Moultrie D 55 IR Trail Cam

[#fishhunt#]

I have had this camera out for not quite a month. The first time I had 52 pics on it and 4 actually showed up with deer. The others didnt even take a picture of grass or anything it showed up on the SD card on my camera as "no image". A week ago I check it again 48 pics and 7 show up. Yesterday I check it 7 pics out of 39. Also yesterday some of the pictures are split like it saved one picture on the top and one on the bottom at the same time. So ther is a line through the picture like the second picure is overlapping the 1st one 1/2 way up the picture. Also one of the pictures is over exposed(kind og a green and yellow digitized picture on the lower 1/2 of the picture. My batteries are at 89%. Camera is facing the north. Anyone having any issues like this? Ideas what is causing these problems? I did change out the card but I am leaning more towards it being a camera issue.

[sticknstring]

That does sound weird. Often if battery voltage gets low, the cameras can do some goofy things but that doesn't appear to be the case. I'd replace the batteries anyhow and set it up with no obstructions in front of the sensor and try it again for a week or two. It the problem persists, you may want to return/exchange it.

[InTheNorthwoods]

I would wait to come to any conclusions until you have tried a different SD card in it. It seems like more often than not if you are having "picture saving" issues it is caused atleast in part by a bad or improperly formatted memory card.

If I were you I'd take the camera into the house and test it out by taking a bunch of pictures. If it doesn't work, exchange it out.

[#fishhunt#]

The first card I had in did not have the picture over picture issue or the exposure issue. I'm hoping it is the card for those problems I will check this weekend. I did read something that if you have it set to take 3 pics in a row that they may overlap. I dont like that deal. As far as the "no image in memory" I have used 2 cards and both cards are doing the same thing. It's funny i dont have any pictures of just trees or grass. When it does show a pic I get an animal in it. I would think I would get a couple with just graa and trees by default. If there was grass or branches in front of the camera wouldnt it actually produce a picture and not just no image in memory?

[#fishhunt#]

Just found out they already have an update for this machine to change the delay from 60 seconds to 15 or 30 seconds. I doubt it will help my issues above but now I will have more blank pictures maybe.

[mudslinger64]

i have this camera and have not had any problems with it and i have been getting over 100 pics in 24 hours with it.i just moved into a new home in the country and the deer are just thick.the only buck i have gotten on it has been a huge 8 pointer and he only comes in after it has been dark for awhile.btw i put out some of that liquid mineral with mollasses that comes in a gallon jug and they love it.

[Boar]

I've had mine on asite an was working fing an took some pics of coon an of a lanky bear, then activity stopped an the camera would seem to came outa sleep mode, dont even have picters of me refreshing the bait. Took it home an strped it to a tree an seems to work fine, but at long periods of no activiy is seems to stay in sleep mode untill you mess with it,.

[#fishhunt#]

Well, I pulled the camera from my spot. Again 33 pics and 2 came through. The rest said no IMage in memory. So every picture theat that no picture in memory I have been deleteing for almost amonth and probably over 125-150 pics. Here is what I have been doing in the field. Pull out the sd card and put it in my wifes Nikon coolpix s630 12 Mega pix. So when it has been saying no image in memory it has been saying it on my wifes camera. Like i said I pull the trail camera. Brought it home, set it up and take a few pics of myself in the room. Pull the card out and same thing. No image in memory. I put the card back in the trail cam and hook up to computer with usb cable. [PoorWordUsage]. Pics are on there. My wifes camera wont read all the pic on the sd card but no t all of them. So i have erased all these pics out in the field. I am so bummed out, [PoorWordUsage] off, and frustrated. I cant beleive my wifes camera wouldnt read the card. It may be because it was taken on a five mega pix and wifes camera is 12 mega pix? Thats what my neighbor thinks. He said will need to buy moultrie sd reader 75.00 if you want to view in the field or go buy an sd card reader from Best buy for 20.00 that will read all sd cards at home on computer so you dont have to pull the trail cam.? Not sure. What do you guys think about that being the reason? I don't know enough about how it all works. Thinking putting this on the PHotography forum also. I knwo some of those guys are really knowledgable.

[mudslinger64]

if it were me i think i would bring it back for an exchange.like i said mine is working great never had any problems with it yet and i am getting tons of pics but i have mine set for a 3 shot burst because when the bucks come in i want to see as much as i can of them.i have 2 cards that i use with it a 1 gig and an 8 gig.

[NorthernOutdoors]

If I read your post right, your camera is fine. Like your friend said, get the Moultrie viewer or just view the pictures on your computer at home (that's what I do).

[BLACKJACK]

Well, I pulled the camera from my spot. Again 33 pics and 2 came through. The rest said no IMage in memory. So every picture theat that no picture in memory I have been deleteing for almost amonth and probably over 125-150 pics. Here is what I have been doing in the field. Pull out the sd card and put it in my wifes Nikon coolpix s630 12 Mega pix. So when it has been saying no image in memory it has been saying it on my wifes camera. Like i said I pull the trail camera. Brought it home, set it up and take a few pics of myself in the room. Pull the card out and same thing. No image in memory. I put the card back in the trail cam and hook up to computer with usb cable. [PoorWordUsage]. Pics are on there. My wifes camera wont read all the pic on the sd card but no t all of them. So i have erased all these pics out in the field. I am so bummed out, [PoorWordUsage] off, and frustrated. I cant beleive my wifes camera wouldnt read the card. It may be because it was taken on a five mega pix and wifes camera is 12 mega pix? Thats what my neighbor thinks. He said will need to buy moultrie sd reader 75.00 if you want to view in the field or go buy an sd card reader from Best buy for 20.00 that will read all sd cards at home on computer so you dont have to pull the trail cam.? Not sure. What do you guys think about that being the reason? I don't know enough about how it all works. Thinking putting this on the PHotography forum also. I knwo some of those guys are really knowledgable.

