Comments on: Camera lightning trigger

By: MasterFX

MasterFX — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:08:53 +0000

I prefer to use CHDK for it. Works with almost every Canon cam an adds Motion detection (works great for lightnings). No Firmware Hack, just a additional software!

By: miked

miked — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:05:06 +0000

this is the best post in a while!!

i would have loved to try this when i lived in ny
state. there is a good storm every week during the summer.

By: Orv

Orv — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:57:13 +0000

Maybe you could put the phototransistor up to the eyepiece of a pair of binoculars or a spotting scope. You’d want something to block stray light so it only saw light that came through the optics.

By: Hannes

Hannes — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:12:58 +0000

wouldn’t it be possible to make it directional if you just put a cone over the light sensor and direct that cone in the general direction…

By: ex-parrot

ex-parrot — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:10:43 +0000

what about triggering from the burst of radio noise?

By: Hal Hockersmith

Hal Hockersmith — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:41:32 +0000

Yes Yes. a proper hardware hack. Elliot good to have you back.

Man where was this a year ago. There were a bunch of us lonely retards sitting on a dock in Florida trying to capture lightning manually. Of course the lightning was about 30 miles off and the flashes weren't that bright to trigger this (the headlights of cars on HW 1 would have triggered it easier). Needless to say we didnt get much.

Say, Would there be a way to make this Highly directional to facilitate catching the precise area you wanted?