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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: HoofsandWings on August 25, 2013, 05:26:27 PM

Title: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: HoofsandWings on August 25, 2013, 05:26:27 PM: I marched through the woods and found a spot. Mounted the camera to a tree and powered up the camera only to find, I must have left the power on while in storage. The battery meter said 10 percent.
Hopefully, before the batteries die, I will get a picture or two.
I don't plan to go to the camera site until October. :bash:
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: bobcat on August 25, 2013, 05:29:44 PM: If the batteries are only at 10%, I would be surprised if it even stays on through the night. Once they get down to 50 to 60 percent, the camera will just shut itself off.
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: Wea300mag on August 25, 2013, 05:30:50 PM: Agreed, that's critically low for a trailcam.
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: HoofsandWings on August 25, 2013, 05:36:22 PM: Thanks, I think. Eight hour round trip to no good.
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 25, 2013, 07:51:58 PM: Quote from: bobcat on August 25, 2013, 05:29:44 PM
If the batteries are only at 10%, I would be surprised if it even stays on through the night. Once they get down to 50 to 60 percent, the camera will just shut itself off.

I am running a wildgame innovations trail cam that has said under half for 4 weeks now. still going strong.
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: billythekidrock on August 25, 2013, 08:11:51 PM: Quote from: BULLBLASTER on August 25, 2013, 07:51:58 PM
Quote from: bobcat on August 25, 2013, 05:29:44 PM
If the batteries are only at 10%, I would be surprised if it even stays on through the night. Once they get down to 50 to 60 percent, the camera will just shut itself off.

I am running a wildgame innovations trail cam that has said under half for 4 weeks now. still going strong.

That is actually very good. All the Moutries I have had died at about 50% and my Wildviews did about the same.

This week my Bushnell HD (with 12 Lith bats) died when just 7 days ago it said full battery life. It only took 189 videos and went from full battery to dead halfway through the soak.
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: bobcat on August 25, 2013, 08:13:54 PM: Quote from: BULLBLASTER on August 25, 2013, 07:51:58 PM
Quote from: bobcat on August 25, 2013, 05:29:44 PM
If the batteries are only at 10%, I would be surprised if it even stays on through the night. Once they get down to 50 to 60 percent, the camera will just shut itself off.

I am running a wildgame innovations trail cam that has said under half for 4 weeks now. still going strong.

Okay, well it does depend on the camera, but at 10% I'd have very little confidence in it staying on for very long. Usually what happens is at night when it gets cold and the batteries are putting out less voltage, the camera will turn itself off.

I don't like leaving any cameras out with batteries that show 50% or less. This time of year it's not quite as critical, because the overnight temperaturres aren't that low.

Just my observations. Don't claim to be any kind of expert.
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 26, 2013, 09:08:21 AM: Agreed bobcat. I am kind of testing this cam. It takes 12 AA batteries and I put regular duracells in it in april when I bought it and it is still running those. :yike: I want to see how long it goes. Once dead ill replace with lithiums.
Title: Re: Placed my 2nd camera, but a little, tiny wrinkle
Post by: Elkrunner on August 26, 2013, 09:53:31 AM: video drains your batteries faster.