How to set up your SPYPOINT cellular cameras. Step by step instructions and set up with app.
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- čas přidán 15. 01. 2022
- I received these SPYPOINT cellular cameras as a Christmas gift. I was so impressed with how easy they was to set up that I went and purchased 2 more. In this video i will go step by step unboxing, set up, downloading app and going over plans. I purchased mine from academy but here is a link to the same cameras on amazon --- amzn.to/3GvdNHW
These cameras have there own sim card so there is no issues with your current cellular provider. You receive your pictures through the app and get a text from the SPYPOINT APP. ITS THAT SIMPLE.
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My son took his down and gave me his Spypoint cameras. He is not here to help me put them on the trees. I live on 16 1/2 acres. I am 70 years old. So, this helped. I hope I can get these up. It is not for hunting for me. I love seeing the deer in my yard. LOL. It is for catching people on my property out here and living alone. My son showed me once and told me to figure out the rest. LOL. He came out here to help put in a new switch for my pump on the well. I needed it for that. Thank you!
Your more than welcome and I am glad you got some use out of the video. I am not sponsored by spypoint but im really liking there camera set up. These should work great for what your needing them for. Thank you for watching and take care
I been using spypoints for 4 years and really like them. Cell cameras are definently game changers.
I always stayed away from them because of the uncertainty of data plans or not having a data plan for my cellular provider. (US CELLULAR) But now I wish I had done this along time ago. That's good to hear that yours have held up for 4 years. I am excited to see how these perform over the next year. I just had one of my shooters show back up on camera the other night at mid night. Not sure where he has been hiding but he made it. So the camera is gonna be real handy. LOL. I'm gonna release a video on what photos I have received here pretty soon.
Thanks for making the video. It helped me. Good luck this season!
Your welcome and thank you for watching and supporting my channel.
I’m an electro-mechanic and I admire your collection of Proto wrenches you have hanging! I use the same ones won’t use any other. Great video thanks for the help!
Thank you. I have had them for awhile now and they are great wrench's. This is all we used while working at Dupont. Cant wear them out!
Your welcome on the video and thanks for watching
I’ll give them a shot, thanks for sharing!!!
I think your gonna be happy because I'm loving these cameras so far. Also Im running a test with another camera on the same tree to see how they perform against one of my standard cameras. See if there is any missed deer or animals. Your welcome and thanks for watching.
I'm glad you done this I been thinking about putting some on my land while I'm building jus to see if anybody coming in on me
Thanks man, that would be a good idea. Simple to use and you get a picture and text as soon as the camera goes off and super easy to set up. You could stick with the free plan. It’s 100 pictures a month. For a security camera that all you would need.
Looks like a pretty cool set of cameras. I got a Reveal by Tactacam for Christmas and I’m liking it so far. I do like the yearly option you got for those spypoints though.
My uncle has a Tatacam and he loves it. That's one of the main reasons I was wanting one. I really like the yearly plan with these cameras and I really like that I can control every aspect of the camera on my phone. MULTI SHOT-SINGLE SHOT, LOW-MEDIUM-OR HIGH TRIGGER SPEED SENSITIVITY, LOW-MEDIUM-HIGH OR HD RESOLUTION ON PICTURE QUALITY, 1 MIN - 3 MIN- 5 MIN- 10 MIN -15 MIN - 30 MIN DUSK OR DARK TIMER BETWEEN PICS, and update the firmware in the field by SD card. Its got some pretty awesome features and I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform over time. Congrats on your buck by the way
Great teaching on how to set my 2 link micro lte camera's, thk u.
Your welcome and thank you for watching.
Nice video thank you!
Your welcome and thanks for watching.
THANK YOU !
your welcome
Thanks Sir, these look good and pretty simple to use. Just Bear’s are such a problem where we hunt. They kill my brothers cameras every year. Thanks again to PINEY LIFE for sharing good information and great outdoor videos. 👍🇺🇸🙏🏻
That's one thing about trail cameras. None of them are bear proof no matter if they have a security box on them or not. I Have been lucky with my older trail cameras and had bears mess with them but not chew on them. Now i have friends that bear hunt and they say its a 50-50 shot that the security box works 100%. Its all according to if one of the bears teeth makes it through one of the security box holes. Thanks for watching
@@pineylife my brother Keith T. Has lost cameras every year to them. Like you said the Metal box you put them in is 50/50 some times they work and sometimes they don’t. Thanks for always sending kind reply’s. You and PINEY LIFE CREW are all gentleman and good hunters. Gods speed sir. 👍🇺🇸🙏🏻
My sister and BIL have a set of these cameras on their property approximately 190 miles from their home. They seem to work well. I am looking at getting at least a pair to use as surveillance cameras on my 10 acres at my residence. It appears someone has removed one of my trail cams from a tree that was 10' up the trunk. I will be placing these higher and with the alert I will catch the individual. Thanks for the video as I also have US Cellular and was concerned about the coverage. I just sub'd and hope that will help your channel grow a little. Much appreciation from NC.
