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• Hi just bought a new Toguard h80 trail camera to catch some garden wildlife shots especially hedgehogs but can’t get it to work. Wondered if anyone had similar problems.
  Its got new batteries and the sd card has been formated.
  I have the settings on photo mode. PIR interval set min59 sec01.
  Medium sensitivity. led on Auto and turn on live at night but and in the morning I just get one picture of when I pick the camera up to turn it off.
  Ive also tried video mode but the same happens
  Hope you can help
  Many thanks
  Lynn

  I have four cameras, none of which are without some issue or other and all with varying quality of output. I guess it goes with the fact that they are all of Chinese manufacture and the quality/reliability is simply not there.
  My suggestion would be do carry out a number of simple tests in your house using different settings. Most of the (Chinese) cameras have the same functions/settings but may differ slightly depending on the price range.
  1. Three position switch: Off, Test and On.
  2. Setting for Mode i.e. Photo/Video or both.
  3. Date/Time and format
  4. Resolution (Video and Photo)
  5. Video length
  6. Audio – On/Off
  7. Shot lag – Period between PIR activity.
  8. PIR sensitivity and whether Side PIR’s are active
  9. Target recording time i.e. period camera is on, i.e. 21:00-06:00 or it could be Off, i.e. continuous.
  10. Time lapse (for photos)
  11. IR sensitivity, the coverage of the IR LED lights.
  12. Others such as Time stamp etc.
  So in the testing start with straight forward Picture or Video with no Target recording time set and in Continuous mode if it has this function (PIR switched off) and make sure the camera switch set to ON. walk in front of the camera a few times and then either check the results in camera or look on a PC/Laptop. If no results then I guess it might be the camera. If it has pictures/video then do the same but with the PIR switched on. If this does not work try changing the PIR sensitivity. If it works try the Target recording time set to on, and so on until you get to where the camera fails. That’s just my initial suggestion and how I would approach the problem.

  Hi Lynn
  1st of all have you got a 32GB Micro SD Card ?. if not you want one.
  Setup: video length 90sec, TV mode PAL, Record Audio ON, Motion detector ON, I have my camera about 1ft above the ground pointing down a little looking at my feeding station & house.
  Hope this helps good luck. Regard Keith STAY SAVE

  Hi Lynn. I have exactly the same model Toguard H80. It was a present from my husband back in March. Unfortunately it has been the most disappointing purchase ever. The instructions are totally useless. Impossible to use the WiFi at all. Doesn’t work. The camera has been tried using different settings and bought 30 + batteries (Energizer Lithium Ultimate} so expensive. It won’t accept a micro SD card so have bought a new 32GB SD as recommended in the rubbish tiny leaflet. It has a fault for sure. I managed to get one night of a few little videos and pictures then nothing. Seems to work perfectly when set but after taking a single picture or tiny video it packs up for the rest of the night. We have a large and active hog population who are getting through heaps of food in our 3 feeding stations but no pictures triggered. I have narrowed down the fault to the battery pack. If you can test your individual batteries and map then 1 -8. Every morning one of them is a dead battery. I am going to try to return it as it should not die like this every night. Definitely strange battery use. It demonstrates on the screen that the batteries are ok but always just one or two have no charge remaining, so thrown away. No even steady drain as would be expected. Have a look at your batteries if you can test them. I will post again if I can get through to the customer support but hope they will swap for a previous model. No positive feedback anywhere for this model. Good luck. Regards. Grace

  Hi Grace, I have the Toguard H85 which is also a wireless wildlife camera. I researched the wi fi connectivity error problems and difficulties in establishing a connection, and found that this only works on one app that is incorrectly listed in the instruction booklet. My Samsung phone is flat at the moment but tomorrow when it is charged I will send the app details on this and I found it worked absolutely fine on my Samsung S6 edge plus. I am not sure of the range of the wi fi. One thing I couldn’t get the blu tooth to pair with my Samsung phone.

  Hi
  I had this problem when I 1st tried to photograph heggies. At the time I didn’t appreaciate how fast they are. If the are moving across the camera’s view, by the time the camera has detected and responded, the hedgey is gone.
  Try video mode instead or mount the camera where they will approach the camera rather than run across. 10s bursts with a quick restart time works.
  e.g. 10s video wait 2s before restarting. So if heggie hangs about you will get all of the action.

  Toguard H80 How do you format the memory card? No instructions in the useless leaflet? The screen says MONITOR WHAT YOU CONCERN (what on earth does this mean?) and nothing I do changes it.

  Hi
  New to this group.
  I have a ToGuard H85
  Been working great since getting it about a year ago.
  Now problem, will not work in the dark.

  I put it out a few nights ago, since will not work at night.

  Sensor recorded temperature -3C
  Otherwise nothing of note.
  That night, no night pics. Semi-light dawn and dusk, pictures blurry and appear over exposed.

