Camera repair
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From: GoJakesGo
31-Mar-18
When a trail camera quits working has anyone had any luck fixing them? Ive never taken one apart. Wondering if there is usually a common cause for them to stop working.
From: Hoot
31-Mar-18
Depends what the problem is, but most of the time I end up using them for decoys.
From: MF
31-Mar-18
GojakesGo... does it do anything, explain. I have had some luck fixing my own.
From: Buckwacka
31-Mar-18
FYI....I had a Browning that stopped taking pictures. Everything turned on fine and seemed to work normally, except it wouldn't take pics in the woods. Talked with Browning repair guy and he suggested a total formatting (not a "Quick Format") of the SD card on a PC. I did this and the camera has been working fine since. I now do this to all my SD cards, even if the camera is working as should.
From: MF
31-Mar-18
One of the biggest fixes I have had to do is where you insert the SD card, I have had numerous times a piece of debris get caught in there, always that it was the SD card. Just blow in there and it usually comes out.
From: Hoot
31-Mar-18
Buck - I also format my cards every time I change them. Go Jakes your camera may just need an update too.
From: GoJakesGo
31-Mar-18
Mine are all working. I wanted to ask after seeing broken camera's selling for decent prices online. I have also had certain camera's become picky with sd cards.
From: Trapper
02-Apr-18
Blood on my tongue.
Blood on my tongue.
Sharp teeth.
Sharp teeth.
Is there blood on my face?
Is there blood on my face?
Somebody's coming.
Somebody's coming.
On some of the Coverts, there is a Master reset procedure that clears up the problem most of the time. Also sometimes it may as be as simple as a contaminated disk. DONT USE TOO LARGE OF A DISK! Here are a couple from this weekend.
From: wacem
02-Apr-18
Great pictures Trapper, thanks for sharing.
From: Hoot
02-Apr-18
Awesome pictures Trapper. Nice to see you've got fishers. They've seemed to have vacated our area this year.
From: albino
03-Apr-18
Those are great pics. Nice & crisp & clear. I only had 1 Covert out of 27 cams & somehow it fried. It took great pics while it worked. I find most of the time if there is an issue it is operator error or the SD card. I don't think I would buy a used cam as there is too many things that can be wrong with them.
From: Trapper
03-Apr-18
Thanks guys. Here's a couple more.
From: Trapper
03-Apr-18
Thanks guys. Here's a couple more.
From: Trapper
03-Apr-18
From: MF
03-Apr-18
Awesome pics
From: Trapper
04-Apr-18
Thanks Mike.
From: treegeek
04-Apr-18
Trapper did you have that camera pointed in the air at the carcass when you got that hawk pic?
From: Trapper
05-Apr-18
Yes I did treegeek, I actually had 4 cameras set on this carcass to handle all incomers from all directions..
