Iowabowtech
Active Member
Seems like store bought trailcams tend to have varying operating temps that they work well in. Some of the Stealths appear to start having issues at about 20 degrees. I have a Wildview 2 by Stealth that flat out says in the manual that the minimum temp for reliable function is 20. A friend of mine using nothing buy Cuddies and he keeps them out until February before giving them a break so evidently his do well. The P41's seem to perform in about anything. I think it was a Hags member from Canada who had posted that he had his out in negative 20 or less with no problems. That works for me.
JNRBRONC
Well-Known Member
There are many components to take into consideration. Usually, the LCD is just for operator convenience (seeing the image). Even though the acronym stands for Liquid Crystal Display,the "liquid" will not freeze at "normal" temperatures.
LCD
So if the LCD is just for viewing purposes, it might not matter if it is functional. A more important issue might be the function of the CCD chip which is the heart of the digital camera. CCD (charge coupled devices) have noise problems. One way to decrease this noise problem (and thus increase sensitivity) is to lower the temperature of the CCD chip. So from this we should be grateful for below zero temps (if our batteries hold out).Temperature
Last but not least, dark current. Luckily, most cameras have built in correction factors.Dark current
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LCD
So if the LCD is just for viewing purposes, it might not matter if it is functional. A more important issue might be the function of the CCD chip which is the heart of the digital camera. CCD (charge coupled devices) have noise problems. One way to decrease this noise problem (and thus increase sensitivity) is to lower the temperature of the CCD chip. So from this we should be grateful for below zero temps (if our batteries hold out).Temperature
Last but not least, dark current. Luckily, most cameras have built in correction factors.Dark current
Maybe too much information
Buckmaster24
New Member
My batteries have been dying fast in this cold weather. My question is, when it warms up will they work again? Some of them were only out two days, and being the cheapa$$ I am, I saved them.
SaskGuy
Active Member
Believe me, my vcam has been out in some cold weather. I've not had a problem with the lcd at all. When it gets down to -30 Celcius the aa's that operate the camera drain quickly, one day or so. I've also had trouble with the sensor when it become too frosted over but what the heck.....a guy doesn't need it out when it is that cold anyway.
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njc
Guest
Had my cuddy's out and 35mm's that run on AA's, switched batteries mid month and have a total of around 700 deer pics for January the best month ever! Could'nt believe it today that they were still snapping pics. Brought them in though.