Sony a7S II Infrared Camera as a Camera Trap

The Sony a7S has been out for awhile so it was only natural for Sony to release a updated version.  The version II has the same low light capabilities and the same body layout.  The major improvement is the ability to write 4K video to the internal SD card.

The camera trap below is built around the Sony a7S II that has been modified to respond to 950nm infrared lighting..Using the TRLcam camera controller, it can shoot 4K video and still images with the change of one switch.

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Lighting is provided by two 950nm infrared flood lights.

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Power for the infrared flood lights is provided by this box containing two banks of rechargeable lithium ion batteries.

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Here is a sample video of one of the local camera testers at night.

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