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Old 07-12-2008, 07:03 PM
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Default Need clarification on Moultrie I-40 Battery Life

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Looking for some truth on this. Getting ready to pull the trigger on a Moultrie I-40.... Is it true that the (6 D Cell Batteries will run for as much as 150 days??) Thats what the add says anyway.

In the dead of winter this I-40 will have long battery life? Bitter Cold with D Cell?

Please let me know...I need clarification that this cam is not using an external source to produce these results....before I buy...

I had to hook a 12V external to my Stealth Cam to get a month. Thanks.

MW

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Old 07-12-2008, 08:15 PM
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ive had the i 40 since prob july last year and the batteries lasted all winter prob till feb
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Old 07-12-2008, 08:21 PM
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I have the I 40 and the M 40. I put the I 40 out in june took it down last weekend. Had about 700 pictures mainly at night. Also was using cheap Bass Pro batteries. I put it back out today and it had 80% battery life left. About 600 pictures were at night. They will last a while.
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Old 07-13-2008, 07:19 AM
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150 days is way under the time the batteries will last. I put mine out in may, and it's still at 90% battery life.

Only problems with it:

When You tighten it on a smaller tree/post, the battery/SD card access cover can open slightly because of the case twisting. And I'm not impressed with the gasket on the panel.

The SD card can be a pain to get to if you have sausage link fingers. I have small fingers and it is difficult to get the card out and in.

But it takes great Pics and Video!!!!! Over all I'm very happy with the I40


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Old 07-14-2008, 04:34 PM
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Mine was out in COLD Pa weather from the end of January till mid may and I had to switch batteries. Which owuld be about 150 days and I was averaging about 700-1000 pics a week so the battery life is GREAT
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Old 07-14-2008, 05:38 PM
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I put mine out in Feb (here in Texas) and left it for two weeks. The batteries died but that was due to what happened not the camera. When I set the camera up I didn't strap it down to be assaulted by cattle. [:@] The unit took about 120 really nice pictures and then the cattle showed up and the last ok picture was a cows tongue running up the camera. They knocked the camera sideways and a cedar branch was in from of the camera so everytime the wind blew it took a picture. Two weeks later I had 1800 photos and 1600 were the cedar limb. This caused the camera to use its flash almost constantly at night. So I was happy considering camera performance. It was user error.

Jake

PS. I set the camera up today with a 2GB chip instead of a 1 GB chip. I will be gone for two weeks, lets see what is coming into the feeder in the heat.
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Old 07-14-2008, 05:42 PM
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I have had mine out since last jan.,taking upwards of 900 pics a month and it's still going strong,I agree on the card.But it is the best camera that I have owned
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Old 07-15-2008, 10:50 AM
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I've never had the batteries last that long. I however take a lot of pictures. I usually get about 4-6 weeks on the batteries taking about 500-1000 pictures a week on high quality. It is still much longer than the 6V battery Moultrie used from a couple of years ago. I could only get them to last a week.

I really curious on how long the batteries will last with 6 D rechargable batteries AND Moultrie's new power pack that just came out this year.
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