Image Quality / Quantity
For about the first hour and a half of daylight, photos are ultimately illegible. Night images are clear. A picture at 6:30 will be great. At 7:00, they look like the image below. I've not been able to determine any specific weather event that triggers this. By 9:00, once the deer move along, pictures are crystal clear. Is there something I can do to fix this?
Also, on sunny days, the camera will take 40 pictures a day of nothing, regardless of the sensitivity setting. I had it set to turn off at 10a and back on at 4p in the off season, but during the season, I want to see what's moving. Is there something I can do to fix this?
Camera faces almost due North. Attached images are typical.
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It's probably a sudden temperature change that's causing condensation on the lens. For the constant triggers it could be a few things ranging for an overactive sensor to ants or shadows and a breeze. If you can maybe move the camera to a different side of the feeder it might helps with both issues that you are having. For the condensation you can also try putting a small hood over the camera to keep the moisture off.
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Scott, I use these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07KFWQPS5/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new
They HELP, but they do not completely cure the problem. I'm going to try some rain-x on my lenses this weekend. I don't know why, but I don't think I ever had this problem with my 3g GoCam.
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I'm actually taking Fog-X down with me next time for the windows in my blind. I've read not to put that stuff on camera lenses, but if the pros say it's ok, I'll try it.
Steve, thanks for the link. That wouldn't work for me because the camera is mounted to an offset mount clamped to a t-post. I don't have a backer to mount it on. I may be able to figure something out, so the illustration at least helps give me some ideas. The first idea would be to use the camera strap and run it through the back of the camera and the slats in the hood, mounting the hood to the camera. Worried that might be a wind catcher and shake the camera, though.
How do you get it to work with an antenna that comes out of the top of the camera? The image shows a camera with an offset antenna. I guess you could mount it low and drill a hole in the top of the hood, but that doesn't fix my mounting problem. Something for me to ponder... -
You are probably using the same mount that I am, I have two cameras mounted to t-posts with the Slate River t-post mount. I just zip tie the hood to the back of the camera using the slots that are made for mounting with a strap. there are slots in the back of the hood that match up with the ones on the camera.
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I figured it out. The camera is on a 10' t-post with a solar panel battery box on top. Cows like to rub on them, so I had to mount everything over 5' to keep them from knocking my camera off. With the battery box on top, wind shakes the post, so the camera thinks the feeder is moving. I'm going to put it on a pole or figure out how to brace it next time I'm there.
Fog-X has helped some, but not completely.
Steve, you're spot on about that plastic being brittle! Mine cracked, but not enough to make it unusable.
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