Trail Camera Not Working? TRY THIS! Common problems solved: Easy troubleshooting and solutions!
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Excellent trouble shooting tips bud ! Thanks for sharing . You’ve just saved more than one person the frustration of a trail cam not working right
Haha! Hopefully. Thanks for watching Wyatt. I appreciate it 👍
Great video and excellent tips, the inconsistent night time videos was my biggest issue, it would drive me nuts lol, I suspected it was battery related but I wasn't for sure, thanks for clearing this up! 👍👍
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. 👍
Great troubleshooting tips and tricks, Dave! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
I always appreciate you watching. Thanks Matt 👍
Wow!!! First problem is what's been driving us crazy. My boy just got a lynx in his cam last night , but all 1 second clips instead of 30. Thanks for the vid!
I appreciate you watching! Glad I could help 👍
If your battery meter says fifty percent or less ,,the night videos will be shortened automatically by the camera itself ,,also I might add that most manufacturers do not recommend lithium batteries and some say to never use anything but alkaline
Nicely done, Mr. HuntingFarmer! I've only had issues with one trail camera. It was one of those that supposed to be 4K... ha, right. Anyway, when you go to the menu and "Shot lag", it is suppose to take picture(s) or video when the motion occurs, and then wait until however long you have the "Shot leg" set before catching anything else. Instead, at the end of the length of time you set the "Shot lag" it would take picture(s) or video. The only use it is good for is using it for time laps. Set the "Shot lag" for 30 minutes... every 30 minutes you get a picture, etc. The motion detection didn't work at all. The company was good to respond to the emails, but never offered my money back or a replacement.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience 👍
I will definitely start formatting the SD card when I put it in the camera. That makes good sense to me. I had been formatting on the laptop but adding this step is a good idea. I laughed at your “shameless” battery review video reference! Great video Dave! You are the Man!!
Haha! Thanks for watching Dave. I really appreciate your support and encouragement 👍
Excellent, I thought my camera wasn't working, then watched your video and just realised that I hadn't used it properly ( or read the booklet that comes with it) problem sorted I hope, have it all set up to record. Saved me from thinking it was broken.
I appreciate you watching. Enjoy your camera 👍
Many thanks Mr. Hunting Farmer. Solved my problem of camera not recording - my batteries were rapidly running out after camera activated. Put new rechargeables in and it works all night in my garden. Great to picking up Badgers, Foxes - and the odd Cat! Thanks again - I've made a note of some of your other tips too and have subscibed. Phil Edwards. Connah's Quay, Flintshire, North Wales. UK.
Thanks for posting a comprehensive troubleshooting video! This was the first place I came to when I searched. My problem was not seeing videos in infrared. I had gotten several nights of good results. I use lithium ion rechargeables in the 4K Vikeri. The camera battery charge indicator looked full, so that's why I sought an explanation. It may be that the rechargeable Li Ions give a false reading. I also had the included memory card go bad. But the night videos are amazing once again after recharging.
I’m not sure what’s happening with your cameras, but I would be suspicious of your batteries.
Yes, rechargeable liOn have a different behavior compared to standard lithium. They're 3.6V with electronics inside to reduce voltage to 1.5. They maintain a steady output of 1.5V and then drop off a cliff, whereas standard batteries reduce charge at a steady slope. Some electronics won't work at all with LiOn rechargeables. The camera seems to handle them, but the battery charge level is probably a shortcoming resulting from the rechargeable battery. I can use them in my DSLR camera just fine. Standard lithium batteries seem like they're the best in all situations.
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Some great information, thanks. We came across an issue where the camera resets the date. Even though the camera said the batteries were good, this turned out to be a battery issue too
Thanks for watching. Bad batteries can cause many headaches with trail cameras.
Great tips, Dave! I haven't had any issues (yet) with my cameras but these tips will help some day. :)
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Have a great day 👍
I've had lots of issues with short 1s night videos, and always assumed the camera was at fault due to only running cheaper cameras. But recently my favorite camera a 24mp Browning Dark Ops started acting up mid season! It's always been dependable year round until now so I hit the internet. My search brought me here and thankfully I just got a pack of lithiums last week so I believe they will have a new home shortly, thanks for the hot tip. This problem has been dogging my cameras for years now!
