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I am trying to come out of the dark ages from SD card cameras to cellular. I ordered two Spartan GoCams from Amazon and they were delivered yesterday, 7 Oct. 2023. I set one up this morning early after charging it last evening. I am receiving a photo notification every 60 seconds, according to the time stamp.  I also see a "T" in the task bar to the left of center. I do have quite a bit of wildlife in the area but they are not out there while I am. How do I set these camera to take photos when there is only wildlife activity? I am trying to keep from using all of my data and battery on setting the camera up.

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  • John Lockburner

    A T on the info strip means time lapse is turned on, the camera will send a picture at the interval whether there's something there or not. Turn that off and then you should only receive motion triggered pictures.

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    Johnny got you on the T thing.

    GoCams don’t have internal batteries so you can’t charge them.

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  • Permanently deleted user

    Thank you Johnny. I think it’s working properly now. I’ve had one picture taken in about 3 hours and it showed the pesky hogs. Elizabeth, I charged the internal battery in the solar charger while setting up the camera. I do appreciate your replies very much.

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  • Permanently deleted user

    Again, I want to thank you both for your replies. May I ask a couple more questions for clarification? Camera 1 took one picture of the hogs with a “M” in the taskbar. Camera 2, in my front yard, has taken a few pictures of my dog with a “U” , a picture of me with a “F” and an owl with a “M”. What are these letters, U, F signify? How do the cameras change without me doing the changes?

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  • John Lockburner

    U means a Firmware update completed, F means a Format of the SD card was completed and M indicates a motion triggered photo. Had you requested a format and firmware update?

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    You should have gotten just one photo with a U on the info strip, after a firmware update completed. If you requested an SD card format, you should have gotten one photo with an F on the info strip.

    If you’re interested in the other letters, here’s an article with that info.

    https://support.spartancamera.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010407673-What-information-is-on-the-photo-info-strip-

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