2016 Covert camera issue

[Smart]

problem #1 you have your camera setup on realtime for remote control ... that setting will 1 eat your batteries and 2 constantly send data and try to connect to the cloud ... i would back that off ... mine is set to 4 hours ... this means if i make a setting change , it may take up to 4 hours for it to go into effect ... no big deal .. if i plan on going to the ranch , i can change it back to 30 minutes the day before and have quicker access ... that setting still has no effect on how it sends pictures ... mine still get sent promptly .. i have 40 to 60% signal level at all times ... the second thing to check is that your memory card has plenty of room ... the manual says , when the card is full it's first in first out so it deletes the oldest pic and replaces it with the newest ... however, at that time the camera will no longer send the pictures via cellular ... i assume it uses the flash card as temporary memory when sending ... this is also why they recommend high speed cards ..(speed 10). also note that when a pic is taken , if you don't have good signal or the other conditions listed above , it will not send your pics... so again , setting your remote control to 4 hours allow for pics to be sent more reliably then when trying to consistently check for settings ... my 2c .. hope it helps .. mine has been running flawless!

My memory card has 15,000+ pics capacity, Class 10, Speed 200X. I'm at probably 50-100 pics since I started it up Sat night.



I asked Covert about RealTime today and they stated it won't have any effect on sending pics...just changing my settings....and since I have a solar charger with rechargeable batteries battery life is irrelevant. I switch it to an hour delay yesterday anyway and there were no changes in pic counts.

When it was here at my local pig spot, I had no issues with it being on RealTime or 1 minute intervals.....I got pics no problem. Signal was a little stronger though.

[Smart]

Hopefully that will help. I run mine at 1 minute when deer hunting and do miss some pictures. When I move the cameras to hog feeders, I run a 5-10 minute trigger and never miss a pic.

Another thing I would do is take it off real time commands once you get everything set. That may be an issue too if it is using signal strength to search for commands constantly.

I will only put mine on real time when I am there hunting so I can request pictures and change settings frequently. When I am gone, I switch it to an hour delay.

Hope so.....Its certainly worth a shot! Thanks

[gingib]

My memory card has 15,000+ pics capacity, Class 10, Speed 200X. I'm at probably 50-100 pics since I started it up Sat night.



I asked Covert about RealTime today and they stated it won't have any effect on sending pics...just changing my settings....and since I have a solar charger with rechargeable batteries battery life is irrelevant. I switch it to an hour delay yesterday anyway and there were no changes in pic counts.

When it was here at my local pig spot, I had no issues with it being on RealTime or 1 minute intervals.....I got pics no problem. Signal was a little stronger though.

I noticed more pics coming thru and a shorter transmission speed to my app when I had it on REALTIME

I will always leave mine on real time now since battery life is irrelevant also

[Smart]

One whole pic tonight

[muddyz]

Did you ever figure this mystery out?

[Smart]

2016 Covert camera issue

Yes. I'm just in a **** poor area for signal. Thats it... bottom line I'm in a hole at ground level.
It's wasn't consistent where I had it placed in the pen. The signal would go in and out.

So, I moved it 20 yards north and out from a big oak on the other side of the feedpen, moved the booster antenna up to 17' off the ground and it's been solid after I got it hooked up. I'm never over 20% signal but it sends me pics all day and night when something is in the pen.

[muddyz]

Good deal. I found a bargain on a 2016 model Covert Blackhawk Model 5120 is there anything I should be concerned about buy the older ones?

Eneloops and solar panel sound like the ticket and I have good AT&T signal at the spot so I figure I do t need the booster kit.

[Smart]

2016 Covert camera issue

Unfortunately I don't know anything about the blackhawks. Is that a wireless camera?


The solar panel and Eneloop AAs have been perfect for me. And yes if you have good signal,the stock antenna should be fine.

[muddyz]

Unfortunately I don't know anything about the blackhawks. Is that a wireless camera?


The solar panel and Eneloop AAs have been perfect for me. And yes if you have good signal,the stock antenna should be fine.

It's the Verizon version of the Covert Code Black.

https://www.covertscoutingcameras.com/shop/covert-scouting-cameras/2017-cameras/blackhawk-12-1/

[gingib]

all mine are running great now. Command pics and all