Problem with the moultrie m-80 camera
07-02-2012, 07:55 PM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 54
Problem with the moultrie m-80 camera
there is a problem with my moultrie camera when ever i turn it on i get a message in the screen "card lock" i have looked through the internet and have found nothing that helped me i even reformatted the SD-Card (via going to cameras menu selecting delete all -> yes)
i dont know what to do
i dont know what to do
07-03-2012, 02:45 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Upstate New York USA
Posts: 366
That seems to be a common problem with Moultrie's. You can try blowing air into the SD card slot and cleaning the contacts on the card. I thought they had corrected the problem with the latest firmware on the newer cameras and it troubles me that you have this problem on a M-80 as I have seven of them out in the field. If you go to the Moultrie site, there should be a firmware update for the older M-80's. This is a link to a good camera site for more info: http://www.chasingame.com/forum/
07-03-2012, 06:11 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Mequon, WI
Posts: 228
I think Sniggles is right. Its the slide on the card. I've done that myself and had to eliminate all sorts of ghost problems.
The another weird problem i had was swapping cards into cameras from different manufacturers. Both my m-80s didn't work the same week after both got new lithiums. Ultimately, I erased all the different file folders on the card (cuz each manufacturer makes a different kind of folder) and the m-80 just made a new one and all was good on both cams. Lol, you could start a whole topic just for cam problems..... not a bad idea actually
The another weird problem i had was swapping cards into cameras from different manufacturers. Both my m-80s didn't work the same week after both got new lithiums. Ultimately, I erased all the different file folders on the card (cuz each manufacturer makes a different kind of folder) and the m-80 just made a new one and all was good on both cams. Lol, you could start a whole topic just for cam problems..... not a bad idea actually
Last edited by timmyzimmy; 07-03-2012 at 06:17 AM.
07-03-2012, 06:33 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 1,592
As mentioned, check the slide lock. I had this happen on a card that got used a lot. Inserting the card into either my computer or camera would push the slide into the lock position. When I found this out, I scrapped the card. Good luck.
08-18-2012, 10:46 AM
#7
Spike
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 54
no ive checked my card its not in the lock position, i have formated my sd card and i cant seem to figure out how to "update" my game camera this all started to happen right after ants got into my camera
Last edited by coyote61hunter; 08-18-2012 at 11:11 AM.
