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. 2013 Jun 28;8(6):e67940. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067940

Table 1. Specifications of the four camera types used in captive trials. PIR = passive infrared.

Camera type
Reconyx® Jagath 1000A Jagath 1000D Jagath 1000F
Trigger speed 0.2 s 2.1 s 1.6 s 1.1 s
Recovery time 0.5 s 7 s 7 s 7 s
Sensor PIR PIR PIR Microwave
Horizontal angle of detection* 27°** 42° 35°
Vertical angle of detection* ** 22° 22°
Light source Infrared flash Infrared LEDs White flash White flash
Flash range 15 m 10 m 6 m 6 m
Type of footage Still Video Still Still
Pixel resolution 2048 x 1536 640 x 480 2560 x 1920 2560 x 1920
Frames per second Up to 2 15 Single shot Single shot
*

Calculated using trigonometry based on detection zones as shown in Figure 2.

** For a camera set at ground height. Due to alignment of sensors the detection zone is wider for a camera mounted higher [20].