So you figured out the problem, its not the D55, its the way you've been reading the cards with your wife's camera.

I have two cards for every camera, during my weekly check I just swap out cards, and then just browse thru them using a card reader on my computer, no sitting in the woods, fighting off the bugs. I also format my SD cards every time I'm done, keeps them 'clean'.

I see Fleet Farm has those in the field readers on sale for $55. If you were traveling hours to your hunting ground, you may want to go with that option so you can identify any potential problems in the field.

I have two D55 camera's, one a flash, and one an IR. Not impressed with the picture quality of the night IR but the battery life is outstanding, 89% after 3 months and thousands of pictures. I've also bought the external jack for my D55 flash and hooked it up to a Vexilar battery.

I like them so much I'm thinking of buying another D55, easy to use, and very reliable, good camera for $99.

[nonteepical]

don't buy a card reader, i made that $150 mistake 3 years ago, they don't read everything either. do the 2 cards for every camera and swap 'em out works the best.

[#fishhunt#]

I think you can get a card reader for a computer for under 20.00 now at best buy. I will try that. I dont really want to bring the trail camera back every time.

Thanks All!

[Code-Man]

I have now two D-55's. THe first one I knew I was going to have problems cause it wouldn't recognize my card. Switched it out and takes great pictures. I also bring my lap top out with me check cameras and take out the sd card put it in cut them paste them in a folder then put the card back in. I notice I get some blanks but could be lots of reasons on that one but I put out a Primos Truth 3.5 I think was the real name of it...2540 pictures on 5 shot burst between the 15th and the last picture was on the 23rd. Not one deer. I have a bird flying through on two of them then the camera locked up and couldn't get it to work so switched it out for one more D-55. Probably get it out this week and see how it goes.

[NorthernOutdoors]

Blackjack, which Fleet Farm had the sale for the in-field picture viewer and which brand was it?

[BLACKJACK]

Blackjack, which Fleet Farm had the sale for the in-field picture viewer and which brand was it?

Dug out the ad, looks to me like all the Fleet Farm stores, Alexandria, St. Cloud, Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Lakeville, Oakdale, etc.

$59.99 Moultrie Handheld Viewer

Let us know how it works for you.

[Farley]

Thats nothin, put my new D-50 out and in one week had 660 pics, only 18 with deer. Most started at the same time of day (11-11:30 a.m.) and took a pic almost every other minute untill about 2:30 for a week. I figure the tree was too small and moved in the wind, or something to do with the sun\shadows. I dont know, put it back out last night in a different spot and we'll see what happens.

[jerkbait]

The sun can trigger the camera. Try to face it to the north if you can. Also weeds or small brush in front of the camera blowing in the wind can trigger a lot of false pics.

[maddowg1192000]

I have the D55IR also and have had nothing but problems with it and the customer service sucks to say the least. The problem I am having is it says it is taking pics but it only saves them when it really feels like it. I have 3 SD cards(2 new that are for camera only) and it does it with all of them. I tried to take it back to replace it but the receipt got washed and wasn't readable so they wouldn't do an exchange at FF. I have also tried calling and end up waiting on the phone for over a half hr and only get that long for lunch and they are closed when I get off work. After that I decided I would email them and it took 2 weeks for a response and they said i was putting the card in wrong and i was doing it they way they say. So I email back and haven't heard back since and that was a month ago so I emailed again. I think I will do this until I get a response (maybe 3 times a day or more). At this point I would never recomend moultrie to anyone and will try another company

[hockeybc69]

All brands have issues.

Well, except the top end stuff sure never seems to get bad press. But I am not spending $500 on a single cam.

I will be getting a D55IR at some point. I like what I have seen reported overall on them.

[mudslinger64]

mine has been out since the middle of july and has taken thousands of pics without any problems what so ever.same set of batteries and today they were still at 75%.maybe i just got lucky with mine.i also have a stealth cam sniper pro with the flash out and like the D55IR better.

[BLACKJACK]

Pulled the card from my D55IR last week and had 755 pictures on it from a three week span. Battery life is outstanding, still at 76% after being out all summer. This is my first IR camera, have to say that I'm not thrilled with the quality of the nighttime IR pictures, you can still tell its a buck but some of the pics are kind of fuzzy, but thats the trade-off you get on a IR camera, better battery life vs hazy IR pictures. Good camera for $99.

[BLACKJACK]

First lesson is that any receipt for anything you might possible want to take back gets saved in a safe place.

Start over with your camera, replace the batteries (sometimes even new batteries are bad), go back to all the standard factory settings, reformat your SD card, set it up in you garage and test it out. Then if its still bad find the time to get in contact with Moultrie, sit on hold until they can help you.

Good luck.

[hockeybc69]

And sit on hold you will.

Someone I talked to recently said they made 3 calls regarding a camera they had, and each time it was 30+ minutes hold time for Moultrie....

[#fishhunt#]

After I figured out that I can't view the pics with my wifes camera, it has been great. I switched out cards yesterday and have 77% battery left after a couple months. Had 96 pic on it (2 pic blast). I veiwed them on my computer with the card reader I bought from Best buy(16.00)and had deer on all pics except about 10 which I think is pretty good. Day pics are great but, like others have said, night pics are pretty blurry. My cam is about 22 yards from where i get a lot of my night pics from under a crab apple tree. So to me that is pretty far for an IR to reach with good pic quality. For 99.00 still a pretty good deal. If you want quality night pics, this is not the one.