Does leave movement in the trees trigger this camera? I had a different camera and any Movement would trigger it, just got a lot of empty pictures.
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yes, you get empty shots, but also gets get good ones. purchase the biggest memory card you can afford. I use a 32gb card, fills up in 3 days with HD 30 second videos.
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You bet. Leaves, bugs, rain, snow; it all makes a photo. Make sure you set it up where there's action on the trail and you'll get a few keepers for each 20 you throw away.
1850871
I removed all of the trees around the camera then burnt the grass in the area. Not a lot of animals anymore but no false positive pictures.
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For the most part no. We do occasionally have a picture or video that you wonder why but that's only occasionally
1850873
They do, but not to the point of lots of empty photos. I usually run it on video and get lots of 10 sec snipetts .most of which show me something. The funniest was a crow looking into the lens and then pecking the camera.
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you know what, it say its a touch screen. when I first turned the camera on I kept touching the screen trying to scroll & push, cause its a touch screen right? NOTHING happened, great I thought, my camera is broken?! Playing around with it more, I found almost ALL functions even picture taking are done by hand with the dial knob or push shoot button. I haven't used a touch function yet. The VERY short explanatory manual dosent say if there is an option to make it exclusively a touch screen either. So what in this camera is a touch screen? IDK , I do know I hate touch screens lol
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I put this camera to the test by attaching it to a tree near my driveway. It was not reliable, as it did not take pictures when I knew something passed in front of it. I did get some pictures, but there were times when it did not take a picture and it should have or movement triggered the camera but it snapped the shot too late and I got an empty picture. I ended up sending the camera back. I did some research and found lots of good information here. http://www.trailcampro.com/ I ended up buying UM562. This camera will also send emails like the HCO SG580, but it is much more reliable. I put it to the same test and I am very pleased. I keeping the UM562 made by Uway. I put this camera to the test by attaching it to a tree near my driveway. It was not reliable, as it did not take pictures when I knew something passed in front of it. I did get some pictures, but there were times when it did not take a picture and it should have or movement triggered the camera but it snapped the shot too late and I got an empty picture. I ended up sending the camera back. I did some research and found lots of good information here. http://www.trailcampro.com/ I ended up buying UM562. This camera will also send emails like the HCO SG580, but it is much more reliable. I put... » Read More I put this camera to the test by attaching it to a tree near my driveway. It was not reliable, as it did not take pictures when I knew something passed in front of it. I did get some pictures, but there were times when it did not take a picture and it should have or movement triggered the camera but it snapped the shot too late and I got an empty picture. I ended up sending the camera back. I did some research and found lots of good information here. http://www.trailcampro.com/ I ended up buying UM562. This camera will also send emails like the HCO SG580, but it is much more reliable. I put it to the same test and I am very pleased. I keeping the UM562 made by Uway. « Show Less
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Hello D. Hall have you already bought the camera?? I did and I am not very happy with it. the pictures it takes in the auto mode are not what I was waiting.. and the pictures with the movement mode.. are not clear enough... so tell me please if you get it and if it is working fine. Susana from Ecuador.
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Yes it seems to be in slow motion when using the Magic Pix(nightshot) mode.. although I'm not sure how this looks when transfered to P.C.
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I do not use the video as much as the still picture, but I would say it would trigger successive events or videos as it does with the stills. I do not think it would be anything like continuous video as there is a trigger reaction record which causes gaps. For example, you can walk in front of it close by which puts you in the view of the camera for a short time and you will get a picture of nothing because the camera did not react instantly to the presence. There are settings that can change how this works.
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I thought my camera had a red light visible at night. Sometimes the animals are looking straight into the lens even though the camera is well hidden in a tree. I will double check and update tomorrow.
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Yes, i am using the multi out for power. I have noticed with this camera a vertical line that moves left to right. I thought maybe the power source, but tried a different one at 1 ampand still there. Doesn't affect picture quality tho. Maybe someone else has a fix for the vertical line?
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I have captured still photos while recording by pressing the shutter button. the picture is captured and the recording continues. I was also confused with this, but when I reviewed the video I eventual saw the pictures taken after the video play back. Yes, I agree this camera is awesome. if you have a smartphone or tablet the sony app turn them into remote controls for the camera through Wi-Fi. I am sorry, if too much info, please disregard.
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The product is very new to me, so I really do not know. I have the camera set to take photos rather than videos, and I have it set for 10 second intervals. I am getting pictures of wildlife, especially by night, and not many of birds and squirrels, etc. by day, (which I am glad of, as I would be getting hundreds of pictures - I think the camera is too far away from the birdfeeders). Anyway, I really don't know how fast the camera triggers.
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It does send an alert when there is motion but doesn't automatically start recording...unless I have NO CLUE. I have to manually go online to hit record. I would like these cameras a lot better if they recorded all the time...otherwise they are great!
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It actually doesn't record unless you set it to record. it takes pictures everytime it detects motion....car passing, people, animals, wind blowing the tree branches, etc.
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I lowered the sensitivity to Low and that helped limit the number or blank photos. Also, avoid leaves that may reflect sunlight or that get hot in the sun as this will mimic an animals body heat. My Primos does the same thing. It has to be pretty sensitive to have such a quick trigger.
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This camera seems to produce fairly good photos for me, and I should not think that brush would pose a problem. If there are any limbs or vines near the front of the camera, however, they can cause the camera to take a photo every time that the wind moves them. I have had that experience with this camera, and with a previous camera from another manufacturer. The motion sensors detected a vine swinging in front of the camera, resulting in a lot of "empty" pics.
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I'm having a similar problem. I've noticed it most in low light, when the subject moves. I don't think I've experienced it much outdoors in bright light. I've not taken the time to research it yet. I'd say I've been somewhat disappointed in the camera.
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When the camera has not been activated by the sensor, it displays no lights. If the sensor activates the camera, a brief small soft red light is shown. In my case, I mounted the camera 10 feet high in a tree. In photos of 4 night-time human tresspassers in my yard, none have noticed the red light, but sometimes deer will pick it up. The thing that has surprised me is the battery life. In 3 months with temps ranging from -10 to +70 F it has taken over 3000 shots and is still running on the first set of batteries.
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I have never had that problem but I would say that it is probably the shutter moving quickly. That is the only "moving" part on this camera. I would call them for their suggestion. I have never had a problem with their customer service. 800-847-8269