I appreciate you watching 👍
Great vid Dave.
One more tip: Trail cams don't work from behind a glass screen - no idea why but they just don't. I had set mine to operate from behind a window - no photos then I set it outside the window and it worked well.
Great video Dave.2 more Problems that I have run into r not using a Grade 10 SD card .Most the time the higher Dollar Trail camera need them .The other one I have had a few times is the camera not taking pictures at night.I found that the filter is plugged. So if u go in a dark room & turn the lights off for 10 to 15 seconds then turn them back on.Do that about 5 to 8 times.Your camera may take pictures at night again 👍
Good advice Pat. I appreciate you sharing your experience. You run more trail cameras than most people I know 😁👍
Very helpful. Thanks for giving us the batteries to use, very helpful.
Hi Dave, I had a problem with the Victure 100 Trail cam where the menu button would not work & another where the screen just showed as fuzzy dots after these cameras were used in my wood for 6 months to a year constantly. Just changing batteries and the cards when I needed too. I though these trail cams had broken so just put them in the garage for a couple of months. Just before I was about to throw them a way I double checked them and found the were both working properly again. I think that as they were out in all weathers & temperatures that some moisture had affected them inside. After leaving them in a warm dry environment for a wile seemed to rectify the problems I had with them. Just thought I would share this tip. Thank you for the great info on the trail cams you do my wife & I are regular watchers of your Channel in the UK. The tip about formatting I will try as just formatted in the lap top after downloading videos and get some videos that go funny with residue clips from previous footage appearing on some of the video files as a jumbled up mess. So will also try formatting in the camera too next time I put them out. Thanks again Regards John & Tracey
Sounds like good stuff I'm going to try everything you said I know my problem is not the batteries it could be a format problem I'm not quite sure but thanks for doing your video
I appreciate you watching 👍
Thank you for this! I had a trail camera that cost 40 bucks that worked perfectly for 2 nights, then the 3rd night it would only record videos for 5 seconds or even 1 second when I had it set to 3 minutes. I asked the people I had ordered the camera from but they were absolutely zero help, no suggestions as to what the problem could be, told me I could get a replacement but that they couldn't guarantee it wouldn't "break" within a week as well and told me I should just get one in a higher price class.
So I bought a new one, from a different place, different brand, etc. for 80 bucks. 2 nights and it did the exact same thing. Set to 3 minutes, the first couple of videos were indeed 3 minutes but the rest were 45 seconds, then 7 seconds, 5 seconds... Now I finally know why!
Still, for Duracell batteries to deplete that quickly.. ouch! I had no idea it would take THAT much power to film at night. It has the option to connect it to a power source (outlet) but the adapter needed for this didn't come with the camera so I'll have to do some searching for one or try the batteries you suggested!
The night IR in video mode can be very hard in batteries (especially longer videos). I limit my videos to 20 seconds and then give the batteries a break (20 second delay). Lithium batteries will out perform all other batteries but their price keeps going up! I’m using more and more solar to overcome this. 👍
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial The thing is, I'm not using it to see what animal occasionally walks by or something. I use it to record my husband in his sleep as he probably has RBD. He fights in his sleep to the point where we can't sleep in the same bed anymore because it's too dangerous. They've tried to do tests on him several times by putting all kinds of wires and equipment on him but he can't sleep with all that garbage on his body. So I wanted to record what happens at night. For that, I need it to start recording as soon as possible when it picks up movement, and for as long as possible so we can see exactly what happens. I got 5 very useful 3 minute long videos from the first camera before it supposedly "broke". Wish I had known right then and there what the problem was so I didn't have to buy one twice as expensive only to get the same problem. I ordered an adapter which should arrive in 2 or 3 days. Hopefully with a constant power supply the problem will be fixed.
@@PlushiePoogle for that situation the a/c adapter and cable should work great 👍
Great review! Tanks for sharing! Have a great day!
Thanks for watching. 👍
Thanks for this. Doing my head in! The instructions say 'use 4 or 8 batteries but don't explain why! Forgot to switch it on too. I'll have another go now Cheers!
