Tascos...

[Button Nubbs]

I bought e tasco 3.0's of amazon a couple months ago and planned on going and putting them out this weekend. Take the 1st one out of the package and everything works great! Pull the second one out and it won't turn on

I guess that's what I get for buying cheap...

[bobcat]

The batteries are kind of a pain to put in. Did you make sure they're making contact on both ends? I've also got two of them and haven't got pictures of any game with them yet. But mostly it's because I really haven't tried that hard yet. I've got my Moultries in the good spots right now. I thought about putting a Tasco on the same tree as one of my Moultries so I can compare.

[Button Nubbs]

Doh! Thanks bobcat! Had to push the batteries down hard to get contact. I was bummed! I'm lookin forward to puttin them out! They're my first cams.

[bobcat]

The other thing you'll notice, is that it's impossible, or nearly impossible, to turn the power off. When you turn them on, and wait a few seconds, they just go to "sleep". You're supposed to be able to hold the power button to power off, but it hasn't worked for me. So what I do is just pull one battery back so it's not making contact at one end. It's really a pain though, because then you have to reset the date and time, and maybe some of your other settings. Another thing- I think the range of the flash is pretty short, so be careful with your placement of the camera. Be sure the animals are going to be fairly close, preferably within about 15 feet, if you're expecting to get night time pictures. The reason I say this is the only pictures my Tascos have taken, other than of myself, have been at night, and all I could see were eyes glowing. I'm really starting to like my Moultries the more I play around with these Tascos. But if they'll take pictures once I get them set in the right spots, then I will be happy. For only $40 I don't expect much. And if they get stolen it won't be the end of the world.

[Button Nubbs]

Thanks again bobcat.

I just put both cams out today in some pretty promising looking areas. What kind of battery life are you guys getting out of the tascos?

[Ironhead]

I have had mine out for 2 months but they have only taken  a 100 pics or so and only 15 of those with the flash.

[billythekidrock]

Be sure the animals are going to be fairly close, preferably within about 15 feet, if you're expecting to get night time pictures. The reason I say this is the only pictures my Tascos have taken, other than of myself, have been at night, and all I could see were eyes glowing.

Have you tried "instant fix" in PS on the dark photos?

[bobcat]

Be sure the animals are going to be fairly close, preferably within about 15 feet, if you're expecting to get night time pictures. The reason I say this is the only pictures my Tascos have taken, other than of myself, have been at night, and all I could see were eyes glowing.

Have you tried "instant fix" in PS on the dark photos?

No I have not. But I will try to remember that for next time I get a dark picture.

[bobcat]

I checked my Tasco today. It had been out for 3 weeks. I actually got 29 pictures of deer, so I'm pretty happy with it. I'm beginning to think it was worth the $40 I paid for it. The night time pictures still aren't the best. It's obviously just that the flash doesn't have a lot of range. But I did get a few night time pictures where the deer was close, and they turned out good.

[bobcat]

A few more...

[bobcat]

And still more...

[Button Nubbs]

Good stuff bobcat! Thanks!

[Curly]

Cool pics Bob, but I wish you'd resize them.......they take forever to load.

[iRem]

Your right, not much for a night time look, but the day time pics look great! Especially with a little buck in the area!!

[bobcat]

Did anyone notice something odd in the second set of pictures I posted? The deer in the 3rd and 4th pictures of that set has what could be the beginnings of an antler but the angle seems kind of off, and I only see one.