Method and system for a trail camera with modular Fresnel lenses
A cellular trail camera system is disclosed and may include a housing; a mounting bracket for mounting the camera; a visible sensor; an infrared sensor; and a plurality of Fresnel lenses each operable to be individually mounted to or with the infrared sensor and to focus infrared light to the infrared sensor from a different direction. One of the Fresnel lenses may be mounted to or with the housing during operation. The housing may include a wireless transceiver, which may communicate via a cellular network. The camera may communicate with a wireless communication device via the wireless transceiver. The camera may communicate images and/or video to the wireless device. The infrared sensor may include a plurality of elements. The camera may be powered by a solar cell that is mounted on the camera or remote from the camera. The visible sensor may be activated when the infrared sensor detects a heat-generating object.
1. A camera system, comprising:
a camera; and
a plurality of Fresnel lenses;
wherein the camera comprises:
a visible sensor;
a visible lens operable to provide the visible sensor with a visible field-of-view;
an infrared sensor; and
a lens of the plurality of lenses mounted to or with the infrared sensor and operable to direct infrared light in a sensor field-of-view to the infrared sensor;
wherein each lens of the plurality of Fresnel lenses is operable to:
be individually mounted to or with the infrared sensor; and
direct infrared light to the infrared sensor from a field-of-view specific to the respective lens when mounted to or with the infrared sensor; and
wherein the camera is operable to:
present a visual depiction of the sensor field-of-view for the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor in relation to the visible field-of-view of the visible sensor;
receive, from a wireless device via a wireless transceiver of the camera, a code associated with the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor; and
present the visual depiction of the sensor field-of-view for the lens based on the received code.
2. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver is operable to communicate via a cellular network.
3. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the camera is operable to present the visual depiction of the sensor field-of-view to a wireless device via the wireless transceiver of the camera.
4. The camera system of claim 3 , wherein the camera is operable to communicate images and/or video captured per the visible field-of-view to the wireless device.
5. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the infrared sensor comprises a plurality of elements.
6. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the camera is powered by a solar cell that is mounted on the camera or remote from the camera.
7. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the visible sensor is activated when the infrared sensor detects a heat-generating object in the sensor field-of-view provided by the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor.
8. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the Fresnel lens comprises plastic.
9. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the camera comprises one or more antennas.
10. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the visual depiction comprises a depiction of the sensor field-of-view for the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor over images and/or video captured per the visible field-of-view.
11. A method for remote imaging, the method comprising:
identifying, with a camera, a lens from a plurality of Fresnel lenses that is mounted to or with an infrared sensor of the camera;
directing, with the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor, infrared light in a sensor field-of-view of the lens to the infrared sensor; and
presenting, via the camera, a visual depiction of the sensor field-of-view for the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor in relation to a visible field-of-view of the camera; and
wherein identifying the lens comprises scanning a code associated with the lens and identifying the lens based on the scanned code.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein presenting the visual depiction comprising wirelessly transmitting the visual depiction from the camera to a wireless device.
13. The method of claim 12 , comprising wirelessly transmitting, from the camera, images and/or video captured by the camera per the visible field-of-view to the wireless device.
14. The method of claim 11 , comprising capturing images and/or video in response to the infrared sensor detecting a heat-generating object in the sensor field-of-view provided by the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the visual depiction comprises a depiction of the sensor field-of-view for the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor over images and/or video captured per the visible field-of-view.
16. A method for remote imaging, the method comprising:
identifying, with a camera, a lens from a plurality of Fresnel lenses that is mounted to or with an infrared sensor of the camera;
directing, with the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor, infrared light in a sensor field-of-view of the lens to the infrared sensor; and
presenting, via the camera, a visual depiction of the sensor field-of-view for the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor in relation to a visible field-of-view of the camera; and
wirelessly receiving, with the camera, a code associated with the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor; and
wherein identifying the lens comprises identifying the lens based on the received code.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the visual depiction comprises a depiction of the sensor field-of-view for the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor over images and/or video captured per the visible field-of-view.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein presenting the visual depiction comprising wirelessly transmitting the visual depiction from the camera to a wireless device.
19. The method of claim 18 , comprising wirelessly transmitting, from the camera, images and/or video captured by the camera per the visible field-of-view to the wireless device.
20. The method of claim 16 , comprising capturing images and/or video in response to the infrared sensor detecting a heat-generating object in the sensor field-of-view provided by the lens mounted to or with the infrared sensor.