Very good tips, Save a lot of headaches!
Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment 👍
Great tips for trouble shooting, Dave.
Thank you John! Have a great day 👍
We found your video so helpful and concise. We are trying figure out why our camera stopped picking up sound. We have gone through all of your steps above. Help? Thank you.
Thanks for watching. What make/model camera?
Thanks! Formatting the sd was the solution! Erik (Holland)
Thanks Dave for some great information.
Thanks for watching. I appreciate it 👍
Really helpful advice, thank you!
Thanks for watching and for the encouragement 👍
thanks for the video. In my case I think that my camera just stopped working. First it was the display, which started to have some glitches and lines. But the camera was still working. Then I had no more display. Sometimes it was starting, and I put it on "trigger mode" and 1 out of 3 times it did work. But now, it just does not trigger anymore. Display still looking broken (I never dropped my camera, no water got inside it, nothing like that). It's a pity cause I think that the cmponents still work. Sensors, camera, etc. I'd love to do something with those, but I'm not an electrical engineer or anything like that. I guess I'll get a better camera. I used it for a year and it gave me great videos!
Thanks for watching! It’s appreciated. It’s sad when a camera dies but unfortunately it happens 🙁
Dave you definitely hit something’s I’ve done in the past. And a few times I’ve felt like doing what you did to it 😂😂😂
It happens 😂
Thanks for watching Brian. I appreciate it 👍
Great tips! I've found that if my batteries are showing less than 100%, I have less than 1 week of pictures left. The next download I swap them out.
Thanks for watching Mr Gus. I appreciate it 👍
No pictures as of 2 days ago. Brand new cam, never used the SD card elsewhere. I reformatted the card and we'll see if that works. Thank you for a very helpful video!
Thanks for watching. I hope your camera captures some great stuff 👍
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial Thank you! But I tried the reformatting and it still is not working. No pictures. :( Do you have any other ideas why it might've stopped taking pictures?
@@andyandcallie couple of things to check. Make sure the camera counts down from 30 seconds when you press the start button (to activate the camera). If the screen immediately goes black there is usually an sd compatibly issue. Have you walked in front of the camera? Does it take pictures of you?
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial It counts down from 5 seconds but it's always done that and used to work just fine, so no, it doesn't go immediately black. I did set it up on the dining room table so it would be guaranteed to see movement but no, it doesn't take any pictures. I do remember on the day it konked out, I got some message that flashed by too quickly for me to read it but I thought it said something about compatibility. Is there a way to totally reboot it or something? It's a Campark T56A by the way. The batteries are fine but might new batteries help?
Thanks great video, solved my problem!
Some awesome info! Appreciate you sharing!
Thanks for watching. It’s really appreciated 👍
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial you’re welcome!!
Great video very helpful been trying to get mine to work only takes photos ,videos for 12 hours battery's are good
What model camera are you using?
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial Moultrie A-900i
Really useful video Dave, thanks for this. I have a similar problem to one of your fixes in as much as I have a full charge, lights when triggered but randomly records activity. Is this likely to be a SD card formatting issue or a set up issue? I am running a usogood tc91.
The buttons don't work on my Vanbar 4K, any ideas with this? Thanks for your video, its helped me with a couple of other issues.
Great info brother
Thanks for watching 👍
Great video Dave, I hate to admit but I have not turned my camera on more than I like to admit, lol
Haha! It happens 😁
Thanks for watching Joey 👍
good afternoon uncle..your video is very cool..🙏🙏👍👍🇲🇨🇲🇨
Thanks for watching 👍
I have a Crenova game cam. Has been working great. Last time I checked the sd card there was nothing on it. I noticed when I turn the camera on it counts and shuts down. I put new batteries in and it does the same. Works fine in test mode.
I’m not familiar with that brand but it sounds like it could possibly be an sd card issue?? I would try formatting the card in the trail camera via the menu settings
Thank you so much for this!
I appreciate you watching 👍
Thank you for these tips! Quick question: we have a GardePro trail camera and use the mobile app to view footage, would you happen to know if there’s a way to have the camera/app notify us when movement is detected? Or do we just have to wait and check later? No worries if you’re not familiar with this, I very much appreciate this video!
