Maine Hntr Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Does anyone run cameras through the winter, in particular really cold weather? I have a couple of Moultrie Cameras which to be honest have been hit or miss but their customer service has been good so I've stuck with the brand because of that... anyways i swapped out batteries in early october and recently checked the camera, there were a few pictures on the camera from a few days after i set it but then nothing else, the batteries were dead? On my other camera the batteries were almost frozen and the "status light" on the camera was stuck on and it would not take pictures... is this a camera issue or a cold battery issue? Just wondering if i should look into something else? There were fresh tracks in the snow this weekend right in front of the camera but nothing on the camera to show for it because of the malfunctions... i would like to be seeing these animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) I run these great batt life; wildveiw I have 5 TG5IRL http://challengeroutdoors.com/images/thumbs/0000415_350.jpeg Edited January 3, 2013 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 thanks, looks like similar specs to the moultries i run. how many and what size batteries? do you run in cold weather? (i know you get it being in wisconsin!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 We've been dipping down into the teens and low 20's lately. The past few years I've run Cuddies, Wilgame Innovations, Stealth, Primos, and Moultries well into winter when temps have been sub zero. My Moultrie D-65 has blown them all away as far as cold weather battery life is concerned running on 6 C-cells for up to a month or about 600 pics, while my Moultrie L-50 is by far the worse petering out in less than a week with less than 100 pics. This time of year, I've had very little luck getting much more than 3 weeks out of most any of them, but I use cheap Dollar General batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 4 Bushnell Trophy Cams. It is UNBELIEVABLE the battery life with 8 AAs. Run them into cold weather well below zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) thanks, looks like similar specs to the moultries i run. how many and what size batteries? do you run in cold weather? (i know you get it being in wisconsin!) four "c" batt and i get about 300 pics a day...we have had below zero to 20's the last two weeks, I have rechargable batts...so I replace them before they go completly dead..warmer weather they last alot longer... I have had the Moultrie D80, cuddy capture, they dont even come close, by far the Wildveiw has best batt life I have found..I do have an 8mp wildveiw also Edited January 3, 2013 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Run homebrews, the cams each have 2 nimh AA's and the boards run off 4 alkaline AA's. Had been running my cams year round, but lost a few in floods and started pulling them around February with the exception of the cam I have on our mineral site. We don't typically see as cold of weather as you, but we do get some years where we have consecutive days in the single digits and below never getting above freezing for highs. My cams have been out in that weather with little effect on them other than the rechargeable batteries running down a little quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I use to have a Scoutguard (before it got stolen) that was excellent on batteries(lithium) and cold weather. Now I have 2 homebrews and a spypoint. Right now only have the homebrew out and it's been out almost 3 weeks, I hope to get out to check it this weekend and will let you know but homebrews are great with batteries. My spypoint is excellent is well, I have lithiums in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 With cameras you tend to get what you pay for i think. I have noticed that it's a wise decision to use an external battery pack and simply not worry. Do fine in the cold up here just south of the adirondacks. Also you make your money back in a couple seasons, versus buying throw away batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKstate Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I use 3 bushnell trophy cams year round and have not had any cold weather problems. Battery life has been great on all three, usually changing them about every 3-6 months depending on temps. The only exception is that we dont have near the cold weather here in OK that a lot of you guys up north do...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 The only cams I've bought in the last couple of years and mainly use now are Reconyx Hyperfire cams. Battery life is great using lithium batteries. No problem with one set lasting at least through a deer season (including the preseason sets) even in the cold weater in NE Missouri. We get between 40K and 50K pics on a set of batteries depending on how much the IR flash is used. Reconyx cams don't miss a thing either! All the others I've ever used do and I've used a lot of different type of cams running them for buddies. This year between my buddy and I we ran 9 Reconyx Hyperfire cams in MO. I still have some old Cuddebacks I left running in MS along with 1 of my older Reconyx cams that uses rechargable batteries. Bottom line is, I didn't want to risk missing a thing in MO. If/when I buy more cams, they will be Reconyx cams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 It's most likely a battery issue. Lithium Batteries and sealed lead acid battery packs are pretty much the only batteries that are going to function in freezing temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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