Professional zip-line automatic photography solution

<p >Hey there guys. I´m looking for an automatic photography solution for a zip-line (Tyrolean traverse) where i will put 2 or 3 fixed cameras and then upload the pictures to a computer (probably vía sd-wifi cards or something like that) to show to the tourist and print them or record them to a cd.<br>

I´ve been thinking on using HD Hero 2 cameras, you can set the camera to take pictures at different intervals (but this poses a problem when there is nobody propelled through the cable, maybe a movement sensor will be needed?)<br>

Gopro is making a wifi with battery pack that will be available soon to remotely control the cameras.<br>

Camera<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-hero2-outdoor-edition/" target="_blank">http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-hero2-outdoor-edition/</a><br />Wifi and remote pack<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://gopro.com/hd-hero-accessories/wi-fi-bacpac-remote-combo/?smtNoRedir=1" target="_blank">http://gopro.com/...-hero-accessories/wi-fi-bacpac-remote-combo/?smtNoRedir=1</a><br>

I don't know if there are any other solutions like this preferably wi-fi, also i don't know how to deal with the power (so they cameras are constantly on).</p>

<p >Thanks for your advice.</p>

 

<p>Seems like you could use one of those 'Game Cameras' that hunters and researchers put next to game trails. ( http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse.cmd?N=1100176 ) They have flash and motion sensors so that part of the problem would be taken care of...</p>

<p>The WiFi part is a little problematic... There's a company called Eye-Fi ( http://www.eye.fi/ )that makes a product which combines a wifi card with a memory card, all in an SD form factor...</p>

<p>Thanks Bob I will keep researching!</p>

<p>Amusement parks everywhere do this everyday, so I would google around to figure out who provides the service and equipment for them. It's such a huge business that I'm sure there are turn-key systems available. You should not need to reinvent the wheel. From what I've seen at Disney and elsewhere, there is usually a camera and one or two studio strobes mounted in weatherproof housings. There is either a photocell or some type of switch of the track for the ride. When the car/train/rollercoasts/whatever comes by, it trips the camera. It's definitely not manually tripped or and they're not using hunting cameras. From there the camera image is either hard-wired or wi-fi'd down to computers that throw the pictures up on video monitors for viewing, put a number on the screen to order by, and link to high-speed dye-sub printers. I'm sure it's all linked to the cash registers and backroom computers as well so all the high-school kids running the counter have to do is touch a touchscreen and maybe swipe a credit card. This is all set up by techies and then run by minimum wage kids, no photographers involved.</p>

<p>just googled "theme park photography solution" and found four companies that offer this service, including Kodak. Go take a look.</p>