backyard in Michigan.

StopShot Water Drop Kit Videos

StopShot Water Drop Kit Videos

See the StopShot Water Drop Kit get setup and configured.

StackShot 3X Motion Control Videos

StackShot 3X Motion Control Videos

StopShot Videos

StopShot Videos

A series of vidoes on how to use the StopShot triggering system.

Sabre vs RangeIR

Sabre vs RangeIR

See a comparison of the RangeIR and Sabre single ended sensors.

StopShot Studio Software

StopShot Studio Software

StackShot Controller Comparison

StackShot Controller Comparison

StackShot 3X Computer Control App

StackShot 3X Computer Control App

Backyard Recon with the RangeIR

Backyard Recon with the RangeIR

Roy Dunn demonstrates how you can set up a simple camera trap in your backyard using the RangeIR.  

Capturing Lightning with StopShot

Capturing Lightning with StopShot

Use StopShot and the Beam Receiver to capture images of lightning.

Vignetting and the High Speed Shutter

Vignetting and the High Speed Shutter

See how the lens selection, focal length and focal distance affect the light levels around the edges of your photographs.

Configure StopShot for use with the High Speed Shutter

Configure StopShot for use with the High Speed Shutter

A walk-through of the set up steps to get your StopShot configured to control your camera in sync with the high speed shutter.

Time Lapse Movies with StopShot

Time Lapse Movies with StopShot

Use StopShot for Time Lapse Video.

Capture Star Trails with StopShot

Capture Star Trails with StopShot

Use StopShot when the bulb setting on your camera just isn't long enough.  Perfect for star trails.

Sound Activated Triggering with StopShot

Sound Activated Triggering with StopShot

Use StopShot to trigger on events that make noise.

Ballistics Photography with StopShot

Ballistics Photography with StopShot

Use StopShot to capture projectiles in flight.

Connecting StopShot

Connecting StopShot

Connect your StopShot to flashes, water valves, cameras, and sensors.

Using the Cognisys Insect Rig to Capture Images of Insects in Flight

Using the Cognisys Insect Rig to Capture Images of Insects in Flight

Learn how to photograph insects in flight with the Cognisys Insect rig equipped with StopShot and the High Speed Shutter.

Water Drops - Tips and Tricks

Water Drops - Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks for water drop photography, including how to create tall Worthington Jets as well as how Cognisys got its start with water drops.

Water Drops - Connecting 3 Valves

Water Drops - Connecting 3 Valves

Take water drops to the next level by controlling multiple valves with StopShot Studio.

Water Drops - Connecting Two Valves to StopShot

Water Drops - Connecting Two Valves to StopShot

Find details on how to control two water valves from your StopShot.

Water Drops Beyond the Basics - Three Drop Collisions

Water Drops Beyond the Basics - Three Drop Collisions

Create some unique photos by using StopShot to get 3 water drops to collide.

Multi-Axis Stacking - Stack-Rotate-Stack

Multi-Axis Stacking - Stack-Rotate-Stack

StackShot 3X is capable of not only collecting images for focus stacking but also automated collection of the images required to build a virtual object.  With the StackShot 3X you can control rotarty tables, rails or sliders.

Real-Time Motion Control - Video

Real-Time Motion Control - Video

StackShot 3X isn't just for time lapse movie making.  It can also be set up for real time 3-axis motion control as well. 

Creating Giga-Pixel and Panoramas with StackShot 3X

Creating Giga-Pixel and Panoramas with StackShot 3X

See how to use StackShot 3X to create giga-pixel images and panoramas, even 360º panoramas.

Time Lapse Movie Making with the StackShot 3X

Time Lapse Movie Making with the StackShot 3X

Use the StackShot 3X to create add motion control to the creation of your time lapse movies.

Sabre Battery Life and External Power

Sabre Battery Life and External Power

Find details on the battery life of Sabre as well as how to connect it to external batteries and solar panels.

Connecting Sabre

Connecting Sabre

See various options to connect your Sabre to your camera.

Using the Aux Output to Wake Up a Speed-lite Flash

Using the Aux Output to Wake Up a Speed-lite Flash

How to use the Camera Box Aux Output to wake up your external speedlight flashes.

Control StackShot with Your Computer

Control StackShot with Your Computer

Connection diagrams for connecting your StackShot controller to a computer. Use Zerene Stacker or Helicon Remote to capture your focus stacking images.

Stacking Live Arachnids

Stacking Live Arachnids

Scott Linstead walks through his technique for focus stacking live spiders.  He also features a DIY softbox for macro photography.

Focus Stack Snowflakes with George Lepp

Focus Stack Snowflakes with George Lepp

George Lepp shares his technique for focus stacking snow flakes with StackShot

Benjamin Olson Talks Camera Trapping

Benjamin Olson Talks Camera Trapping

Benjamin Olson is a proffesional photographer who strives to use his photography to promote awareness of the perils the natural world faces today while working towards conservation and environmental restoration.  Ben talks through his evolution of camera trapping tools.  

A Camera Trapping Interview with Emmanuel Rondeau

A Camera Trapping Interview with Emmanuel Rondeau

Emmanuel Rondeau is a filmmaker and photographer, focusing mainly on wildlife conservation, but also on science and history. Here he shares his experience with Scout for camera trapping

Connecting Sabre to your Android Device

Connecting Sabre to your Android Device

Step by step instructions on how to connect Sabre to your Android mobile device.

Connecting Sabre to Your IOS Device

Connecting Sabre to Your IOS Device

How to connect and control your Sabre with an IOS device (phone or tablet).

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