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BigAl

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I ran my first Tactacam cell camera with no issues last year and the batteries easily got me through a whole season. This year bought another. However, the first camera ran through a set of batteries (duracell's) in about a month. I replaced them with another set (different batch of batteries), moved the camera, and they lasted about a month. Meanwhile, the new camera is running on a set of batteries from the same batch and is still at 100 percent.

Cell service is fine in the area and the amount of pics isn't high. Anyone had this type of issue? Anything to try?
 
A month sounds about right for regular alkaline batteries. I run lithiums in all of mine but still have a couple of cameras that used 2 sets a year which gets expensive.

Back a few months ago, I bought 3 of the rechargeable battery packs to rotate through two cameras close to home that are easily accessible. It's worked good so far.
 
BigAl said:
I ran my first Tactacam cell camera with no issues last year and the batteries easily got me through a whole season. This year bought another. However, the first camera ran through a set of batteries (duracell's) in about a month. I replaced them with another set (different batch of batteries), moved the camera, and they lasted about a month. Meanwhile, the new camera is running on a set of batteries from the same batch and is still at 100 percent.

Cell service is fine in the area and the amount of pics isn't high. Anyone had this type of issue? Anything to try?
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I'm on my third Tactacam after having the very same issue with the first two. My solution was to box the bad one up and return to Walmart.
 
I've had issues with using high powered rechargeables in them after the rechargeables became weak. I put some new lithiums in them and it got them working again.
 
Had 2 tactacam out for more than 6 months on regular batteries in low traffic areas .

Have had a couple that ate batteries like that . One needed firmware update and the other one was fried.
Had one that if the batteries were left in the cam was going to catch fire from some type short. All that being said Had better luck with tactacam than other brands .
 

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