Unless the camera has a monthly fee that you’re paying, it cannot send photos automatically
Good video. I am trouble shooting the lack of night videos. The only thing I have done differently is I installed the internal AA batteries to prevent losing the settings while charging the external batteries. 4 of the 5 camera's have stopped taking night videos. (Garde pro A3). Thanks from West Tennessee
I can’t be sure but it does sound like a battery issue. I’d highly recommend try a set of Energizer ultimate lithium batteries 👍
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial camera is working now. You are correct about the power source problem. (Bad D.C. external battery power jack) thanks from west Tennessee
@@hphillips7425 glad to hear you’re back in business! 👍
I have an inexpensive trail cam, a WOSPORTS Trail Cam. I have used this cam for quite a while and it does what I need. My problem is that it does not recognize the SD card. I have watched your videos and appreciate them, I also don’t expect you to know everything about every brand. I have checked the card and it is a functioning card and I have also tried other known good cards and it still does not recognize the card. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you either way for taking the time to get back to me!
I appreciate you watching. Make sure the sd cards are 32GB or smaller. I also suggest not to use micro sd cards and adapters in the camera. Lastly I would format the sd card in a computer before installing it into the Wosports and then format it again in the Wosports settings. Hope this helps
Thanks very helpful advice
Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks for the info.
Thanks for watching 👍
Really, I only have a couple issues. 1. No or very low audio. 2. Time and Date stamp quit working randomly. For audio, I am tempted to drill a bit larger hole through the cover, and expose the microphone more. Time and date, I have no clue what to think...unless the squirrels are getting in there to mess with me. :D Thank Dave! Have a Happy Easter!
Thanks for watching Paul. No doubt certain cameras have better audio than others. The resetting of the time/date can be frustrating. I have a cam or two that does that seemingly for no reason
I enjoyed your video, lithium batteries are the best but one thing you didn't mentioned is they work better than regular batteries in low temperatures.
Excellent video. I have a T70 campaign trail camera. I have horizontal and vertical lines on my display in the Setup mode. What can cause this. Batteries at 60 %.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
Harvey Silverman
Great information and a great explanation of why sd cards need to be formatted and why to format again in the camera.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. 👍
Thanks for the useful presentation. I have the following problem. It's about detection range of the PIR sensor. The camera capture the image only if something moves within about 3-4 meters, no more. According to the specification, this camera is declared for a detection range of 25 meters. I have tried many settings with no success. Could it be a low battery? I tested the voltage with a multimeter (8 x AA alkaline) which shows about 10.6 volts.
10.6 volts for s low and could cause issues! Hopefully that’s your problem (easy fix)
Heya, great video - I have a problem where my camera settings will not allow me to switch to 'video' or 'photo and video' and I have brand new batteries and a brand new SD card in. I have no idea what to do. Thanks so much for any help you can give!
Thanks for watching. I’m don’t believe I’ve ever encountered that problem. Sorry 🙁
Thanks for these! Mine was working great until a few nights ago, and now it captures me when I go out and put the snacks in front of the camera but it hasn't captured any critters for several nights. Not a single video. It's def turned on and has new lithium batteries (your suggestion) which are 100% full (like I mentioned it captures me walking in front of it). I've triple checked the hours I have it set between, the sensitivity is on high (since we mostly have raccoons back there, and they don't even trigger the motion detector lights half of the time so high sensitivity is a must). Also the snacks are gone so we know the critters have been there. Also I have it pointed at exactly the same angle as a week ago when it was working fine. What else could it be?
Did you change the sd cards or are you using a different size or brand of sd card? I’m stumped why it captures you (in the daytime I presume) but not critters at night. Make sure the night IR setting is in Auto. Maybe bring the camera inside and do a closet test. Turn it on in the closet (or dark room) and see if you can trigger it
Awesome troubleshooting tips! But, our Bushnell Cellucore 24 is showing no signal although we pay monthly for it. The app hasn't even updated since January. We have wiped our SD card clean & put in brand new batteries. Any tips before we buy a new one? Thanks!
