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rasorbackq

Site has been very quiet for some time. Question Scout Guard550 battery installs My unit seems to operate on 4 batteries loaded into slot 3 and 4 . Will not operate with same batteries loaded in slots 1 and 2. Is that normal?? last week it was cool here -30 Camera was watching a garbage can in my yard for a local dog. It took about 50 pics at night and during the day all great and then it started to take pics like these. Notice the time stamp. It took about 50 pics like these and then back to normal. Any ideas??

skin_dog1

hmm, Not sure about the pics. Seems like your unit definately has a glitch. As for the batteries, if youre running just 4 batteries, they go in the slots closest to the hinge on the battery door. Did you get his camera from me? If so, pm me and I'll get you the address to return it. Ill get you a new one out.

rasorbackq

No Skindog I was a Canadian model.
Like I said it -30 maybe the IR lens was frozen.

skin_dog1

-30 is asking alot of a camera rated to -4. I've gotten good reports of the cams working well below -4 when taking pictures. Video seems to be where the cams have problems when you get below-4.

knife12

I just bought one of these cameras and love it. In the past two weeks it has been operating in someheavy rain storms along with temps ranging from 12F to 70F. I currently have it out on public land using the lock box that is designed for the scout guard with the python cable lock. I'll keep you posted on how it performs over the next few months.

Bee Busy Outdoors

Did this happen while you were running it on 4 batteries? It appears that if the power falls below specifications you could get that. I have always noticed that the pics will get dimmer or darker when this happens.Especially inbetween pics. Cold weather will also wreak havoc on batteries. I recommend you keep it on 8 batteries as 4 is listed for emergency or short term usage. Try that and let us know if it happens again on 8 batteries..............

Joe
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rasorbackq

After some testing slot 1 and 2 do not power the camera ever. Unit was on 1 bar for power and slots 1 and 2 batteries checked out at 1.6 volts. remainder were at 1-1.2 volts. Contacted my dealer to find out that he no can sell them but has offered to swap it for a Covert 2. I am going to go that route as this is my second cam since July. Yes I know its the same manufacture but .........

pnut

Sure they fell in love with that cam 5yrs ago because that's when they came out and how old mine is.
It still works pretty good but it's no comparison to my Cudde Captures for pic quality.
Video mode isn't that great because the resolution is so small.
I paid $195 5yrs ago.
I'll be honest with you, I wouldn't buy another one since it's technology is 5yrs+ old.
Go with something newer in the same price range.

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