Trail Cam Battery's, How Long?

[air gun ant 1,666]

Hi, I've just got a trail can for my birthday and wondered how long I can expect the battery's to last? Eg if I set it up for a fortnight will it have stopped after the first couple of days? It's a durramax "grizzly" I've got it on a 10 second video setting? The camera takes 4 d battery's and the ir 3 c battery's? Any help welcome thanks

[moxy 617]

If you don't mind can I jump on this thread.

 

I'm looking for a trail cam myself but unsure of what to get?

Been looking at the GPRS ones. Do they work and along with Ants post how much life do you get?

Cheers.

[air gun ant 1,666]

No bother mate

[stubby 175]

I use 2 trail cams, both from maplins, using the batteries that came with, set up to take 20 second video's, I replaced the batteries after about 2 months, but they wern't dead, still half full, added durecell about 2 months ago and still showing a full charge

I suppose it'll depend how many times its activated, but one had a few hundred videos on it

 

I did buy bigger, better quaility SD cards, you can get them for pictures or videos, so make sure if upgrading you get the right ones

[moxy 617]

They will be the 5mp swans then stubby. Read a few reviews that claimed the shot was a few milliseconds too slow?

How do you find them.

Cheers

[stubby 175]

they are ok for what they are, thats why I leave them to record 20 second clips, rather than take pictures

[shootlodge 146]

Quality Panasonic rechargeable batteries will last months.. 3 - 6 minimum, depending on setting & sd card size..

[ajr 1]

Hi

They last quite a while but it depends how often your trail cam is triggered

hope this helps

ajr