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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5386139" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>As to just how long your batteries will last in <em>ANY </em>cam, that time greatly effected by your cam settings.</p><p></p><p>If you set your cams to take 1 pic per triggering event, have a lot of "down" time between triggering events, and with cell cams, program the cam to upload pics only once a day, you will get much longer battery life.</p><p></p><p>But if you set your cams to take multiple pics per event, have a short "dead" time between events, and with cell cams, program the cam to upload pics either instantly of multiple times daily, you'll get only a fraction as much battery life.</p><p></p><p>You have to prioritize whether you want to miss nothing that walks in front of your cams, or have a lot of "dead" time and missed pics in trying to extend battery life.</p><p></p><p>Another big battery killer is nighttime pics. I typically program my cams to take fewer pics at night, and have a longer "dead" time. Whereas settings might be 3 pics per event during the day, with a 5-second dead time; the settings go to 2 pics per event at night, with a 15 to 30-second dead time.</p><p></p><p>Cell cams with the ability to <em>RELIABLY</em> make settings changes two or more times daily can be worth a considerably higher initial purchase price, as they will help you get more pics & extend battery life for this reason alone. <em>THIS </em>has been one of my personal biggest "issues" with Tactacam, as the setting changes have been both unreliable & untimely.</p><p></p><p><strong>As to using regular alkaline batteries in cell cams, they will cause you to miss a considerable number of deer pics in cold weather, but you may never know what you missed.</strong> The cams just tend to "freeze up" during the night, extending into the days, but then may work ok during the afternoons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5386139, member: 1409"] As to just how long your batteries will last in [I]ANY [/I]cam, that time greatly effected by your cam settings. If you set your cams to take 1 pic per triggering event, have a lot of "down" time between triggering events, and with cell cams, program the cam to upload pics only once a day, you will get much longer battery life. But if you set your cams to take multiple pics per event, have a short "dead" time between events, and with cell cams, program the cam to upload pics either instantly of multiple times daily, you'll get only a fraction as much battery life. You have to prioritize whether you want to miss nothing that walks in front of your cams, or have a lot of "dead" time and missed pics in trying to extend battery life. Another big battery killer is nighttime pics. I typically program my cams to take fewer pics at night, and have a longer "dead" time. Whereas settings might be 3 pics per event during the day, with a 5-second dead time; the settings go to 2 pics per event at night, with a 15 to 30-second dead time. Cell cams with the ability to [I]RELIABLY[/I] make settings changes two or more times daily can be worth a considerably higher initial purchase price, as they will help you get more pics & extend battery life for this reason alone. [I]THIS [/I]has been one of my personal biggest "issues" with Tactacam, as the setting changes have been both unreliable & untimely. [B]As to using regular alkaline batteries in cell cams, they will cause you to miss a considerable number of deer pics in cold weather, but you may never know what you missed.[/B] The cams just tend to "freeze up" during the night, extending into the days, but then may work ok during the afternoons. [/QUOTE]
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