WGI 360 Camera Review

[Chass]

 

[giles]

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That one cracks me up!

 

[Chass]

Well after a week of almost non-stop raining the camera has failed! It no longer spins freely and is locked up. It still senses and takes pictures of the area it can see but when it tries to spin around you can hear the gears grinding and it's pretty loud. I noticed there is moisture in the camera housing now as well. I'll probably tear it apart to diagnose the issue.

Would not recommend spending money on this camera, first camera I've had to fail within the first year let alone first couple months. If it's free like mine was, sure take it! But there are a lot of better alternatives out there for cheaper.

 

[xbowguy]

Well after a week of almost non-stop raining the camera has failed! It no longer spins freely and is locked up. It still senses and takes pictures of the area it can see but when it tries to spin around you can hear the gears grinding and it's pretty loud. I noticed there is moisture in the camera housing now as well. I'll probably tear it apart to diagnose the issue.

Would not recommend spending money on this camera, first camera I've had to fail within the first year let alone first couple months. If it's free like mine was, sure take it! But there are a lot of better alternatives out there for cheaper.

Make sure you write them and let them know your camera is messing up. You may be surprised what comes of it. Especially if they are repeat problems.

 

[Bigslam51]

Make sure you write them and let them know your camera is messing up. You may be surprised what comes of it. Especially if they are repeat problems.

If and when the new one shows up, post it on eBay [emoji23]

 

[Bigslam51]

Well after a week of almost non-stop raining the camera has failed! It no longer spins freely and is locked up. It still senses and takes pictures of the area it can see but when it tries to spin around you can hear the gears grinding and it's pretty loud. I noticed there is moisture in the camera housing now as well. I'll probably tear it apart to diagnose the issue.

Would not recommend spending money on this camera, first camera I've had to fail within the first year let alone first couple months. If it's free like mine was, sure take it! But there are a lot of better alternatives out there for cheaper.

Those wild game cams are junk. They are the high point pistol of trail cameras [emoji23]

 

[giles]

Post a little update here since we got some hard horns. The youngin with a crabclaw tip, he had cleaned his within the last 20 hours, had a picture of him the day prior and he was still full velvet.

This thing is pretty slick, daylight photos are great. Night time the IR is a tad bright but makes for some cool pics. Surprised with how quickly the deer get used to the noise it makes when the camera spins. All in all it's not a bad unit, I'm not sure how much they are but if you find em for under $100 and have a place that you would like a 360 camera it's wouldn't be a bad option. The door doesn't seem like it's going to stay watertight for many seasons so we will see what kind of life it has. Fairly impressed since this is a company I stay away from.
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Looks like you seen that downfall coming... In this series of pics I was wondering if it was still moving, all these pics seem to be in the same position.

 

[Chass]

Looks like you seen that downfall coming... In this series of pics I was wondering if it was still moving, all these pics seem to be in the same position.

Yeah I was fully aware of the quality of their products. I'm not interested in getting it replaced, like I said this was gifted to me and was purchased out of a bargain bin. I had the camera pointed where the majority of the action was. It was taking pics in 360 just not quite as many behind as that was open area closer to the house.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Post a little update here since we got some hard horns. The youngin with a crabclaw tip, he had cleaned his within the last 20 hours, had a picture of him the day prior and he was still full velvet.

This thing is pretty slick, daylight photos are great. Night time the IR is a tad bright but makes for some cool pics. Surprised with how quickly the deer get used to the noise it makes when the camera spins. All in all it's not a bad unit, I'm not sure how much they are but if you find em for under $100 and have a place that you would like a 360 camera it's wouldn't be a bad option. The door doesn't seem like it's going to stay watertight for many seasons so we will see what kind of life it has. Fairly impressed since this is a company I stay away from.
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That buck in pics 426&427 has a big white double throat patch...don’t see to many like that.

 

[Chass]

That buck in pics 426&427 has a big white double throat patch...don’t see to many like that.

Yes I really like that feature about him. There is also a doe that is frequently there with the same double patch, she also has a row of faint spots running down on both sides of her spine. She's an old doe as well.

 

[giles]

Yes I really like that feature about him. There is also a doe that is frequently there with the same double patch, she also has a row of faint spots running down on both sides of her spine. She's an old doe as well.

You should make a short drive to Strouds this weekend. Some of us will start flowing in Thursday. It’d be good to see you again, been a few years.