re: Spypoint cameras update
My legacy Link Micro LTE cameras are still going. One had water intrusion, which was due to the door gasket getting folded back a bit. It's back in action.
I guess the Flex-M cameras are their new budget camera. I've got a few of them running now, all with a security box and LIT-22 lithium battery packs. I've noticed with the night multi-shots, the first pic is a bit out of focus, while the subsequent photo in a sequence is much sharper. I do like that the cameras have embedded GPS, which could help locate a camera if it were moved.
I've got two of the Flex-S solar cameras going as well. On one, I'm using a LIT-22 battery along with an
auxiliary 5W solar panel. This is a camera I have 20' up in a tree, so I wanted to reduce the likelihood of having to change batteries. I'm not certain what the battery indicators are indicating but the camera has been up since October 6, and the solar battery indicator is at 100% and the battery at 98%. The camera is facing south but gets less than 3 hours of sunlight per day.
The other Flex-S camera is setup with an LIT-22 battery and a larger
10W solar panel. This camera I had configured to take pics on demand. THAT sucks up a bit of power. This spot gets filtered sunlight, and the camera is facing north. The battery level indicators have been fluctuating in the 45-55% range.
I was running Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries in a Flex-M camera, and it quit once the battery level dipped into the low 40s. I'm stocked up on the
LIT-22 batteries and will swap them out as needed.
One thing I noticed with the Flex-S camera - it might take a few camera cycles for a change of settings to take. Making more than one change at a time seems to play a part in that.
Another thing about the newer cameras - the temperature indicator is much more accurate.
