January 8, 20179 yr I am considering setting up my trail cam in my shop. Can someone answer this question? Would/will the welding arc damage my camera?
January 9, 20179 yr A trail camera? I couldn't for certain answer but I have never known of anyone using any special filters when taking pictures or video of welding arcs. And I never have seen damage to the device from such as long as it's not getting the heat or hit with sparks or slag.
January 9, 20179 yr Ask the company; I'd say you wanted to film some gas welding and wondered.....(They are probably clueless about forge output parameters...)
January 9, 20179 yr Why a trail camera? Are you trying to get a photo of the dwarves who are sneaking into your forge in the middle of the night?
January 10, 20179 yr Author JHCC, every now and then, when I return to the shop........things just don't seem to be where I thought I left them.
January 10, 20179 yr Ah, you have shop gremlins too eh? Mine are so sneaky I can turn around for a second and something I just set down will be moved somewhere else.
January 11, 20179 yr Author That's funny Das. Truth of the matter is, I be just one person in the shop. I want some photos of myself working. I have children and grandchildren who I rarely see. No one to take photos equals no photos to send, thus the trail cam. Any thoughts????
January 11, 20179 yr It's worth a shot. I have no idea how a trail cam would react since I havnt used one.
January 11, 20179 yr I'm assuming the trail camera is one used to scope out green fields and hunting spots, et cetera ; usually they are object sensitive to take photos on movement/light changes. Not the best choice for your situation, but if it's all you have it will definitely work. Set it to burst shots or video mode & turn the IR sensitivity way down. Place the camera high up where the pictures can capture the most view of what's going on down below . You can crop them later, but you can't add what it didn't capture. Most other point & shoot/DSLR cameras have a threaded hole in them for affixing to a tripod. If you can get one of those to use (or even a smartphone) that'd be the ticket. You can set them to timer mode for some shots, or just video yourself and crop images out later. From an optical standpoint, an IR lense filter would be a good idea anyway, but you will not harm your trail camera by the light (it will only confuse it). Good luck man... I guess the pictures prove we were here! Brad
January 11, 20179 yr Author Adun Clebr ...............Brad thanks so much for your detailed response. It helps me move a head with my plan with less trepidation.
January 11, 20179 yr Make sure your work area is well lit. Automatic exposure will overcompensate for the glowing metal if there's too much contrast with darker surroundings.
January 13, 20179 yr CIK- I hope the info helps. Just knock out a few pictures & post them here to see how they are. It seems like the forum allows pictures to be posted. One point I would like to add stems from the "a picture's worth a thousand words" mantra/saying... A video is worth a thousand pictures. If you use apple products, you could look into FaceTime to video-talk to your kids' kids. I'm sure there are plenty of applications out there. JHCC's lighting tip is an excellent one; I'll add "Clean up your shop." The first time I tried to show off some projects, all I heard back was a commentary on items in the background. Just something to be aware of... Brad
January 14, 20179 yr CIK, your OP mentioned arc welding, not forge welding. If you cruise over to weldingweb.com there may be some folks over there who have done photography (still and movie) of arc welding and can help you out. Often, they place a welding lens over the camera to show the arc and thereby not be washed out.
January 16, 20179 yr On 1/13/2017 at 3:25 PM, Adun Clebr said: I'll add "Clean up your shop." The first time I tried to show off some projects, all I heard back was a commentary on items in the background. Just something to be aware of... This is why all my "newly-forged-item-on-top-of-the-anvil" photos have the garage floor in the background rather than my rather cluttered forge setup!
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