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Sounds good - I’ll look out for them.

Hi Philip, it sounds as though the time lapse feature is enabled. Make sure Timelapse is off and monitoring period is off. The camera should not be taking any videos at all unless triggered. Could you watch again my run-through of all the settings to make sure nothing is selected that shouldn’t be.

@@paultreviews thank you Paul I will try what you suggest and see how I get on. Most appreciated. 🙏

Hi again Paul. Sorry to be a bit of a bother. I’ve done what you suggested and these are my settings: Mode = video, PIR interval = 00.30, PIR setting = high. Time lapse = off, loop Recording = off. IR LED = medium, low battery at night = no shutting, monitoring period = off, Side PIR = on, Frequency = 50 Hz, Image size = 36M pict, Number Pictures = 2, shutter speed 1/30 resolution = 2K P30, record = audio. But unfortunately still not recording on activation. Could this be a faulty unit maybe? Philip

Your settings seem fine. When you turn ‘on’ to activate - does it give a countdown on the screen? Once it has counted down - usually only 5 seconds - it should be primed and then activate once the sensors sense something. If it isn’t, then something is not right. First try a hard reset. There is a small hole somewhere (I’m away at the moment so can’t check exactly where) it’s near the base. Press the end of a paper clip into the hole to reset. Then check that no settings have changed then try again. If it is still recording video at set intervals and not recording when you wave your hand in front of it, then I’d contact the manufacturer to see what they say and/or get a replacement from where you bought it.

@@paultreviews hi Paul. I did the hard reset and it still doesn’t activate to movement. So we have just returned it to the supplier. Determined to get another one (that works 😁) so thank you very much for all your help. Philip

Thank you Oscar, I am really pleased my review was helpful. Enjoy your new camera, I am sure you have a lot of interesting wildlife in Bulgaria.

I think all batteries go dead if left alone in deep Winter unless you have a solar panel

Never mind. It’s lithium. It’ll be fine

Grazie mille! 👍

Thank you - it’s appreciated. I agree - 30fps is a minimum I want as well.

Yes - you’re correct.

I would agree that there is no difference. This one is now updated with a USB-C socket.

Hi! Unfortunately there is a problem with no 100% solution. Low glow give off some red light which is visible to animals. My badgers and hedgehogs don't care about this but my foxes do. Actually foxes are jumpy about everything - not just red lights. However some of the no glow (940nm) trail cameras actually also give off some light at least initially...which has puzzled me - however 940nm's don't give the crisp night time quality of the 850s and indeed look rather 'hazy' to me. I haven't come across a trail camera that instantly starts recording as an animal comes into view of the sensors. It's probably partly to with the fact the sensor needs both movement and heat difference (I believe). Also I suppose it also depends on the distance between the animals and the camera. Are you setting the cameras to take stills or video? I find still images too hit and miss to be useful and so I take a still image off the video if I need one. I set the cameras to record for 60 seconds so I often catch the animal as it comes into frame for the second time as it gains confidence and circles round. I'm sorry I don't have a cast iron solution. I don't know your situation but I've seen some people actually lighting the scene so the cameras don't need LEDs and then they shoot in colour as an added advantage. I don't know too much about the Acorns but don't they use a white light and shoot in colour?

As you need plenty of power as your cameras are in the woods, I’d agree that an integrated solar panel plus backup batteries would be ideal. Check out my other reviews - particularly my last one of the CY95 - I also show the back of the camera to give a really good idea of its possibilities. Solar Trail Camera Ceyomur CY95 - Full Review th-cam.com/video/T0jnTp8Whm8/w-d-xo.html

Thank you - I appreciate your comment.

That’s very nice of you. I always enjoy watching the animals use my garden.

You’re welcome. 👍

I am so pleased my video was useful to you and thank you for letting me know. 👍🌻

I've just checked my app with the T180 and I only have 'PIR Interval' I'm using the GameCameraPro app with my T180. I wonder if you have a more up-to-date camera using a more recent app? I really can't think of another interval setting except the shooting interval when using the timelapse mode.

Hello, no - there’s no optical zoom. It’s a fixed focal length 120 degree lens.

Sounds like a great little trip - you’ve got so much wildlife you can realistically see on a short trip. To see a stoat here you’d have to go on a really long holiday and be really lucky - I haven’t seen one in years. It is handy that the hedgehogs are the only visitor to know what to do with the pots. Means the cats aren’t attracted.

Hi Stephen, yes - it’s a great little tripod. I have an Amazon link to it in the description below this video.

@@paultreviews thanks Paul now ordered

Excellent - I really like these ‘bendy’ tripods.

Thank you for that interesting update. I really wish they’d increase the audio volume and also put the microphone on the front of the camera to increase clarity.

