Post by: millerwheeler on December 19, 2023, 05:25:23 PM
Thank you for feedback
Post by: spoonman on December 19, 2023, 05:39:54 PM
Post by: millerwheeler on December 19, 2023, 05:41:42 PM
I have SPYPOINT Flex and Tactacam reveal X and I like the pic and video quality better on the Tactacam. Both have similar plans. The SPYPOINT has a free plan though. The Tactacam is a bit more adjustable in the settings.
Had any issues with either ? Cams would be up 6 months or so if they came down at all
Post by: Sir5Lboy on December 19, 2023, 05:51:25 PM
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Post by: Sir5Lboy on December 19, 2023, 06:01:49 PM
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Post by: pickardjw on December 19, 2023, 06:52:47 PM
I only say “had” because they’re still out there and dead waiting for retrieval. One lasted July 4th to December 3rd, but didn’t get much action. The other two lasted mid-July to early October but got hammered. Had to set them to 5 minute delay after the first few days and still got 50+ photos some days. the overage protection with the Tacticam plan is nice. Would buy again.
Post by: Sir5Lboy on December 19, 2023, 07:28:03 PM
I’ve had 3 tacticam reveals. They’ve been great, haven’t had an issue with them which can’t be said for my buddy’s Stealth Cam cellulars.I’ve been quite pleased as well. The pro model is perfect I think
I only say “had” because they’re still out there and dead waiting for retrieval. One lasted July 4th to December 3rd, but didn’t get much action. The other two lasted mid-July to early October but got hammered. Had to set them to 5 minute delay after the first few days and still got 50+ photos some days. the overage protection with the Tacticam plan is nice. Would buy again.
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Post by: 92xj on December 19, 2023, 07:52:08 PM
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Post by: TommyH on December 19, 2023, 08:24:21 PM
Think I’m at $23 a month with 2 cams unlimited plus on demand picture. Don’t get a coffee couple times a month and call it a day.
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I’ll probably go with the tacticams, 1 for now and probably add some more at some point. I haven’t researched it enough but I was curious if there was other brands that had a better plan/price for multiple cams on the same account.
Post by: Rainier10 on December 19, 2023, 08:25:58 PM
Post by: TommyH on December 19, 2023, 08:29:04 PM
I’m running six spypoints. I really like the flex with solar panel.
What’s the cost for running 6?
Post by: emac on December 19, 2023, 08:38:29 PM
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Post by: Rainier10 on December 19, 2023, 08:43:27 PM
$10 a months per cam and unlimited photos.I’m running six spypoints. I really like the flex with solar panel.
What’s the cost for running 6?
I may switch plans based on the number of photos I’m getting each month on them.
$7 for 1,000 photos a month
$4 for 250 photos a month
$0 for 100 photos a month
I have had one go bad but they replaced it for free.
Post by: BreezyBear on December 19, 2023, 09:04:49 PM
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Post by: Sir5Lboy on December 19, 2023, 09:25:32 PM
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Post by: TommyH on December 19, 2023, 09:39:22 PM
Go Tactacam and you won’t regret it, man. Trust me
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You had some great critters coming in.. did you have a ringtone set specifically for the cam notification? Lol
Post by: Sir5Lboy on December 20, 2023, 02:58:21 AM
Haha no, if I did have the ringtone on it would be going off ALOT!Go Tactacam and you won’t regret it, man. Trust me
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You had some great critters coming in.. did you have a ringtone set specifically for the cam notification? Lol
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Post by: millerwheeler on December 20, 2023, 08:50:39 AM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 20, 2023, 08:54:57 AM
Gotta chk out Tactacam….
Post by: pickardjw on December 20, 2023, 09:10:23 AM
When we set stealthcams, we have to use the on-demand photo and wait 5 minutes for it to show up in the app. Less efficient.
Post by: hughjorgan on December 20, 2023, 09:28:20 AM
Post by: Sir5Lboy on December 20, 2023, 09:44:00 AM
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Post by: ASHQUACK on December 20, 2023, 09:51:59 AM
Post by: hunter399 on December 20, 2023, 10:56:16 AM
I have a couple spypoint flex cameras. Running aa batteries (coppertop) they only lasted a couple days. I was getting at least 300 pics a day on one camera. Worked great for the 1st 2 months then started getting notifications that my SD card was bad. Worked through that issue with their customer service. I get decent pictures not great just decent. I have switched out to the rechargeable lit22 battery and am on week 3 and still at mid 70% battery life. I'm guessing that it will make it through January and I'll have to recharge it. I am still getting 3-500 pics a day and it transmits every 2 hours. I bought mine through Costco for 79.00 each and they came with batteries, ram mount SD card and strap. Decent deal for that setup. Checkout the Facebook groups dedicated to the cameras. That'll give you a good idea what your in store for.I had the same problems with a Moultrie cell cam a few years ago.