Thanks for watching! I’m not sure what’s happening? If it’s at a location where you know there’s signal, it likely died?? Maybe Bushnell customer service could help diagnose the lights on the cam.
A lot of common sense. Thanks.
I appreciate you watching 👍
I think that last method might help: The machete slash. I think I'll do that.
Haha! I appreciate you watching 👍
One of my Browing Recon Force Extreme will not turn, even with new batteries.
Good video! thank you! :) Just in case you ever experienced this issue: My browning is stuck in USB MODE (USB connected message in screen all time). USB connector is fully disconnected, but the camera is stuck in that message. Maybe some of your readers have this issue too?... thank you all in advance! Javi (from Spain).
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience
Do you have a video on solar panel battery packs for a trail cam? I feel like mine is not working properly. I dont know if my battery selection in the settings should be on alkaline or night settings. It's the creative xp 4g trail camera.
The battery selection in the menu should affect the cameras performance (the menu setting simply allow the battery meter on the camera to read more accurately). I prefer the WingHome solar panels th-cam.com/video/2y5zdp8yzLQ/w-d-xo.html
Do you ever have them lose PIR sensitivity over time?? My two Vikeri cameras (E2's) after about a year, don't trigger unless something the size of the space shuttle wanders by it.
I have not experienced that. It’s interesting that it looses detection over time. I’m wondering if a clouded PIR lens/cover is to blame??
You have great trail cam videos. I have 2 Campark T45-1 cameras. I have good batteries, proper spec SD card, and formatted SD card. They will take puotos for a few days to a few weeks then just seem to stop taking photos. If I turn them off and on again, they work again for a period of time. But then they quit taking photos. Any experience with this behavior?
I appreciate you watching. I’m not sure what’s happening. I would however be suspicious of the batteries 👍
I'm having the exact same problem with the same camera.
Driving me crazy.
I can turn it off and on again with the same batteries that are reading full and the same half full card and works fine again.
Thankyou so much 💓
Thanks for watching 👍
tHANK YOU VERY MUCH WAS ABOUT TO TAKE A SLEDGE AND GET BUZY
I appreciate you watching and thanks for the encouragement 👍
Very nice🥰❤️❤️
Thanks for watching 👍
You just stopped me from destroying my trail cam, Thanks for the info.
Haha. Thanks for watching 😁👍
You would be surprised how well Amazon batteries last plus the double a are higher voltage
I have two Apeman wildlife cameras. Both worked perfectly well until now. I haven't used them for a while and thought I'd get them back out again. However when I set them up they both countdown five seconds and that's it. They only take video for that amount of time. I thought they were both working so left them overnight, which I've done many times, next morning they take footage of when I open the camera to retrieve the SD card and nothing else. I do know there is activity outside overnight, but not showing on camera. Obviously operator error,, but can't find an answer in the instruction book.
Thanks for the helpfull video! One problem I could not solve was that my trail camera randomly stops filming during the day. It usually happens when it has been filming for a day and one night on full battery and the right SD Card. It stopped after filming the 300 th video (30 sec long). It's a VDS Online DL001. Could you have an idea of what caused the problem?
I would make sure you haven’t maxed out on available space on you SD card.
Set it to loop
Thanks for the tips. I bought a brand new Vikeri A-1 Trail Camera, new batteries, formatted card, followed set up instructions etc., but the only thing it records is me retrieving it the next morning. I tested indoors with it facing a blank wall. I threw some objects into it's view and then 5 min later when going to review it says No Files Exist. It's the story of my life- new piece of tech the doesn't work and it becomes another thing on my endless list of things to fix an deal with. The Vikeri TH-cam channel has all comments turned off. Gee, I wonder why. 😡
I have the Garde Pro E8 PCF , not getting any night time photos or videos, set it the same as yours, but nothing seems to work, changed the sensitive setting from high to low, and have reset the time to run the videos, did have 360 photos and videos during the day but nothing at night. Most of those were false triggers, many were one right after the other. Deleted all of them, though some did have ducks in the frame, Any ideas and love all your videos on the cams. Oh one more thing, I have the solar charger on both, and always shows 100% full, with the battery pack in and not the AA batteries. Really like the photos and videos I do get.👍👍👍👍
Double check to be sure you don’t have the Timelapse or work modes turned on. You want it to be on detection mode. Small adjustments in the mounting angle can often help reduce false triggers. Also never mount your camera facing east or west. This will also cause false triggers
One benefit to using LiPo batteries. They tend to hold their charge longer. Formating cards matches the card to the camera. I typically run two cards per camera to prevent to cross contamination of the cards.