Glad you enjoyed my nocturnal visitors 👍

Those magpies are pretty quick - is your camera picking them up? If the cats are showing up for the biscuits - get yourself a terrine and saucer like mine - the cats that show up in my garden have never figured out how to get to the food - or maybe they’re too well fed at home?? Billy’s a great guy - if you know what I mean 😀

@@paultreviews yes I’m going to try your method, I’m just leaving it all out exposed (a bit like Billy😜) and something’s nicking it. I have lots of videos where nothing is on them and I don’t actually know what initially set the sensors off🤔

Ah yes, the ‘Billy’ method! 😆 I suggest you put the camera closer to the bait. Sometimes cameras don’t sense a really small animal. I know it might be too close to be sharp but you stand a better chance of something recording to see what it is. With the terrine, it’ll slow things up to give the camera more chance. I presume you have ‘sensitivity’ set to ‘high’ Good luck!

@@paultreviews well, I did have it set to high but then I found plants on windy days were setting it off. Now I’m on medium. I’m struggling to find a spot in my plant packed garden where there aren’t any flappy easily wind affected plants in the backdrop! 🙄 I have uploaded a cute video of a squirrel who likes to look into the camera a lot. He’s sweet, it’s a shame he’s not red! I used to have loads of red squirrels here until about 5-6 years ago! 😔

My goodness - I’ve just watched your squirrel video. The quality is fantastic and you are pretty artistic…I just love the composition and your setting. Squirrel bit of a poseur which is great. Yes. it can be annoying when the waving vegetation keeps setting the camera off. But your setting is so beautiful and with water so you must get some interesting animals arriving for a drink at some stage. Such a shame you don’t get the red squirrels anymore.

Glad you enjoyed my little visitors. I’m just off out right now to put a little food out.

Thank you - it’s appreciated.

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Cheers, glad you enjoyed it

Glad my review was helpful. This is indeed a good camera. Yes, it shoots at 4K 30 fps. The 46mp stills will almost certainly be interpolated, I would say it’s a native 8 or 12 mp. Having said that, the stills are fine and I never set higher than 12mp on any of my trail cameras. In reality I only shoot video as stills are really hit and miss as to positioning of the animal - best to shoot video at 4K and then take a still from the video if you need stills. You will then get a 3840x2160 still which comes out at 8mp. Of course if for some reason you need a higher mp still, then just interpolate yourself afterwards. This camera is virtually the same as the CY95 that I have also reviewed.

@@paultreviews Thanks for such a quick and comprehensive reply. I was initially looking at cameras from Skypoint, Stealthcam and Bushnell. All cost 250-300€ and I was put off by their marketing using very vague and misleading info. Most of these were not truly 4k 30 fps. Thanks to your super info I discovered a few newer, better and cheaper cameras. I ended up buying the cy95 and got a deal on it for just 80€. I liked the idea of the wifi, the better image quality and the fact it was actually easier to obtain in Austria. Thanks again for your help.

@@dhg1960 enjoy your new camera - wow you got a good price as well!

You’ll be amazed at the quality of the video. With the latest sunny days all my solar trail cameras have topped up to 100% Enjoy your new camera.

Thanks for that - enjoy your new camera.

Glad my review was helpful- enjoy your new camera. 👍

Thank you! Like you - I prefer the sounds of nature.

That’s really interesting Mike - inventive too! Glad you liked the review.

That's a really good question and a bit of a dilemma. Someone else was thinking the same (see further down in the comments) and this is the reply I gave them: -------------------------------------------------- I know exactly what you mean - I am enthusiastic about both those cameras and either would be a really good buy. Let me try and make some differences: The picture quality is really good on both cameras but slightly better on the TC22 The audio is good on both but slightly better on the TC22 The TC22 uses the full size SD card which is less fiddly. The buttons are bigger on the TC22 and easier to use. HOWEVER: the CY95 can take AA batteries as a back up and indeed would work even if the internal battery failed, so could be really handy in the long-term. I much prefer the small, solid form factor of the CY95 - and I believe it’s more sensitive in detecting wildlife (at least in comparing the CY95 & TC22 cameras I have) - it doesn’t miss much and that’s really important. As a first time buyer I would suggest the CY95 and I wouldn’t be without mine - but I also really like the TC22!

It’s always exciting finding out what’s happening when you’re not there! Glad my review was useful to you.

No, it takes a lot of skill to have it change colour - I possess that skill.

I know exactly what you mean - I am enthusiastic about both those cameras and either would be a really good buy. Let me try and make some differences: The picture quality is really good on both cameras but slightly better on the TC22 The audio is good on both but slightly better on the TC22 The TC22 uses the full size SD card which is less fiddly. The buttons are bigger on the TC22 and a little easier to use. HOWEVER: the CY95 can take AA batteries as a back up and indeed would work even if the internal battery failed, so could be really handy in the long-term. I much prefer the small, solid form factor of the CY95 - and I believe it’s a touch more sensitive in detecting wildlife - it doesn’t miss much and that’s really important. As a first time buyer I would suggest the CY95 and I wouldn’t be without mine

Thank you. I've had an Acorn for a few years, but things have really moved on.​@@paultreviews

Absolutely - the image definition of these modern cameras is astounding.

