Simpl Trail Camera Question?
 

i set up my trail camera to go down a path....it was goin east and west....so i positioned it southeast...my question is will the rising sun affect my camera in any way? should i have gone straight south or straight north? or is it ok? thanks:)

RE: Simpl Trail Camera Question?
 

If it works on the trail, pointing it North is your best option. It keeps the sun out of the camera lens.

RE: Simpl Trail Camera Question?
 

It will still work but there will be a small window where it may be a problem. I don't think it's a big deal. Here's one pointed SE taken at 8 AM. Another few minutes and the sun would be partially blocked by the trees and then gone. Kind of a cool looking pic. Notice that the sun was a bit too bright for the digital camera (spots in the sun).

RE: Simpl Trail Camera Question?
 

As Greg said, it shouldn't be much of a problem. At most you will get a picture or two that have nothing in them (if the sun is bright enough to warm up the sensor enough), and if you are lucky you can get beautiful sunset pictures such as Gregs above!

RE: Simpl Trail Camera Question?
 

thanks guys...i will show the pic of a sunrise if i get one:)

RE: Simpl Trail Camera Question?
 

i have only really had problems with it facing the sun if the cam is out in the open..or does not have a lot of trees or leaves above the cam..if you set it up in a forest..or hardwoods...you should be fine..if on the edge ofa field where the sun would have direct sunlight into the cam then there will be a set amount of time when the cam will not function properly..IMO

RE: Simpl Trail Camera Question?
 

I agree, but it DOES matter model to model. I have seen a couple that are sensitive enough to take one pic a minute for a couple hours while the sun is rising so you are better off pointing the cam away from the sun (ie south) in most situations...unless pretty heavy cover is between the cam and the sun.

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i can say that my stealth cams (35mm and i390) have not done this to me at all..the only time i have had a mess up was on two of my 35mm...in 101 degree temps they would take pics of nothing (well wind blowing a bush infront of cam)...but other then that they have never had any problem with the sun causing them to take pics....i have had a pic of a deer with a bad glare (From sun), but it was not because of sun..it was movement by a deer

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my camera is a bushnell 9302....would it matter?

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always point my homebrew anywhere from northwest to northeast, if I am under canopy of trees, i will sometimes point it whereever

you can get lots of falsies