I appreciate you watching and sharing your experience! Thank you 👍
Good man thanks.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it 👍
Yep can't open file, take pictures but just black, thanks man would try your tips
Thanks for watching 👍
I've got two issues with my trailcam. 1. It's not detecting movement that I know for sure it should day or night. I've tried all sensitivity levels and side sensors are switched on. It has brand new alkaline batteries and a 32gb HC class 10 SD card formatted on pc and the device itself. It detects me or the Mrs just fine, day or night, so surely it should detect the fox that comes each night for the food I put out?. 2. The internal clock jumps forward 3 seconds at a time, no matter how many times I reset it, leaving it hours out of sync. Hope you can help, Thanks.
I have a question about several trailcams that ALL were destroyed at the same time, not to go into a lot of useless info but we know who did it & why what we don't know is how. I found something about lazers & security cameras (keeping them steady for 4-5 mins etc) do you know/think this could also be true with out trail cams?
Unfortunately I’ve never heard of that nor have any experience of cameras being ruined that way. Sorry for your loss. Sounds like a bad situation
Your videos have helped me tremendously but I haven't heard anything about the problem I am experiencing. When I try to view the video on my cell phone, a circle appears on the screen and it is counting a percentage. I believe it is "buffering" but I don't know how to stop this from happening. The video plays for a few second and the circle appears again. Then when it is done counting, the video plays again for a few seconds and continues this practice throughout the video. How can I overcome this problem? Thank you for any help you can give me. Michigan Resident
Thanks for watching! It sounds like a connection issue? I’m not 100% sure what’s happening! Sorry 🙁
sounds good.......I have a problem with trailcam go ...i cannot get it to connect
I can’t be sure what’s happening. I have double checked to make sure there is still data available on the SIM card?
does it have to be connected to wifi all the time to take photos?
What should the exact Target Recording times be set to for early am and nighttime ? What happens if it is just turned to OFF? Will it go 24 hrs a day ?
Thank you.
If target recording is turned off the trail camera will be available to detect motion at anytime. Target recording on will only allow the camera to detect motion during the hours you have it set for.
Thanks a million! That really helps me ! I will turn it OFF for full day and night viewing here in wild Idaho.
PLEASE HELP I just purchased a terra cell camera and it takes pictures but they seem random. I tried moving in the view of the camera to see if it would take picture of this, but it did not. Then hours later I was sent pictures of the space with nothing happening. Any ideas? I really appreciated your video (s) by the way. Thank you
Thanks for watching my videos. Unfortunately I don’t have any experience with the Terra. 🙁
How is the battery life on these Gardepro E6’s? Ive seen a variety of mixed reviews
I don’t have experience with the E6 (WiFi) cameras but the E5’s and this Meidase have been great for me! 👍
1:18 I had to repair 12V version, with more complicated problems... No way to turn it on. So they brought it to me. There was totally corroded "bios like" Lithium 3V SMD battery ML414H IV01E on camera's mainboard with remaining voltage 0.6V only. I had to remove it out. But it didn't help itself. The next step - camera needed to be 24h unplugged without any power source to drain and reset completely. After 24h I put new 12V (8x1.5V) inside (the really new ones... the old batteries worked 10 seconds only and then we had to wait another 24hrs!) and the display turned on immediately and everything works fine.
I have the Vikeri M9 and the battery does not even last a day? I went thru 3 sets of batteries. I believe the Manufacture says with battery it shoud last about 5 months?? I am using alkaline batteries that came with camera, and am thinking using Lithium batteries or could it be my settings that is messing with consumption of battery? Appreciate any feedback. Thanks
I highly recommend trying lithium batteries. I appreciate you watching 👍
I have a Gosira 12mp camera, I've not used in ages and got it out the other day and can't remember what I set as the password, do you know how I can get round this?
