New SR4-BK (Spartan Eclipse) is taking way too many photos

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• October 20, 2023 23:35

Just purchased the camera.  I'm getting a photo as soon as the trigger interval is up - batteries last 2 days (trigger interval is 1 minute).  All the photos are labeled "M" for motion but in every photo it's an empty grass field - just gently blowing grass.  I set sensitivity to LOW and I still get 400+ photos a day?  Suggestions on settings or do I need to return the camera?

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  John Lockburner

  • October 20, 2023 23:50

  Put the camera face down in a closet or drawer and see if it still triggers. It may have an over active sensor and need to be replaced

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  Elizabeth Swoope

  • October 21, 2023 18:02

  Ditto what Johnny says about testing the sensor.

  Low is for cold temps. Gently blowing grass can and will trigger a camera.

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  Permanently deleted user

  • October 22, 2023 13:23

  Thanks for the feedback.  I did as John suggested and had the camera in a closet - no photos.  So I guess the culprit to 400+ photos a day is gently blowing grass?  Seems silly to have an outdoor camera that can't function properly in common outdoor conditions.  What do others do then, if the sensitivity setting doesn't control this aspect of motion and there are no other software settings to ignore gently blowing grass? 

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  John Lockburner

  • October 22, 2023 13:38

  Can you post a picture from the camera? You may have to set your phone to desktop mode to see the insert image icon. Most people trim the grass. Since the camera detects movement (change in temperature) blowing grass can trigger the camera but it usually needs to be a bunch of grass or a twig or weed.

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  Permanently deleted user

  • October 22, 2023 14:40

  I've had other cameras in this meadow and those cameras didn't take photos continuously because of motion - one of the cameras was a Spartan GoLive but I moved it because there's too limited cell coverage in this meadow.  Mowing is not an option for me, this is a wild meadow.  Here's a photo.

  

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  John Lockburner

  • October 23, 2023 10:15

  Can you clear out any of the brush that's closest to the camera? especially that stuff that's in the bottom right of the picture.

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