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Moultrie 888i #6638820 01/19/17 01:48 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 12,987 Arlington/Mullin H hoof n wings OP THF Celebrity
OP hoof n wings THF Celebrity H Joined: May 2010 Posts: 12,987 Arlington/Mullin	Anyone running these? Bought one back before Christmas to use at the house as we have some thieves checking cars at night. Pictures are good, a little blurring at night, PIR sensor is great, set at 14MP, but the battery life sucks on mine! Started with Lithium batteries as recommended, got 3000 pics before they died, tried regular alkaline and got 2000 pics. Anyone have similar results or better? I'm also using a couple different Brownings and average 6000 pics on a set of batteries, even with the cold weather we've had lately. Ideas? Suggestions? TIA Last edited by hoof n wings; 01/19/17 02:24 AM. Originally Posted by ImTheReasonDovesMourn I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. Originally Posted by Hancock I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: hoof n wings] #6638842 01/19/17 01:59 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,336 Hurst, Tx D Dave Davidson THF Trophy Hunter
Dave Davidson THF Trophy Hunter D Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,336 Hurst, Tx	I'm using 8 different cameras. I doubt that I get that much battery life on any of mine. Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: hoof n wings] #6638882 01/19/17 02:26 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 12,987 Arlington/Mullin H hoof n wings OP THF Celebrity
OP hoof n wings THF Celebrity H Joined: May 2010 Posts: 12,987 Arlington/Mullin	I changed the amounts some after I went back and looked at a couple SD cards. Moultrie claims 10,000 pics on battery life, not sure if the MP setting has anything to do with it though Originally Posted by ImTheReasonDovesMourn I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. Originally Posted by Hancock I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: hoof n wings] #6639000 01/19/17 03:34 AM
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 4,140 Denton County D Dalee7892 Extreme Tracker
Dalee7892 Extreme Tracker D Joined: May 2015 Posts: 4,140 Denton County	The settings do have a drain on the batteries. I set at lowest resolution, double pics at five to ten minutes apart. Video runs battery down.

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: hoof n wings] #6639090 01/19/17 04:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 9,776 M mustafa THF Trophy Hunter
mustafa THF Trophy Hunter M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 9,776	I bought the solarpans. Get pics year round. Amazon has them the cheapest Team Barbacoa Pro Staff. Dallas Safari Club Life Member

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: hoof n wings] #6639677 01/19/17 04:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 5,067 Kingwood, TX T titan2232 THF Trophy Hunter
titan2232 THF Trophy Hunter T Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 5,067 Kingwood, TX	Might consider lowering the MP. I've taken 9K pics with my Browning @ 2MP with the battery percentage showing 63% and the picture quality in the daytime is still great. Night photos will suffer with the lower MP, but I have a cheap Tasco with flash for night pics. The flash shows better detail than IR IMO.

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: hoof n wings] #6643161 01/22/17 03:01 AM
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Brother in-law THF Celebrity B Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 35,124	I run a couple of them. I think through bow and rifle season I changed them once. They do good enough for the price I got

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: hoof n wings] #6646466 01/24/17 03:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,294 Mountain Springs, Texas ; Thre... oldoak2000 Extreme Tracker
oldoak2000 Extreme Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,294 Mountain Springs, Texas ; Thre...	Originally Posted By: hoof n wings Anyone running these? Bought one back before Christmas to use at the house as we have some thieves checking cars at night. Pictures are good, a little blurring at night, PIR sensor is great, set at 14MP, but the battery life sucks on mine! Started with Lithium batteries as recommended, got 3000 pics before they died, tried regular alkaline and got 2000 pics. Anyone have similar results or better? I'm also using a couple different Brownings and average 6000 pics on a set of batteries, even with the cold weather we've had lately. Ideas? Suggestions? TIA What SD cards you running? some use more power than others ...

Re: Moultrie 888i [Re: oldoak2000] #6647661 01/25/17 04:15 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 12,987 Arlington/Mullin H hoof n wings OP THF Celebrity
OP hoof n wings THF Celebrity H Joined: May 2010 Posts: 12,987 Arlington/Mullin	Scandisk 16mb SDHC Originally Posted By: oldoak2000 What SD cards you running? some use more power than others ... Originally Posted by ImTheReasonDovesMourn I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. Originally Posted by Hancock I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.

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