I've never owned one of these cameras before, but we have a lot of wildlife on our property and want to get one. I have a few queries though. How long do the batteries generally last on these cameras? You say it can be powered by the mains electric if needed. Is it still waterproof then with a cable coming out of it? If so, do you think I could power the camera with a power bank? Thanks.
Thanks for your comment and questions. It depends on how much movement it picks up and if you set the camera to pick up every movement with high sensitivity. Then the batteries won't last very long. Maybe a week with a lot of triggers all the time. Plus, you then need a large SD Card otherwise it fills up quickly. I have an outdoor power box for plugs, reviewed on my channel as well. The plug connector should seal properly, but I tape mine up for extra safety as water can travel. I am not sure how long a power bank would last, I guess you would need to test it and try. Sorry, it might not be the exact answer you wanted. Hopefully, it helps.
@thereviewdaduk ah OK. That is helpful thanks. A week is a lot longer time to what I was expecting, so that's actually great news. I'm only used to other types of camera and them lasting, kind of 5hrs with continuous use. As for the power bank, I got a 20,000 milliampers for doing long timelapses on my old Gopro. I've not actually used it yet, but it should power the Gopro for around 20hrs, as I found out, the Gopro uses around 1,000 milliampers an hour. I will have a search to see if I can find out what milliampers this camera uses anyway. Thanks again.
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I've never owned one of these cameras before, but we have a lot of wildlife on our property and want to get one. I have a few queries though. How long do the batteries generally last on these cameras? You say it can be powered by the mains electric if needed. Is it still waterproof then with a cable coming out of it? If so, do you think I could power the camera with a power bank? Thanks.
Thanks for your comment and questions.
It depends on how much movement it picks up and if you set the camera to pick up every movement with high sensitivity. Then the batteries won't last very long. Maybe a week with a lot of triggers all the time. Plus, you then need a large SD Card otherwise it fills up quickly. I have an outdoor power box for plugs, reviewed on my channel as well. The plug connector should seal properly, but I tape mine up for extra safety as water can travel. I am not sure how long a power bank would last, I guess you would need to test it and try. Sorry, it might not be the exact answer you wanted. Hopefully, it helps.
@thereviewdaduk ah OK. That is helpful thanks. A week is a lot longer time to what I was expecting, so that's actually great news. I'm only used to other types of camera and them lasting, kind of 5hrs with continuous use. As for the power bank, I got a 20,000 milliampers for doing long timelapses on my old Gopro. I've not actually used it yet, but it should power the Gopro for around 20hrs, as I found out, the Gopro uses around 1,000 milliampers an hour. I will have a search to see if I can find out what milliampers this camera uses anyway. Thanks again.
What's the name of this trail camera
This is the camera here - amzn.to/47EX81n (XTU SV-23YW WiFi Trail Camera)