"The camera's 150-degree field of view is wider than that of a typical bird feeder camera, and it helps to capture all angles of what's really the Aura's signature feature-a wraparound perch with little platforms on the left and right sides."
"Portrait mode (the camera mounted on its side) allows for greater detail in photos, but it wasn't always successful at capturing all the action, depending on where a bird stood."
"To offer users 'Limited Free AI' without monthly subscription fees, our bird ID algorithm is hardcoded directly into the device's hardware. Because this on-device neural network was trained exclusively on horizontal dataset."
The Aura bird feeder camera is easy to assemble and offers both fence and pole mounting options to prevent squirrel damage. It captures 4-MP photos and 2.5K Ultra HD video, with a 150-degree field of view. The camera features a wraparound perch with platforms for horizontal and vertical mounting. However, when in portrait mode, the AI identification feature does not function, as the algorithm is designed for horizontal use only, limiting its effectiveness in that orientation.
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