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I have read about it, but that is about it. I am one of the gang that was unimpressed with cell phone cameras and their "very limited" ability to transmit "quality/useful" photos. They were cool to tinker with, but not worth the money and headache for my needs. My .02
 
Andy S.":38kb4mws said:
I am one of the gang that was unimpressed with cell phone cameras and their "very limited" ability to transmit "quality/useful" photos. They were cool to tinker with, but not worth the money and headache for my needs. My .02
Same here.
The biggest issue I've had is their not consistently performing as expected (or as advertised), and their unreliability actually causing increased instruction into the area (not the less anticipated) only to be getting much fewer and lower quality images (as compared to the non-cell version of the same cam).
 
Many potential users are not aware that (when being used in cell mode), with some models you cannot program the cam to take pics as often as in non-cell mode, and, the pics transmitted are relatively low-quality images. I bet many have been disappointed when their advertised 12mp cell cam would only transmit images as often as one per 60 seconds, and the images were only about 1.3mp. To see better images, you still have to retrieve the card from the cam. And compared to non-cellular cams, battery life is pathetic, meaning without some type auxillary power supply, you have to change the batteries at least twice as often (that alone can cause increased area intrusion).

Want the transmitted images to come to your regular cell phone? Want an audible alert each time? Most deer pics will come in during the night, and you may need a dedicated additional cell phone (something I recommend for deer). Reserve your main cell phone for those cell cams you're using more for security than for wildlife. When everything is working properly, cell cams do provide some great benefits in many applications. But there are "issues" with them that many users have found to be enough detriment to off-set those great benefits.

The technology is improving, and at some point, I'd expect most to actually work much better and mostly as advertised and expected by the end user. But are we there yet, at least regarding most potential users?
 
I have had as many as 5 different 2014 model covert code black 3Gs out at one time since about a year ago. Ive had good luck with them. You have to be in an area with decent cell reception, otherwise you burn up the battery as that thing tries to lock on to a tower.

I bet I have gotten over 20 pics from my 3Gs today. All are from a farm 250 miles away.
 
My cams worked pretty good (85%). The limited ability to only send the first pic of a sequence, and the fact that over half were blurry or not of use is what turned me off. I hated the fact that it took my camera 60+ seconds to re-initialize before it could send another pic as well. That is not adequate for me. Battery usage was higher than expected as Wes eluded to. As I said, cool to tinker with, but that's about all there good for in my opinion.
 
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although my covert is dead in the water... I still loved the ease and reliability up until this point. It took great pics and I was more than satisfied with the sending and receiving of pics.
Andy S. my covert took great pics with only the occasional blur and I used an external battery that would stay charged for 4 months or better even with heavy usage. I like tech things and the covert far exceeded my expectations.
 
TITANSFAN2104":12hg2y4u said:
. . . . . my covert took great pics with only the occasional blur and I used an external battery that would stay charged for 4 months or better even with heavy usage.
But how do you define "great" pics? :)
Mine takes great 5mp pics, but will only cellularly transmit approximately 1.3mp images. If I want to see the 5mp image, I have to visit the cam and pull the card.

IMO, an external battery or power supply is almost a necessity with most cell cams, since the battery life is so relatively poor vs non-celluar cams.
 
I had several good pictures at 30-45ft that I could count points although maybe not all of them!! Im not really looking for portrait quality , IMO I need just enough to convince me that I would want to see the deer on the hoof then make my decision as to shoot or pass. AAAND as I said in another post I just love the technical (coolness) factor of them. And I might be just a little on the lazy side :)
The covert would take several hundred and last about 3 months without the external
 

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