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Hardwood11

Hardwood11

It is going to be a good fall!
(?) I usually leave a camera out in a remote spot or two after shed hunting so I don't disturb the area in August or Sept. Mainly just to get some good pictures, etc...

Do you guys usually use 8 or 16 gb cards if you are away for awhile, and do you set the photo sequence at one minute, or 5 minutes?
 
Since I have some 16G cards, that's what I use if I am going to put one out and just let it "soak". I also set it for 3 picture bursts about 30 seconds, or 1 minute, apart.
 
For that long of a soak I would recommend a 5 minute setting per picture. Card isn't the issue as much as burning up the batteries.
 
hoosierhunter said:
For that long of a soak I would recommend a 5 minute setting per picture. Card isn't the issue as much as burning up the batteries.
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Depends on the camera in my experience...I am just now changing batteries on cams that have probably taken 40,000+ pics over the last year or so.
 
mrpudenz said:
We do 16gb in all cams now. They cost about the same as an 8gb. If it was me I would still set it up for a 30 second trigger. As long as the wind doesn't set it off you should be good.

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Me too, with a 2 or 3 picture burst. I feel like you would miss too much with a 5 minute delay, especially when bucks are in bachelor groups all summer. Really just depends on what cameras you are using and how dependable they are.
 
The 5 minute delay probably misses quite a few pics I'm sure...I'm thinking of leaving this camera, from March to March...so???

Probably use a Bushnell which has good battery life. I bet I could get full year if I use 5 min delay...16 GB...and quality batteries.

This camera would be going in a thick bedding area.
 
There are cameras that take larger cards. Still would be a stretch from March to March in my opinion. That new Solarcam Spypoint is coming out with may be the ticket. They are claiming 1 year on a set of AA's don't know how many gig of card it will take. Maybe Tracer can answer that. https://whitetailscrossing.com
 
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