Remote camera

<h2 id="uses-and-practices">Uses and practices</h2>

Remote cameras are used by <a href="/facts/Photographers/rmSPgLfE">photographers</a> to take more pictures from different angles. Remotes are very popular in sports and wildlife photography.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> 
Cameras are often placed in angles that a photographer cannot physically be during a shoot. Sport use examples include behind the backboard at a basketball game or overhead in the rafters of an arena during a hockey game.

<h2 id="placement">Placement</h2>
Remote cameras placed in suspended positions<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a> usually are mounted with clamps and arms such as the Bogen Super Clamp and Variable Friction Arm, often referred to as "Magic Arms".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> The camera and lens are connected to the variable friction arm which is attached to the Super Clamp which in turn is secured to a fixed item such as a basketball post, hand railing, or rafter. Ground plates or tripods are typically used for remote cameras placed on the ground.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a>

<h2 id="triggering">Triggering</h2>
Remote cameras can be fired via hand triggers, sound triggers, <a href="/facts/Radio_transmitters/nFYghtKv">radio transmitters</a> (mainly <a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a> shutters), a built-in self-timer, or a <a href="/facts/Proximity_sensor/vmjXXDJh">proximity sensor</a> – in which case they are known as <a href="/facts/Camera_trap/uU0TFx4k">camera traps</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> 
For remotes that are in close proximity to the photographer, hand or sound triggers can be used.
A hand trigger consists of a button or switch that is connected to the camera via a wire that is set to fire the camera's shutter.
For remotes that are placed away from the photographer, radio triggering systems such as the <a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a> <a href="/facts/Shutter_button/l077gaK2">shutter button</a>, Pocket Wizards or Flash Wizards are used. A radio trigger consists of a button or switch that is connected to a radio triggering transmitter or transceiver which is set to fire a radio triggering receiver or transceiver that is connected to the camera via a wire that is set to fire the camera's shutter.
For <a href="/facts/Rocket/b6j4keIl">rocket</a> launches, including the <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle/7BoyetEv">Space Shuttle</a>, remote cameras are triggered by the sound of the launch.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>

<h2 id="game-camera">Game camera</h2>
See also: <a href="/facts/Camera_trap/uU0TFx4k">Camera trap</a>

A game camera is a rugged and weather-proof camera designed for extended and unsupervised use outdoors. The images they produce, taken automatically when motion is sensed, are used for <a href="/facts/Game_(food)/2l9PGr3X">game</a> surveillance by hunters, farmers, ranchers and wildlife hobbyists and professionals. 
These cameras are intended to be strapped on trees or mounted on tripods (or other items), and they are motion-activated. This motion sensor enables the camera to capture images or videos of animals without using up all of its storage space.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> However, lots of photos of waving plants and moving water can clog up memory cards.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> 
These cameras have been instrumental in the rediscovery of multiple species once thought to be extinct or driven out of an area, such as with the <a href="/facts/Black-naped_pheasant_pigeon/Xp0rBe8M">black-naped pheasant-pigeon</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fisher_(animal)/A8mhduQ9">fishers</a> in Washington state.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> They have also used by people endeavouring to take photographs of the non-existent creature <a href="/facts/Bigfoot/htf6c98P">Bigfoot</a> (among other cryptids).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a>
They can also be helpful for <a href="/facts/Animal_loss/hDr0kvmn">animal loss</a>/rescue in documenting the presence and species of animals, such as determining whether a runaway dog is returning to its home at night or verifying the species actually eating the food left for a stray/<a href="/facts/Feral_cat/JAcDkJ5A">feral cat</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Camera_trap/uU0TFx4k">Camera trap</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Digital_camera/LSGTserm">Digital camera</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Film_format/hoH7lLa3">Film format</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Infrared_photography/VHHECAPR">Infrared photography</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Movie_camera/eG3QEX9A">Movie camera</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Selfie_stick/5kQtdfld">Selfie stick</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Video_camera/pu84VbC7">Video camera</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:4">Busch, David D. (2006-12-18). Digital Photography All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470085998. <a href="9780470085998" target="_blank">9780470085998</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:13">$1,000,000 dollar Sasquatch photo challenge Field & Stream 05-29-08 Archived 2009-12-11 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://www.fstrailcamcontest.com/Home/" target="_blank">http://www.fstrailcamcontest.com/Home/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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