  Since then,

  Daylight camera works normally. But nothing in the dark.
  I thought maybe batteries so changed to
  Energiser. Camera power 100%. No change.
  So put in new
  Duracell batteries. Camera power 100%. No change.

  Put camera back to default settings. Then reset my settings. No change.

  The odd thing is that the sensor works fine in setup, showing images on the onboard screen.
  It just will not work in the dark when the camera is switched to ON.

  Grateful for any suggestions.

  Moth1818

  There may be other issues but the original poster LIC64 has written that the PIR interval is min59 sec01 which I assume means that it will stay idle for nearly an hour before being able to be triggered again.

  Try putting a much shorter PIR interval in, min05 sec01 then it will be available to catch new images much more regularly through the night.

  Assuming the model bought accepts them I would always recommend that people getting into these types of cameras buy 2 sets of rechargeable batteries and enough chargers to recharge a full set while the other set is in use.

  I have 2 chargers each taking 4 batteries each so I can charge a full camera’s worth of 8 batteries at a time. I now have 4 sets of 8 rechargeable batteries as I have 2 cameras though I’m doing less recordings with 2 at the same time now.

  Hi
  I have a fantastic H20 Toguard Camera which I use for capturing my dogs, hedgehogs at night and any other wildlife that come.
  I have just replaced the batteries as they ran out, I’ve replaced them with re-chargeable. However, when I have been leaving my camera to film there is no sound. i have been into settings and checked but with no joy!
  Can anyone help me?
  Sharon

  I bought a Victure Trail Cam from Amazon c/w SD card. Apart from needing to feed it batteries every few days I’m happy with it. I now have switched to rechargeable batteries, which last a couple of days.
  It takes 10,20 or 30s videos, with a still too.
  At the moment I seem to capture some hog action, then a couple of foxes around 2am then squirrels and birds after dawn.
  I’m trying to put surveillance on my hog houses to see whether anyone is in residence, but so far no success. I don’t know if I’ve blown my cover and the Hogs know I’m watching them, but it’s an ongoing project!

  To LJC64 regarding PIR settings. 59 minutes is far to long an interval. The PIR detects movement , the interval setting determines how long the camera waits after taking a photo or video before it starts to watch for movement again.
  In your case it won’t detect movement and take another photo for almost an hour.
  To MikeBo simply remove the memory card and format it in your computer.

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To give myself some peace of mind with our new car, I looked for a solution to keep aggressive drivers accountable. After some browsing, I decided to install a dash cam to ease my anxiety and prevent future disputes.

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A dash cam, or a dashboard camera, is a device typically installed on the dashboard of a car to monitor and record the road as you drive. Some dash cams may have a dual-camera system with which there’s a back camera that records the back view of the car and assists with backing up.

While many new car models are fitted with built-in backup camera systems, investing in a recording dash cam may still be worth considering since these built-in backup cameras only work when driving in reverse and don’t record footage for you to use later. Our editor Séamus actually tested the best ones in his motorhome while driving around North America, but I didn’t read his recommendations until I started working at Reviewed.

Although dash cams are legal in the state I live in, you should check that dash cams are legal in your state before proceeding with installation.

Our experience with the Toguard dash cam

After looking high and low for a cost-effective, highly-rated dash cam, we decided to give this Toguard dual-lens rear mirror-mounted dash cam a try.

In the package, there’s a mirror dash cam, a charger, a backup camera with tape, an 18-foot cable for the rear view camera, and three rubber straps for securing the camera. Since the SD card for storing the recorded videos is not included, we also purchased a 32GB micro SD card.

I didn’t install the camera myself, so I asked my fiancé Tom about his experience. “The installation process of the forward facing camera and monitor unit (which are one piece) was very simple,” he said. You can simply fasten the unit to the rear view mirror using the rubber straps provided in the box, and run the provided power cord to the cigarette lighter (most cars will have at least one on or near the center console).

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While the Toguard isn’t the fanciest dash cam that money can buy, it definitely gets the job done. The dash cam fits snugly over the rear view mirror, and acts as a normal mirror when turned off. It loop-records clear visuals of the road in short clips, which means the oldest videos get erased as the new ones are recorded once the SD card is full.

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What we don’t like about our dash cam

As we mentioned, the installation of the second camera wasn’t easy. The user manual didn’t explain clearly enough about how to approach the task. It’s an option to go without the second camera if you’re buying a dash cam for the purpose of recording the road conditions in front of you.

After a year of use, we also noticed it stopped recording to the memory card at some point. We could still turn the camera on and off but it just wouldn’t record anything, which we suspected was a memory card malfunction. After replacing the memory card, it started to work again.

Should you buy a dash cam?

Whether you’re a confident driver or not, keeping a dash cam in your car can guarantee there’s an unbiased record of what happened while you’re driving. “My advice would be get a simple dash cam without the backup camera function, or have a professional install the second camera for you,” Tom suggested.

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