Batterys drained.
Not sending all pics.
Bad cell service.
Having to go out and troubleshoot all the time.
Even had the extra battery with solar power.
Which is the point of having a cell cam is ,I don't wanna go out to the tree all the time.
Then the commission has talks about banning the use of cell cams.
So my desire to reinvest at this point is gone.
I'll stick to my beater cams.
Post by: millerwheeler on December 21, 2023, 07:36:21 PM
Post by: 92xj on December 21, 2023, 08:42:54 PM
Post by: millerwheeler on December 21, 2023, 08:44:28 PM
I’m a day 51 with two tactacam pros in the far NE. Averaging around 150-200 pics every 24 hours. Sending those pics to the app twice a day. Running lithium AAs from walmart. Currently they are reading 60% and 70%. It’s warm there now at 32 degrees but has been down in the lower 20s and high teens a few times so far.
Appreciate the feedback
Post by: highside74 on December 21, 2023, 08:53:58 PM
Post by: hunter399 on December 22, 2023, 12:04:21 AM
Huh ,maybe if I ever reinvest,I'll go that direction.
Moultrie sucked for me anyway.
Post by: spoonman on December 22, 2023, 05:22:57 AM
I have SPYPOINT Flex and Tactacam reveal X and I like the pic and video quality better on the Tactacam. Both have similar plans. The SPYPOINT has a free plan though. The Tactacam is a bit more adjustable in the settings.
Had any issues with either ? Cams would be up 6 months or so if they came down at all
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I had one issue with a Tactacam pro eating batteries. I have 6 Tactacams and that was the only one that gave me an issue. I returned it to Cabela’s and got the same model and it’s been fine. Most cams have been up since at least May.
Post by: huntnnw on December 22, 2023, 09:34:00 AM
Post by: highside74 on December 22, 2023, 09:59:16 AM
My Tactacam with solar panel in warmer months goes months. Cold months it will drain lithiums and a solar panel in 3 days or less.
Once the solar panel gets to the point that its draining your AA's like that you need to take the solar panel home abs charge it over night. They recommend doing that every couple months regardless. Hope this helps.
Post by: kentrek on December 22, 2023, 10:29:58 AM
Sounds like tactacam and spypoint are top of line here.
Huh ,maybe if I ever reinvest,I'll go that direction.
Moultrie sucked for me anyway.
My spypoints didn't last two years
The tacticam seems like a good middle ground on price vs performance to the point we went all tacticam vs Spartans and we could double our cameras...out of the roughly 30 tacticams we didn't have any failures during the fall months.. had 1 die during the summer
Spartans are sweet but pricey, killer image quality
Post by: Sir5Lboy on December 22, 2023, 10:35:21 AM
Idk about other cell cam apps but I really enjoy the app and operability that comes with the Tactacams. Easy and everything were it should be.Sounds like tactacam and spypoint are top of line here.
Huh ,maybe if I ever reinvest,I'll go that direction.
Moultrie sucked for me anyway.
My spypoints didn't last two years
The tacticam seems like a good middle ground on price vs performance to the point we went all tacticam vs Spartans and we could double our cameras...out of the roughly 30 tacticams we didn't have any failures during the fall months.. had 1 die during the summer
Spartans are sweet but pricey, killer image quality
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 22, 2023, 01:07:21 PM
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Post by: kentrek on December 22, 2023, 03:22:08 PM
Just ordered tactacam 2-pak Gen 2 which included battery pack, sim cards, solar charges for each. Not the cheapest option should get me going I hope! Picked up 80 acres tomberland and be nice to take a look at it once in awhile.
Where did you order it from ? I was going to order this year's cameras with the battery pack to hopefully cut down AA costs
Post by: huntnnw on December 22, 2023, 08:23:45 PM
My Tactacam with solar panel in warmer months goes months. Cold months it will drain lithiums and a solar panel in 3 days or less.
Once the solar panel gets to the point that its draining your AA's like that you need to take the solar panel home abs charge it over night. They recommend doing that every couple months regardless. Hope this helps.
Done that several times. It won’t charge overnight. Usually in less than 2 hours it’s fully charged.
Post by: Remington Outdoors on January 21, 2024, 02:02:35 PM