Well, it’s finally happened – Cooper is now shooting with a Video Cat Cam! We’ve been working on getting it up and running for a couple of weeks and today he went outside with it for the first time. It’s about the same size as his still photo camera, very lightweight, and doesn’t seem to bother him at all when he’s wearing it.
We currently have the Video Cat Cam set to shoot video for 2 minutes then sleep for 2 minutes. It’s really interesting to watch the unedited footage – such a different experience than going through the still photos from his original camera.
In this video you’ll see Cooper spy on some dogs being walked, leap up on top of an 8-foot fence and enter his cat door to eat an afternoon snack.
Many of you who have been following Cooper’s work over the years have noticed that he’s not shot any photos of “wild” animals in the neighborhood. We think the video camera is going to be our best opportunity to see birds and squirrels as Cooper lurks in the bushes.
Next time he goes out to shoot video we plan to change the camera settings to shoot 1 minute and sleep for 3 minutes to give him a greater chance of actually moving – he spends a lot of time in one hiding spot before moving on to the next!
The camera came from our friends at Mr Lee’s Cat Cam who are also the makers of Cooper’s original camera.
Cooper is currently attacking the Christmas tree. You can look forward to video footage of him being squirted with the spray bottle and shown to the door.
thank u very much.. very very good post, cooper!
Would be really interesting to see your traffic spike after all this publicity, Cooper!
This is a great quote. I am THE worst offender of typing up half of the page. No matter what, it always runs away from two.
I own the flip ultra and I love it, however having to constantly charge the little batterys gets annoying…
Hi Kids, what wonderful pictures of the baby. Cooper is a talented photographer. You two must be so proud of Cameron. He is just a beautiful little boy. I think that when we saw you in March you must have been trying or suspicious huh? Well we are really happy for you and please let me know if there is something you need for the baby because we want to send you a gift. All our love, Aunt Pam and Uncle Joe
I really enjoyed the video of you walking home, through the cat door! cute!
Always a favorite artist to check up on. Keep up the good work Cooper!
Ya know, when we had cats, we used to anchor our Christmas tree on two sides in a corner with cables and mollies – then put unbreakable ornaments on it. That way your Christmas tree can with stand anything a cat can dish out!
Cooper, you’re a genius! Well, except for that Christmas tree stuff…my Murphy decided he liked the tree so much that I had to take it down again last night 🙁
Cooper you are so tech savvy!! You always can bring a smile to my face!
Have a great Caturday!