Failing to deliver pictures from camera to app

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Randall Capps

My spartan has been doing amazing for several months now until just a couple days ago, it’s still taking pictures and saving them to the SD card but is failing to send them to the app, I’m 1000 miles away from it working right now so my old man is trying to figure it out but isn’t very technology smart, help me out

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    Are the pictures on the portal?

    What kind of batteries are you using? What’s the P number of the last few night pics?

    Is the camera still sending status reports?

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  • Randall Capps

    What’s the portal? And I’m running lithium energizers, and I don’t have the last few night pics it took, I deleted them... and yes I’m still receiving status reports

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    The portal is the web site, www,spartancamera,com.

    There’s usually no reason to delete pics. On the app, Settings, and set purge days. I use 7 but you may want a lower number. After that number of days, your pictures will be deleted automatically.

    Is there any chance you are out of premium credits? Account, Premium Credits, Check Credits.

    another possibility is a bad SD card.

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  • Randall Capps

    The pictures that I had got on the app are on the portal up to the last one I received on my app, I have 7 credits left, I always run sandisk brand 16gb cards, never had a problem until a couple days ago

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  • Randall Capps

    The camera is still taking pictures like it’s supposed to and saving them to the SD card it’s just not delivering them to the app

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  • John Lockburner

    Look at the picture numbers on the portal. Are they all the same or are they sequential?

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  • Randall Capps

    They all say P5

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    Not that number. P5 is the power level on the info strip. Johnny is asking about the actual file name numbers. See the numbers in the names below each picture? These numbers are consecutive. If your camera is set to photo + video, they will be every other number because the video gets the number in between. Do your pictures have different numbers or the same number?

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  • Randall Capps

    They are in order on the portal

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    Okay, that means that the SD card is probably okay. If the numbers were the same, that would indicate that the SD card is bad. 

    If it is still sending status reports, it’s still connected. What is the date/time shown on the last status report? What is the battery voltage? 

    On the portal, are there any pictures, especially night pictures, with a P number other than 5?

    A missing or damaged antenna will make a camera go completely offline, so that doesn’t seem a likely cause. Besides, I think your dad would have commented to you if the antenna was missing.

    Which model camera (GC-what?)? Is the firmware current (check the status report page in the app)?

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  • Randall Capps

    Latest status report was on the 23, at 17:06, can’t get it to send a newer one than that, camera model GC-Z4Gb [70146]

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  • John Lockburner

    You can try going in to the cameras menu and defaulting it, also make sure that power save is turned on in the settings (that you can check from the app). If you'd like you can email me your portal log in information and I'll take a look at things for you. My email is johnny.lockburner@spartancamera.com

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    I'm having the exact same problem. Pictures are on the sd card but cant get them to deliver through Premium. I have 3 other cameras that are all working fine. This one just stopped delivering pictures. 

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    What troubleshooting have you tried? Are the pics getting to the portal? When was the last status report?

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    Changing batteries, on/off multiple times, requesting and receiving a manual status report. Pictures are not getting to the portal.

    Jeremy

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  • Damon Gettier

    I have 2 out of 13 cams doing the same thing all of a sudden. Drove out and changed batteries and cards. Nothing.

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    Jeremylangevin1 and Damon, 

    Have y’all checked your premium credits if you aren’t using Spartan data plans? Did you try taking/sending a manual photo (with camera in setup and logged into the network, point it at something and press OK to take a photo, then OK again to send it, what does the screen say)?

    Is your firmware current?

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    Sorry for the delay, this is now a high priority for me to get working. I have plenty of premium credits. Just took another manual photo. Screen said sending 1/10 and then failed to send. Firmware says its current.

     

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    Have you tried a different SD card? Name brand (SanDisk preferred), class 10 (not 4 or 6), standard size (not microSD/adapter), 32 G or less, preferably 80 ms or faster transfer speed, formatted in the camera?

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    I just requested a camera status from the camera and received the status via email with the following info.

     

    Voltage: 5.7   
    Battery: 5   
    Signal: 4   
    SD Free: 74%    
    Temp: 79F   
    Firmware: 2018/01/31-09:35:26   
    Photos Monthly: 3   
    Photos Lifetime: 1033   

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    Currently using a Sandisk Ultra Plus 32GB 80MB/s V10. I feel like I've already tried another disk but will do so now.

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    I have a brand new card like I just mentioned. How do I format in the camera?

     

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    Figured out how to format. Took a test photo. Said Sending 1/6. Then got a code of - Failed140

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  • John Lockburner

    Did the status report get sent to the app?

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    Said it was requested but don't see it in the portal. 

    BOONER - GC-ATTi/GoCam (AT&T) IR - 014241000165302 ID(20528)
    Manage Camera 
    Signal
     
    Battery
     
    Power Voltage
    5.70 Volts
    Last Update
    2019-08-29 09:21:09
    Card Size
    31,155 MB
    Card Space
    23,069 MB 74%
    Temp
    79F
    Timezone
    UTC-05:00
    Photos Lifetime
    1033
    Photos Current Month
    3
     
    Information
    2018/01/31-09:35:26

    Pending Actions:

    Action Date Requested Date Completed Status Camera Message
    Request Camera Status 2019-08-29 09:35:02    Cancel  
    Request Update Settings 2019-08-29 09:25:41    Cancel  
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  • John Lockburner

    Maybe that request was one you had made previously. If you got it by email but not one to the app or portal then make sure that the camera is set to premium and not auto.

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  • Elizabeth Swoope

    That shows that both the settings update and status report request were cancelled.

    Is the camera passing the Hello test? With it connected to the network, fourth tab, Diagnostics, Hello test?

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    Yes it said it did.

     

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    Sorry no. Just ran the hello test and it failed.

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  • Jeremy Langevin

    it's set to premium

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