Cellular security camera / trail camera for weekend camp..?

[LeMahim]

I’ve had luck using a regular rechargeable battery pack with a solar panel to keep mine running. I check signal strength with my phone first before mounting the camera.

 

[Shawn T. W]

Another thread where we are left hanging ... Wondering what the OP eventually did ...

I use a Revel Tactacam X-Pro to monitor my driveway, it has both a GPS locator inside (if stollen you can track it) and a monitor for set up and aiming ... I use there lithium rechargeable battery ... It doesn't have the "red glow" night light either ...

They also have since come out with a "security camera" version ...

In order to get the high definition pictures, you gotta download the card directly, it has two other smaller resolutions that you can download remotely, I have mine set up to snap 2 pictures 2 seconds apart, then do a 15 second video ...

 

[D2Cat]

Shawn, what is the reason for having the package storage box up off the ground as you do?

 

[trikepilot]

The Moultrie Edge has No SD card. It's all digital. You clear the daily photos right from your phone. A unlimited photos for one yr is $160.
Once the camera is triggered in 30 seconds you have your photos.
Quick fast and works great.
Call on Sunday customer service a person in Alabama answers.
I did call once.
Load it with lithium battery's and add a moultrie solor panel battery pack it's good for three months without touching it.
And here's the neighbors cat headed down my driveway.
Or the town plow going by.

I am using the Moultrie Edge 2 to do the same thing - monitor a remote property. I have 6 others that I use for deer season. I have had great results from them and good customer service. Definitely buy the lithium rechargeable battery pack . FYI... there are two sizes of the battery pack - buy the bigger. I have both and the bigger capacity battery is 100% worth the expense. App is really nice too. I have not used the other competing brands but I cannot say enough good things about my Moultrie experiences.

 

[Shawn T. W]

Shawn, what is the reason for having the package storage box up off the ground as you do?

I'm not getting any younger ... So I don't want to have to bend over to ground level to fetch a package ...

 

[WFM]

I recently watched a few videos promoting the Guardepro x66 cell camera.
Apparently all theses people get paid to says its the best ever.
Has a 30 free trial. The camera was $62. Bucks on Amazon. So I bought one.
Set it up beside the Moultrie. It took hundreds of photos- after the animal or car passed by.
The Moultrie showed each animal or car that passed While it was passing.
I left a couple crap reviews on YouTube were I saw the Guardepro. Truly junk when tested. I went onto settings to see what I was doing wrong. Nothing. Its the camera.
I have one for sale for $30. Bucks should someone here love them.

 

[Old Machinist]

I’ve had luck using a regular rechargeable battery pack with a solar panel to keep mine running. I check signal strength with my phone first before mounting the camera.

I did the same on one of my wifi cameras. The new camera came with a USBC charge port and my old solar panel was the mini USB. I plugged the USBC to USB2 connection into one of those small solar battery packs and plugged the old solar panel into the charge port on the battery pack. Camera battery has remained at 100% for a couple of years now.