Stealth Cam G42NG not taking pics

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  1. ernmcburn

    ernmcburn Weekend Warrior

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    I have a Stealth can G42NG and twice I had deer right in front of it, not even 10 yards away and it didn't take a picture. My feed is slowly disappearing without any pics of it being eaten. Plus it takes random pictures in the middle of the day. Anyone know what's wrong with it? Thanks in advance.
     
  2. ruteger

    ruteger Guest

    What's your battery life? How old is it? How long has it been doing this? Are you using the Test setting to see if the camera is triggering when it's pointed at the feed?

    I have the same camera and I've found that most of the time I have these results, I have the camera pointed too high so it's not triggering. But there have been a few times, where I was pretty sure it was pointed correctly and it did not go off. Also, there's a firmware update available on the StealthCam Support website that might help. Maybe try downloading it:
    http://www.gsmoutdoors.com/downloads/56/stealth-cam-201415-products/
     
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    kern06 Weekend Warrior

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    +1 on the battery life. I've noticed once mine gets down to 30-40% the sensor doesn't seem to be as sensitive as it is with a new set of batteries.
     
  4. Ky Bob

    Ky Bob Die Hard Bowhunter

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    More than likely its your batteries. My G42's do the same thing when battery life shows to be in the 40% range. I don't put much faith in the battery meter as being very accurate.
     
  5. TwoBucks

    TwoBucks Grizzled Veteran

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    G42s have been know for not performing well with Nimhs, the other thing could be your settings


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    Possibly you need to update it through stealth cams Web site. I hade to update mine but still doesn't take pictures all the time not to happy with this camera my other 3 p12's work flawless and idiot proof.

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