Is there a way to set this camera to take pictures every 5 minutes whether or not an animal is detected, or is this only activated by motion?
1438802
Yes, it is solely motion activated, but you would be surprised how little motion it takes.
1438803
You're looking for Field Scan mode. It does not have that, I am pretty sure. I haven't used mine for so long I forgot but I looked up the manual and it doesn't mention anything about any field scan mode. I don't even know where this camera of mine is anymore and I don't care. It was so horrible. I bought this camera as my first trail camera and it was a pain from the beginning and a waste of $100. It never did trigger well on anything, batteries run out constantly and there are no cheaper options for batteries. I highly recommend something more like the Bushnell Trophy Cam series, and I think most of them do have field scan modes. I have two of the black LED Bushnell Trophy Cams. While they are a bit more expensive (shop around for the best deal though) they are still not high end prices and are definitely worth it for as reliably as they work. I think we did have to send our first one back when it stopped working once in the first year of ownership. They sent it back to us fixed within a few weeks. Get a Camlockbox and some titanium padlocks with matching keys and screw the box (from the inside of the box) to a large tree with long lag bolts if you are worried about it being taken. I don't bother with cabling it to a tree, that's much easier to steal than a titanium set of locks with matching keys, so I can lock all my hunting stuff with the same key. The TrailCamPro website is a good place to find thorough tests and reviews of many makes and models including this one. http://www.trailcampro.com/moultried55irreview.aspx I think Moultrie has put out some better cams since this one.
1751510
I get quite a few pictures of birds hopping or flying by but no mice yet. Although I'd say 98% of the photos I get are of nothing because it picks up every little branch swaying or leaves blowing around...it also often activates on lighting changes during sunrise\sunset for me. I could not find a sensitivity adjustment. I have pretty much stopped using it because the card usually fills and batteries drain from the false triggers and I rarely get to see what I want to capture.
2180357
You can activate the motion detection setting on the camera where it will email you 6 pictures at a time every 20 seconds when it detects motion. This is great where you could then email the police that someone is in your home and have pictures of them in action. The motion detection can be fine tuned to not detect shadows or moving tree branches as false motion readings. It takes pictures day or night with the infra red camera.
1623882
I think what may help is motion detection. I already asked the tech support guy and he said they are working towards this functionality. I would think it be done soon over the next release or two. So far my camera works great so over all its a good by. good luck ;)
1284007
Yes - it has motion detection in the sense that it starts recording when motion is detected. It doesn't just continuously record...it only records when it detects motion
1682001
Sorry. I haven't used the cameras for motion detection. They can be set up to notify your iPhone, iPad upon motion with the Foscam Pro app. The app can record a picture or up to 60 seconds of video upon motion. I just haven't had the need to do it at this point. The night vision on the camera is pretty good but I'm not sure how far it will "see" things through a window especially at night.
857934
There is no setting for the motion detect delay. On this camera it is about 3/4 to 1 second. You can set the delay between the first detection and the next detection. The minimum for time between detections is 5 seconds. The camera can be set to take a group of images (up to 4) in rapid succession when the camera detects motion. Those images can be as taken with as little as .03 seconds between each image.
300395
Yes. It actually did that recently, as I went on a 10-day vacation, with a 16gb micro SD card installed. It recorded until the card filled up so I was only missing a couple of days. I am in the process of watching all of the avi files as it interprets light changes as movement and will record the 3min of video for that. Also, I have a cat and it starts recording whenever the cat is in the room. Not a lot I can do about that since it is not programmable to ignore animal movement unless the animal is human.
2240693
Yes there is the option for infinite shutter actuations (ie photos taken). You can just set the interval and bulb times and then select the "infinite" tab in the app. Theoretically your camera should keep going until the batteries run out. My suggestion would be to download the app so that you can get familiar with the control settings. Overall, I'd recommend this unit very highly. Also the support people are great and got back to me immediately, so if you have questions I'm sure they'll do the same. Also with the App, there's the possibility of updating it to improve future functionality. ;-)p
1652401
Yes it has a motion activated recording with how long you want it to record after it is started. It also can send you a snapshot to your phone when it senses motion. If you have a tree branch in part of the view you can go in and set that channel to just ignore that section of the camera view. That option is hard to explain with out pictures to help. The receiver is very veritable.
1472079
This is one of eight cameras i have. This one is high in the front of my house. Not very good res., and it does not set off the motion detector. Sorry.
1660986
The camera is powered by a standard outlet. I am not sure if the camera can be triggered on by motion detection. We use it for a continuous live feed. It should work installed behind a glass window. You just might need to make sure to keep the glass clean for a clear image.
729321
It's just a camera, no sensors no recording. My dvr allows me to set it to only record when there's motion but that is based on when the picture changes not any sensors
1207606
No photograph mode but it has 2 recording modes including motion detection. With the motion detection mode the camera will record only if your pet is moving.
1430523
Yes. You can set to motion detect but it is fairly sensitive. Leaves blowing trip it. It trips with a 3sec or so delay. Records for 30 seconds, then off if no more motion. Also has sound and good night vision. Not bad for the price. Recommend large SD card to store data.
2277634
Yes, you can program the camera for certain hours. There is a program called "field scan" that allows you to select up to two time periods for the camera to operate. I can't believe that the other users are unaware of this. Let me know if you have any other questions.
355966
In my opinion, no. The camera is supposed to emit a loud vocal warning and flashing lights when it detects motion, which might startle the animals. The 1 I ordered didn't have the power supply, so I don'r know how loud it is but would not recomend anyone buying this for any reason. I returned mine as it arrived incomplete.