Photographing foxes with Canon 77D

[silverfoxcc]

Watching our hedgehog Trailcam the other night we had a fox appear on it. right up to the front door. since then a total of 5 different ones have been noted ( I am not a fox spotter lol) Now the trailcam is IR but would like to get some good DSLR shots of the foxes

Have been putting out old chicken bones and bits after we have made the stock and they are becoming quite regular.visitors
Stage 1 was to put the &&d on a tripod (which doesn't phase them at all) and watch through the letter box armed with my remote cable release.

After 3 nights i am really feeling the muscles from sitting in positions my body is unaccustomed to! So looking at stage 2 and here is where i need some advice from Canon users

Keep the set up as it is with the following

1) get a cheap wifi IR camera that i can view on the phone. Thst was i can sit in a nice chair and just react when i see fox appearing on screen

I have checked the Canon Manual about WiFi and whilst is does mention how to operated you camera remotely it seems to just cover transfer and prinitng of existing pic and not 'Press S to operate shutter'

so i need a remote release wireless gizmo that will fit onto the camera and a transmitter that will operate it. All the Canon ones seem to work on IR aimed at the Front of the camera which is not possible Or ir there a mega long version of the wired remote RS60-E3 5metres will do nicely

So any recommendations of a cheapish IR wifi camera as a 'spotter' and possible RF shutter operation for the camera?

And by golly there are some fights between the hogs!!!

Thanks

[Drogo]

An expert in all things Canon will be along shortly but in the meantime, Please don't feed cooked bones to the foxes, otherwise good luck and lots of patience I believe will see results.

Can you not reposition the camera to allow the IR remote to see the sensor on the front?
Could you hide in a more comfortable location with refreshments on hand for the long haul?

And please post results.

[driver67]

Have a look at the Pluto Trigger.

https://plutotrigger.com

Dougie.

Edited by driver67 on Sunday 13th September 21:25

[Drogo]

^
Good shout.

I have one not used it yet.
Was going to suggest but they're not cheap.

[Simpo Two]

driver67 said:

Have a look at the Pluto Trigger.

https://plutotrigger.com

Dougie.

I've never seen Nikons referred to as DC0, DC1 and DC2. What does that mean?

[Drogo]

Simpo Two said:

I've never seen Nikons referred to as DC0, DC1 and DC2. What does that mean?

They're the different cables that sync between the trigger and camera. Which DC number you would need depending on which camera you have.

[DIW35]

It's been a while since I last did it, so can't remember the exact details, but have you thought of tethered shooting? That involves hooking your camera up to a laptop/PC, and using software that was provided with the camera (or at least it was with mine) you can then control the camera settings and shutter operation.

If you need to be 5m from the camera just buy the appropriate length cable. If you didn't get the software with your camera, it may be possible to download it from the Canon website.

[Simpo Two]

Drogo said:

They're the different cables that sync between the trigger and camera. Which DC number you would need depending on which camera you have.

Ah thanks.

[C n C]

As has previously been mentioned, please do not feed them cooked chicken bones (same as advice for domestic dogs) as they are brittle and when eaten have a tendency to shatter leaving very sharp edges with inevitable results to the fox's digestive tract.


In answer to your remote question, a while a go I bought a 3rd party Camfi remote release which works pretty well and would likely meet your requirements.

It is rechargeable, and creates a wifi hotspot enabling you to run an app on your smartphone or tablet and basically view what you would see in live view on the back of the camera instead on your phone/tablet. It enables remote auto-focus and shutter release.

There is a slight delay hitting the shutter release and it actually triggering the shutter, but it is very short and not something I've had a problem with.

It also supports transfer of images to your phone/tablet, but that's not something I was particularly concerned about.

At a cost of under £100 it's a lot cheaper than the Canon offering.

Their website is here for further information.
On looking a little closer, I can't find the 77D on the supported cameras list, but it might be worth checking with them whether they have updated the supported list.

In addition, they appear to do a Pro version (although more expensive) which looks to natively work with laptop apps like Lightroom and Capture One and does mention the 77D in the supported list.

Hope this is of some use, and please do post your results!