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Old 07-09-2008 | 11:38 AM
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Are not all sd cards made the same way? Never had any problems switching different brands back and forth.
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Old 07-09-2008 | 11:39 AM
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by the way welcome to the forum, I've read a few of your posts on chasingame's forum before.
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Old 07-09-2008 | 09:48 PM
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Are not all sd cards made the same way? Never had any problems switching different brands back and forth.
Technically you are right, however this is just playing it safe. Some customers had issues with different cards for reasons I can't explain however, the SD cards I mentioned before has had NO issues so I tend to stick with those. Still gotta test other brands for consistency..............

Thanks for the welcome
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Old 07-10-2008 | 11:53 PM
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Here is another interesting note. On tests performed, this unit tends to work better with duracells instead of energizers. Conclusion, duracells are recommended.
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Old 07-20-2008 | 04:38 PM
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I had a sg 550 for 5 days now and it takes great pics during the day but after dark shots are not good at all. I have it set on 3 pics per shoot and one out of 3 are great but the other 2 are as if the flash is not going off. I have a white water bucket about 5 ft from the cam and most pics the bucket is not viewable. I contacted my seller and he told me to raise the cam higher. I will try tonight but will see. First night a had it I put it on the dresser. Apparntly I like to kick my feet and throuw the blankets off alot during the night. The last pic s was about 2 hours after it was setup and it too was black as if the flash didn't go off. In the morning I got up and walked by it several times and no pics were taken. As soon as the unit was moved to the kitchen the cam started to work welll again.

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Old 07-20-2008 | 04:40 PM
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I had a sg 550 for 5 days now and it takes great pics during the day but after dark shots are not good at all. I have it set on 3 pics per shoot and one out of 3 are great but the other 2 are as if the flash is not going off. I have a white water bucket about 5 ft from the cam and most pics the bucket is not viewable. I contacted my seller and he told me to raise the cam higher. I will try tonight but will see. First night a had it I put it on the dresser. Apparntly I like to kick my feet and throuw the blankets off alot during the night. The last pic s was about 2 hours after it was setup and it too was black as if the flash didn't go off. In the morning I got up and walked by it several times and no pics were taken. As soon as the unit was moved to the kitchen the cam started to work welll again.

Any ideas.
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Old 07-20-2008 | 06:54 PM
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do you have the camo version or the green? Something with the chemical in the camo dip might have been released in the packageing and fried a few things on the cuircuts. Call HCO and tell them and they will probly have you send it in and send you a new one or fix yours. Its worth a try.

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Old 07-20-2008 | 10:45 PM
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You probably will not have to send the unit in. A firmware is coming out sometime during the week which should correct about 90% of the issues and video.
By the way, I have these at 199.00 for the solid greens and 209.95 all with free shipping

Stay tuned for that firmware.............

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Old 07-21-2008 | 09:16 AM
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Ok, the new firmware is in! It is version 2.0 and will fix glitches previously noticed in these units. You can download it here:

http://www.huntingcamonline.com/services

Orders placed for this will have this version in it so it should be trouble free. This will be the cam to beat!

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Old 07-22-2008 | 07:11 AM
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My manual talks about a low power blue LED light . Where is it located and when does it come on at what level. . The fireware upgrdae ?? What is supposed to fix?? My printer has a SD card reader. Can I program the upgrade to that loaction??
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