Wildlife camera question
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Lost ranger

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312 posts

83 months

Saturday 3rd April 2021
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I have one in my garden taking pictures of foxes overnight, and plan to add another to cover an additional area. Probably a daft question, but given that they detect movement, is there a danger one will be set off by the flash from the other and I'll have duelling wildcams until the batteries run out?

abzmike

10,677 posts

124 months

Saturday 3rd April 2021
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Do they use flash or infra red? I’d have thought a single flash will scare away any nocturnal beasts.

Lost ranger

Original Poster:

312 posts

83 months

Saturday 3rd April 2021
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Mine uses infrared, but the point remains, the camera can obviously see it even if the beast can't.

abzmike

10,677 posts

124 months

Saturday 3rd April 2021
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But it’s set off by detecting movement not a flash, so shouldn’t activate.

SCEtoAUX

4,119 posts

99 months

Saturday 3rd April 2021
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Lost ranger said:
I have one in my garden taking pictures of foxes overnight, and plan to add another to cover an additional area. Probably a daft question, but given that they detect movement, is there a danger one will be set off by the flash from the other and I'll have duelling wildcams until the batteries run out?
No.