2011 M-80 Good Report

hookedoncameras · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:26 pm

I am on my 4th week and my new M-80 is working fine. I paid a whole $99.00 on sale at a Walmart on Jan 8th.
I like the great picture quality and 16:9 format.
I am using Energizer Lithium 4X batteries and the camera volt meter indicated 80% when I arrived.
There were also some -3 F degree photo's of Turkeys.
I think this camera will work fine for my plot watching efforts this summer

Here is a video of the last two week soak.

JEREMIAH JOHNSON · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:33 pm

great pict hooked....i have the same camera and same batteries..bought a couple of weeks ago at walmart.....i also have one bought back at the end of summer....been out since labor day..batteries still at 100%..????.thanks.

Roscoe · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:36 pm

That's a busy little patch of woods ya got there. Nice pics!

NantucketShedHunter · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:41 pm

Moultrie really nailed it with their mini cams. I like them so much, I have three of them!

JEREMIAH JOHNSON · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:54 pm

nsh.......but your favorite is still the "cuddy"....right?

johnnydeerhunter · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:19 pm

JEREMIAH JOHNSON wrote:

nsh.......but your favorite is still the "cuddy"....right?

I think he's a homebrew convert now :!:

NantucketShedHunter · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:23 pm

My Cudde will always be my favorite. That was my very first cam! I got tons of pictures of bucks with that cam!

https://picasaweb.google.com/1126843217 ... MyTrailCam

Jake · **Joined:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:19 pm **Posts:** 1519

Glad to hear you like it. I like my m80 also. I will have another one for sure.

Are you running 4 batteries in that cold weather or 8?

thanks for sharing.

hookedoncameras · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:01 am

Jake wrote:

Glad to hear you like it. I like my m80 also. I will have another one for sure.

Are you running 4 batteries in that cold weather or 8?

thanks for sharing.

I purchased (2) 4 packs of Energizer Lithium 4 x batteries after a review on here that the 4 x are just as good or better then the 8 x.
Also purchased a (2) pack of 4 gig PYN cards - to use only in this camera.
My Primos, Uway and Moultrie are not sharing the same SD cards

FearNot · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:23 pm

2 m80 cams batteries died after 1562 pics in 3 weeks with alkaline batteries. Not exceptable for me. My bushnels have over 9000 pics and still humping along

hookedoncameras · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:22 pm

FearNot wrote:

2 m80 cams batteries died after 1562 pics in 3 weeks with alkaline batteries. Not exceptable for me. My bushnels have over 9000 pics and still humping along

Hi,

When I put 8 AA alkaline batteries in my 2009 Trophy cam the best I can get is 3 to 4 weeks. With Llithiums I get 6 months on the TC.

The M-80 instruction booklet says to use lithiums, so that is what I am using for this first test is 8 Lithiums. Think I paid $ 12.00 for 8
I will report on the life span and I am keeping the photos for a later count for a total.
The first night out I used a burst mode and decided to change that to a regular one photo per event. Got 300 photos the first night so that had too many repeats and the repeats seemed to affect battery life.

I have 20 some rechargable AA's and might try them once the Lithiums fail.

The Chasingame test this summer with Ray-o-Vacs reported -Quote:
(07-18-2011 update: Battery life test lasted 5-31 through 7 17 and gave us 5120 pictures.)

Chachoze · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:58 pm

Nice action HOC!

hookedoncameras · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:22 pm

hookedoncameras wrote:

Jake wrote:

Glad to hear you like it. I like my m80 also. I will have another one for sure.

Are you running 4 batteries in that cold weather or 8?

thanks for sharing.

I purchased (2) 4 packs of Energizer Lithium 4 x batteries after a review on here that the 4 x are just as good or better then the 8 x.
Also purchased a (2) pack of 4 gig PYN cards - to use only in this camera.
My Primos, Uway and Moultrie are not sharing the same SD cards

Started Jan 8th
Feb 11th - 120 more photos and 70% battery life

phoneguy44 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:30 pm

Hook, what you got on them stumps thats got them deer coming to check it out ??

hookedoncameras · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:33 pm

phoneguy44 wrote:

Hook, what you got on them stumps thats got them deer coming to check it out ??

Salt- Purchased a 50 pound bag of water softener pellets and dumped a bucket on each stump.
The site is about three years old and the stumps have had many trophy rocks and at times Comerdeer (but not for a year. )
Around the stumps I planted clover barascus and rye grass last August.
So the deer are used to finding some goodies up on the hill.

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