I have a bolyguard trail camera and what happens is when I set the camera for a night it only shots one video and then it goes off, you think the problem is from the battery or something is wrong in the settings? Thanks for the help
Thanks for watching. I’m not sure what’s happening but I doubt it’s an issue with the settings because it does take that one video?
Hi i was wondering if you know how to get and upload firmware update for ceyomur CY95. Its gone abit funny with recording videos. Weve tried formatting the sd card ehich is t-cell 256gb high endurance, tried resetting resetting the camera. Ive tried contacting ceyomur support so waiting to hear from them. We are using AA Duracell batteries for the backup so dont know if thats a problem as it recommends energiser batteries. Any advice will be accepted gratefully. Thanks Lynne x
i am having a prob with the working timer..i set it to 1800-5am and it didnt work..is it cause i put in 24hr format yet my time format is set to 12 hr format? thanks..and it was in the on position..i learned that quickly..
Thanks for watching! Programming the active times can be tricky. I almost always turn that off and always have my pir sensor active.
Hi there,
I have a uway NT50b and after not using it for a while when I turn it on the camera is fine but the remote is stuck on the start up menu, do you have any suggestions or is it possible I can buy another remote,
Regards Adrian.
Unfortunately I’m not familiar with that model. 🙁
Great video but I recently got the stealth cam gmax32 no glo worked fine did the settings put it out comeback a week later open it can’t move through the menu can’t see any pictures so I take the sd card out and put it back in trail camera says da card error what should I do?
Try to format card on PC, uncheck quick format and use FAT32 in "File System" box then after that run format on exFAT return setting to FAT32.
I have a cellucore 20 trail camera and I have paid for cellular through verizon. It has all green lights but doesn't take pics even when I walk in front of it. SD card is formatted, new batteries, power is on
any suggestions for losing your keychain with the keys to your trailcam's padlocks and python locks? out of the blue, my set of keys is missing. i'm sure they'll turn up, but i've looked everywhere. frikkin python locks up here are over $30 canadian, and, the stores never seem to even have them anymore.
fingers crossed they turn up, as i'm dreading taking the milwaukee cordless angle grinder out with me next time.
Wow! That stinks! 😂 Hope they show up for ya. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it 👍
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial YES!! I found them today. I was never TOO worried, as i figured they would turn up. But i just took some boxes of stuff to give to the needy the other day. And the last time i remember seeing my keys, i tossed them to my pack, which the top was open. I figured they had went inside. But when i checked the pack the next time, they weren't in it. I looked all around and couldn't find them. I then realized, that the pack was leaning up against where the boxes were. I suspected that they might have missed my pack and could have possibly ended up in a box. I called the place where i dropped off the boxes. Two calls, i was put on hold and they never came back on. Third call, they said they would look and call me back, by the end of that day, whether they found them or not. No call back. Went out to the garage today and felt through the pack, again, for the umpteenth time, even though i knew they weren't there. There was one more box there, full of miscellaneous crap. I decided to thoroughly sort through it, just for something to do. I was still waiting to hear on the boxes i gave away, for confirmation, one way or the other.
Emptied several things out of this crap box, and when i moved some 90 degree abs fittings, a familiar jingle, as the keys fell out of one. Woo-hoo.
@@zzz7zzz9 glad you found them!! 👍👍
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial and it was a learning lesson. I had went through all my python locks, organizing them. Matched up all the keys with their locks. And from that, learned that i have two matching pairs, with identical keys. Which works out alright, as i'll keep them paired with cams that i place near each other. And also learned that one python lock is missing, and one cam also. So it may have been forgotten somewhere in the woods, or it's misplaced at home somehow.
But i had paired all the matching keys together, and hadn't separated them again. i usually keep two batches of the keys. So now, they are once again separated into two groups, so one will always be at home.
I use various brands of cameras and usually do photo and video. 10 second vids. and single pics.
I use rechargeable batteries and sometimes leave cams out for months at a time and they're still taking pics. and vids.
when In approach them. Tap wood, I haven't had any issues. Some companies recommend using rechargeable batteries as well.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. Do you use Ni-Mh or lithium rechargeable?