And now I've ordered one!

Good time to put one out - as the days are long I’m getting the hedgehog visiting just after sunset and getting videos in colour for the first 10 minutes.

I’ve never seen that message before. Anything to do with the memory card I’d make sure I’ve downloaded any videos onto my computer and then format the card in the camera. See if the message comes up again. Try a different card - go to the set-up in the camera and format it and see if the problem is solved. Is the card a fast enough card?

Hi George, the camera simply shoots the stills. You have to load those stills into another piece of software, there are are number to choose from - many are free. I think iMovie is free. I use Davinci Resolve which also has a comprehensive free version.

@@paultreviews Thanks Paul, I'll look it up.

Glad you liked the review and thank you for the extra tip. I hadn’t realised that IR950 would be a different focus distance - useful info - thank you.

Thank you 👍

Brilliant - good choice of camera. Thank you for using my link - any questions just let me know. With these long days you might even get something in the early hours in colour.

Great choice - hope you enjoy them and the wildlife gives plenty of surprises. 👍

Just ordered mine as well! So exciting!!!!

I got my cams this morning yay 😊

@@Shad1965 so exciting!

@Shad1965 Let us know how it goes!

Hi Paul, I actually leave it on starlight and it does actually work. Because of the long days the hedgehog is arriving just on the limits of day/night and this camera records colour at twilight when my older cameras are already in B&W night mode. Shouldn’t make any difference if you set starlight or not - it should record full night video/photos when it gets fully dark. Test out nighttime to make sure your camera is working properly.

Just a thought - I suppose you have ‘monitoring time’ to ‘off’ so it’s in active mode day and night.

Got it sorted now. I think I used the setting "extra colour" at first so when I changed this to normal nighttime mode it worked fine - including the starlight shots as it got dark. I am impressed- It is a really good camera. Thanks to all for your help and suggestions.

You’re welcome - I am very pleased you like the incredible quality.

Well I will give that info as soon as I’m home in 5 days.

It’s a lot more than 30 seconds - I’ll let you know when I’m back home in 5 says. However you said ‘it lost me right there at a gap of 10 seconds.’ I too would prefer a much smaller interval between videos (it’s 5 seconds for photos) That’s why I set to longer videos (60 seconds) so there is no interval.

Great question! I am away this week so don’t have access to the cameras but I will get back to you by the weekend.

I’m not home yet to check but seem to remember it’s 180 seconds.

When you say ‘cameras’ do you mean the two lenses? One lens takes the daytime pictures and videos and the other does the night-time pictures and videos. Unfortunately the camera cannot take pictures and videos simultaneously. None of the trail cameras can do that. If you have set the camera to take both photos and videos then it first takes the number of photos you have set and then it takes a video. All trail cameras do it this way.

Everything you have said I agree 100%. If only the manufacturers would incorporate all these great features into one single camera!!! The audio on the TC22 is really good and I’m pretty satisfied with it - but I expected it to have the audio of the TC21 I had reviewed earlier, which as you say, is absolutely outstanding. But I don’t like the nighttime quality of no glow cameras. Give us It all in one ‘low glow’ camera - 4 back up batteries a la T180 would ideal. I hate buying 8 batteries for one camera with no internal battery.😆 I am going to write to the manufacturers with our ‘wants’ list. Just to add - the microphone on the TC22 is at the base like most trail cameras - the microphone on the TC21 is at the front. That could be why it’s so good - it’s pointing at the action.

You are correct - all very confusing. I would say basically they are the same with one or two updates such as USB-C sockets on the later models. I use both the CY95 & T180 and treat them as though they are the exact same camera. I like them. The CY95 I have recently reviewed uses the Wildlife Cam app - which is a better app for connecting to WiFi as it cuts out a couple of tedious steps. Having said that I wouldn’t be surprised if the latest T180 is using it as well now. CY95 is from Ceyomur and the T180 from CamPark although the name Voopeek has recently appeared for CamPark cameras.

That is THE question! I have asked the manufacturers and they say it is. I think it has a named Sony sensor. Can’t remember the name of it but it might be in the manual that can be found online. My view is that it could well be native 4K (well UHD to be pedantic 😀) Either way I’m pretty astonished at the daytime quality - and the night time is very good although maybe not 4K.

He is a beauty isn’t he! I know the badger groups round here and the nearest sett we know of is nearly a mile away - he used to come every night. I have placed cameras at the setts - when I get some time I’ll put some footage together for this channel. The badger mums are so attentive when the young first leave the sett for their first view of the world.

@@paultreviews that’ll be great. I know there are definitely badgers in the wood adjacent to my property and that they visit my garden sometimes. I can’t wait to get that trail cam!!!!!!!!

A few peanuts in front of a trail camera will reveal all.