'WHITE OUT' on trail cameras: does anyone else have similar issues with WGI cameras?
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I've got a Red 6 I bought 6 weeks ago. Haven't really used it on game yet but did a fair amount of experimentation on day and night shooting and distances, motion, etc. A few of my night shots were very washed out. My yellow lab was maybe 8 feet away when he triggered the camera. Seems like subjects closer than 20 feet end up over exposed. Another test was of me in the yard at night 20 feet away and I showed up clear as well as my neighbor's house wall that was over 60 feet from the camera. While reading your note I thought of something you might try in case your camera is over exposing your night shots with too much infrared for the closer shots. Try using some black electrical tape cut in small pieces and placed in front of a few of the IR leds to block out a portion of the light they emit. Also try not to have a lot of dry light colored grass in the photos to cut down on the amount of IR reflection back to the camera. Good luck. One last thought, it could be that the software that must distinguish between Color Daylight exposure recording and switching the unit to exposing for IR black and white may be having a problem during that transition period when its switching prematurely (too early) to IR and the combination of IR and still existing twilight is overexposing the shot. I suspect that might be your case.
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defective cameras? a setting in the dvr? Have you tried swapping one of the working color cameras? We used this on 6 color cameras with no problem at all.
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John, I am unsure of the early issues you speak of. This camera is new for 2013 and we have not had any complaints yet. Thanks for the question, X-Treme Wildlife
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I never had this problem but I gave up on this camera within little over 30 days as this DBPower camera is piece of crap. After that I am still looking for better one. Sorry Can't help you on this problem.
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I've bought this camera to use with my iBook G4 and, after one day of use, I am seriously thinking about returning it. When using Skype (my main use for the webcam), the quality of the video is great for the first 2 minutes, and then it turns green, then all scrambled. I previously used a Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 and never had problem with it.
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I'm sorry, but I don't know. Not sure what a trail camera is, but I'd probably have that check out first.
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We ended up sending these back. There is a known problem with this model that you can't point it at anything with sharp detail or contrast. Which is oh, almost anything you'd want to point it at. Basically, from Foscam's own forums, if you don't point this model at a white bare wall all the time you will constantly get dropped connections and random reboots of the device. It will infuriate you to no end thinking it is your wireless, or your network setup, etc. Nope, known design flaw that they won't be fixing.
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Hello Tyler.I bought the same sysrtem and the cameras are making loud noises when triggering to Night mode and day mode at dusk and down. That is not a defect, is simply cheap materials used on them to make em less expensive.
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So sorry. I direct a camp in Costa Rica and our professional video department uses the camera. What I can tell you is that we have 6 cameras including 2 of these and they are used extensively in a very humid environment without a glitch.
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I'm not having any color casting problem at all. I would think using a grey card would correct it, or set balance to the flash setting if its not already. I have been just shooting auto white balance. What I find most helpful is U-tube tutorials: it's how I learned everything about my camera, speed light, strobes and softboxes!
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I have 3 cameras and I haven't seen any issues. I only look at my cameras 3-5 times per day so I may have just missed the issue. Are you using different port numbers for each camera? Are you using myfoscam.org as your host? Did you add the IP address of your cameras to your router manually?
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It's my favorite camera ever, and I also own a DSLR. That said, I discovered a small piece of dust or debris on the sensor through a photo of the sky shot at f/16, focused at infinity. Otherwise I wouldn't have discovered the dust. I sent the camera back to Ricoh repair services for warranty service about a month ago, and it's in transit back to me now. This is not a common occurrence, and I was told by a Ricoh product specialist that the dust most likely entered the camera during the manufacturing process. A clean room where the cameras are assembled probably became temporarily contaminated.
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I'd check out iSpy (www.ispyconnect.com) for the software. I'd recommend looking elsewhere for cameras. This model has a known flaw of dropping connection and rebooting continually when pointed at bright colors or highly complex visual areas.
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Go to the camera menu and then to settings. Maybe the brightness and contrast are too high. If not is not fixing it I would call Swann tech support at 1800 627-2799. they are open 24/7. If they can not fix it they will replace it if is still within warranty. Good luck
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Mine got water intrusion and wildgame wouldn't help me. I had it only one season. Plus, the flash was sooo blinding I never really had a picture on it. I personally won't buy there brand again.
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It has been a few years since we owned these cameras. They were very low quality and we have since replaced with another system. I would try contacting the company for replacements or check ebay.
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Hi there,I wish I knew why. Mine is acting the same way. Both times I've tried to use my camera I lost radio control as well. I was so freaked out by crashing it, I never thought to check the GPS signal indicator light. I got my repair parts Friday, and it's pretty windy today, but I'll be checking this out later in the week.