Steve my scoutgaurd is in the scrap box ...i loved the camera for 3 years but it is not worth putting out now..How long you had that one?Buckethead said:My scout guard isn't taking IR pics like it should. It worked prior to my putting new batteries in it but hasn't since. Is there a setting in it to turn it on and off? When I reviewed it the last time on the TV I didn't see one. I keep getting action at night but the pics are all black. I put the full amount of batteries in it.
Never has been my experience with my SG550'S have worked like a charm every winter all winter.rrroae said:Actually Duracells are known to have bad batteries. Good article over on chasingame about it. Best to use Rayovacs or Energizer. For winter, energizer lithiums are the best.
As for the Scoutguard, they don't like cold weather and are notorious for not working well when it gets cold.
RB-HPA said:Steve my scoutgaurd is in the scrap box ...i loved the camera for 3 years but it is not worth putting out now..How long you had that one?Buckethead said:My scout guard isn't taking IR pics like it should. It worked prior to my putting new batteries in it but hasn't since. Is there a setting in it to turn it on and off? When I reviewed it the last time on the TV I didn't see one. I keep getting action at night but the pics are all black. I put the full amount of batteries in it.
You might be right. But I have done it with 2 cuddys I have the cuddys didn't even come close. Look I have three SG's the 2 550's Have been great in there performers don't miss much. The 560 i have is another story. It misses stuff all the time. The SG's are in the top three to five every year in the Trailcampro shootout. To compare an 185$ SG to a 500$ reconyx is not a real fair comparison IMO. I'm not going to spend that kind of money on a trail cam. I had them out last week 5 days 1379 pics on one and 788 pics on the other. My one cuddy I have left (nver again will I own one)had 10 pics on it the 560 i have had 39 pics on it. Ive been running cams since they first came out you get a pretty good idea of how they are performing. Im always on the lookout for better stuff and research things. I'm on chasingame and trailcampro all the time reading reviews and looking for the next great thing. So ouside of a 500$ Reconyx what would suggest I put on the tree beside my SG? I know the Reconyx is the best out there but Im not spending the cash for it.rrroae said:Antler, you might want to put up a different brand camera on the same tree as the Scoutguard. I think you'll be very surprised at the results.
Antler said:....So ouside of a 500$ Reconyx what would suggest I put on the tree beside my SG? I know the Reconyx is the best out there but Im not spending the cash for it.
