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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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  1. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    That's interesting, thanks. I own a normal (white) torch, yet have looked at better models with red and/or green light, for bat watching. So far I've focused on TE with my (basic) Ciel. It has no separate (left/right) audio channels like the Pettersson D240X. I have no other model to compare...
  2. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    A French dealer has published a comparison of the EMT microphones, those graphics (visible if you scroll down) show major advantages for the PRO mainly in the 85-120 kHz range. Looking at the "signal to noise ratio", sensitivity and noise, it seems to me I should be able to capture my German...
  3. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    I bought a used Moto G5 phone and two batteries for €50. Maybe not a wise decision. I had read it should work with the EMT2, not necessarily with the PRO. But one commenter wrote: "The latest app update is now allowing my Echo Meter Touch 2 Pro module to work on my discount Moto E4." Wouldn't...
  4. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    About 5 degrees Celsius here. Today I met five Common pips (each circling around its "own" street lamp) and one 38-39 kHz bat, probably Nathusius's pip, close to my house. Confirms what I found in autumn 2014 - this bridge is a nath favourite. This year I plan to check when they leave the city...
  5. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    I'll reply in more detail on the % of ID and the available systems. Species: right now I focus on the Greater Mouse-eared. The Lesser Mouse-eared is extinct in Germany (ultra-rare even in Austria and Switzerland), ID via call should therefore be possible. Actually seeing it would be a nice...
  6. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    German professionals are using mainly a D240X or D500X (Pettersson), for remote recordings often a batcorder (ecoobs). On third place: Elekon's Batlogger. Only very rarely appears the Echo Meter Touch in German papers on species protection inspections. How could it be a serious tool? In...
  7. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    I agree GPS tagging would be nice. The Anabat Scout (announced for 2019) will also have GPS, but not automated ID. A short extension cable + tape might help?! Also useful: phone with headphone jack and micro-USB on opposite sides, to avoid a conflict. Exchangable batteries - GPS sucks a lot of...
  8. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    The EMT2 came out in late 2017, so I had expected to find more sample files. Finally I had luck where I should have looked first. The Wildlife Acoustics website offers sample recordings of the EMT (original model), the EMT2 and the EMT2PRO for download. Apparently a simultaneous recording of the...
  9. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    I'll continue to post some thoughts on the M500 / M500-384 and the EMT2 (Pro) in this thread. These mics are small, but powerful and are surprisingly often mentioned in serious bat studies. According to the Pettersson website, the M500 and M500-384 use "the same advanced electret microphone...
  10. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    I've considered a headlamp instead of a torch, to save one hand. It could look odd in the city... maybe O.K. when I visit a lonely place. Routine/workflow: A review by Dean Waters called the Pettersson M500 an "amazing piece of kit", yet still had doubts: That's why I liked the Dutch review...
  11. HermitIbis

    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    In 2014 I bought a Ciel Micro Trio and am still pleased with this device. Even this simple set-up requires more than two hands, if I want to use a torch & record a call at the same time. Adding an Echo Meter Touch 2 seems counterintuitive at first. To quote Peter Jones from my 2014 thread...
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