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial I use Ni-Mh. Do they make a rechargeable lithium battery?
@@wildpinto3291 yes, they make rechargeable batteries that are lithium instead of Ni-Mh
do you have to have it connected to WiFi at all times to work?
Mine's a Wosoda G300. a little more than half the screen is white. The other side is somekind of scrambling. It was always good. Just this time it gave me this trouble. Any idea what i should do?
I would begin with new batteries. I highly recommend Energizer ultimate lithium batteries 👍
I have a Vickeri model A1 trail camera. The up/down buttons and the ok button are not working. There is no problem taking photos or videos at night, just moving from one video to another and playing the video. Any thoughts, thanks.
I’m not sure what’s happening. It’s possible the camera’s buttons went bad and unfortunately there is no easy fix for that.
Thanks for the quick response. This is the second trail camera that has failed me not lasting but a short time.@@HuntingFarmerOfficial
Hi, I have a T80 camera which I bought within within the last month. However when trying to view photos I have a code that comes up on my phone which says 'camdidsetmode fail". Do you have any ideas how I can fix this please, thank you..
Sorry. I’m not familiar with that error. I’ve never seen that before 🙁
I have a wildgame camera that shows err message. Batteries are good and SD card is ok. I’ve talked to a company representative and they went through some trouble shooting and nothing they suggested worked. Any suggestions? Thanks
Unfortunately I’m not real familiar with the Wildgame cameras. It would seem it’s an sd card issue. I would double check the card, maybe try a brand new card in the camera? (Make sure the card isn’t too big. Maybe cameras have a maximum recommended size )
The problems you covered were well done, however, they didn't help solve my problem. My display tells me firmware not detected. Downloaded a new version, copied it to SD, only to receive "Updating failed on ROM-APP" Have a GardePro A3. Tried all updates available with same result. Any advise?
I would make sure the new download of firmware is unzipped and is copied to the formatted sd card. There should be no other file in the sd card (no DCIM etc)
I have a CamPak I bought last year. For the life of me I can't get the setting right. We have a possum likely eating my wife garden gourds. I want to fing out how it's getting in or if it's trapped in the yard living under our shed. Point is I can't set up the camera. Last year I thought it was correct, took 1000 plus photo's of the bush moving in the wind...wind had to be all of 2 mph. Last night I set it up, clear area, set for less sensitivity...took max of I have no idea as it looks like a 2000 photos all the same. one I have is the same ( looks right ) under your left arm in your video back row, or from my view, back row far right. Any suggestions ...thanks
Is first try setting the camera up indoors 6” away from a wall (or in a dark closet). Turn the camera on and see if it takes photos. This will have the camera in a controlled environment where you can be sure nothing is triggering the camera. If it still takes non stop photos the camera is more than likely faulty
@@HuntingFarmerOfficial I have reset it , outside now. I looked at the photo count it as 2914 photo's taken. will check it again tomorrow...as it's strapped up around her plants...I'm thinking mouse now as the bites look rather small. Thanks, will let you know how it turns out.
my muddy mtc 100 was set to take 19 second videos, when i checked the card there were 25 videos but all were black! and when i went up and put card back in there is a circle that keeps spinning on the screen,any idea what this could be? there are no troubleshooting guides in your book!!! the batteries are new and are put in correctly and the camera is only 2 months old
I’m not certain but it sounds like low power problem with the batteries. That is the most common issue with black videos (there’s not enough battery power to run the infared lights)
Hello
I have a camera ltl acorn 5310 MG, which does not turn on the screen!
Batteries work but I can't go to the menu!
I would like to know how to do a reset!
Thanks
Thanks for watching! I’m not familiar with that particular unit. Sorry 🙁
what about when the camera won't turn on at all? I left it in my closet for the season, replaced batteries even plugged it up and nothing.
Unfortunately it’s possible the camera’s electronic circuit board failed. Seems weird to happen in storage but stranger things have happened. 🙁
Great answer you got,,🥴...I was looking to ask the exact same question...."Geez, I guess your lectronics coulda took uh dump."...yeah I think we both could've done without that kind of answer...