Thanks for the sub it is greatly appreciated. That's the great thing about cellular. Evetime someone comes by or tries to tack the camera. It sends a picture stating human activity. The app works great with any provider and has worked flawlessly with us cellular. Glad to have you aboard all the way from NC. WELCOME TO PINEY!
will be waiting for a 1 year review or sooner if you have issues. too many of the hunting channels push a company latest product then you never hear about them again, one reason I love your channel. keep up the great work
Hey Larry, good to hear from you. I think people need to know up front that I'm not sponsored by SPYPOINT and have not received any promos from them at this time. Two cameras was a gift and two purchased by me. That being said and of course you follow my channel you know If I don't believe in a product I don't push it . lol. Here is my plan.
#1- I have a camera hung on the same tree so I can see if deer are missed by the spypoint or if it out preforms the other traditional trail cams.
#2- I am running batteries as of right now and then I'm gonna order and install the lithium rechargeable battery pack from spypoint in a couple of them with a solar device to charge.
#3 -- Weather test: right now they have been in freezing weather and plenty of snow. Looking forward to seeing how the battery life performs in summer conditions also.
#4 -- Also I think I'm gonna do a 3 month review and a 6 months review on these.
That will be a pretty good test I think. Lol.
Thank you Larry for your support and we will see how these work out.
@@pineylife that sounds like some great test scenarios. my buddy and i use nothin but the brownings just because they have lasted the longest. i have 2 thats been running for probably 7 or 8 years now year round in PA. course i've had a couple fail after 2 or 3 years also.
here's a question on the spypoint can you run that as just a trail cam without the cell service and just turn it on during certain months? reason i ask during the summer we ride atv and utv there and usually catch a lot of us during that time. however we want to capture whatever is moving during those months so we want the cam pics also.
@@larrye2749 It actually comes with a free plan that’s 100 picture free per month. It has a SD card so it will continue to take picture with out using data. Also you can control your cameras by the app. If you know your gonna be going through there you could turn it to just dusk and dawn or you could set it to take a picture after 30 minutes of the last picture was taken. That would slow the photos way down. That’s the one thing I really like that I can control any camera by the app on my phone
How can you remotely (thru the app) turn the camera off? For example if it's a windy day and I don't want pictures of blowing tree branches.
I do not know of a way to turn them off from the app. Now what I do is go to your camera on your app and then click on image capture. Then go down to delay and click on it and then set it to 30 minutes. Another option is to go to sensitivity and set it to low. This will help with unwanted triggers from wind
Great video. I have been looking for a battery holder like the one in your video what kind is it and where did you get it?
Thank you, Spypoints website. They are nicknamed BATT-TRAY on there website, $9.99 each
I use Spypoint micro links in ND with Duracell lithium batteries. Durable cameras I had zero issues with them in -20F.
That's the same cameras I use and same batteries or sometimes I use the energizer lithium.
Great to hear that you are putting them to the test.
Fixing to purchase a few FLEX cameras and try them this summer into season. Thanks for watching
My spypoint works fine had it for two or three years my problem I've had was battery life so I bought a Tatacam solar panel not running and batteries in camera at all just solar panel taken a 1000 pic so far panel at 100%.
Thanks for sharing Im actually running a HME solar panel and it working flawlessly. As much as I run cameras. Looks like im gonna have to invest in more panels. Thanks for watching
@@pineylife your welcome
I love my spypoint cams I got three they work great they helped me get my first monster buck it was 179 with 12 inch deduction. I love to sind a pic if you'd like.
That's awesome news on the cameras and the buck. Your more than welcome to send the pic to my Facebook piney life or email it to my at jnix73@yahoo.com
I have two SPYPOINT they are the best camera I ever had
Thats good to hear, Several people has said they really like them and that they have held up real good. Looking forward to doing a review in a few months.
Do you have to pay for each camera or can you use the free 100 photos
So the cameras have pics recognition as to an deer or human ,,,,so if I'm trying to catch a human trespassing it will only take a pic when a human is in the pic ?
Yes the do have the recognition but there not always accurate. I don’t think that you can only set it to recognize humans . I will look into it for you. And answer back here.
Can I do this setup 50 miles away from where the camera will be? Think so, but just double checking.
Yes you sure can. I have one set up over 50 miles away. As long as you have good signal on your camera it will work just fine.
I’ve had the worst luck with Spypont, 7 of them so far and 7 failed cams in the heat of hunting season. I even bought 2 new ones and put them both on the same tree with eventual failed. I’m trying Tactacam this season.
I have lost a few to ants and one was a failure but I put my cameras out in January of 2020 and they made it through all the seasons till this year. Only one left out of the original 4. Worst problem I have had is straps dry rotting. I have moved on to the cell links and flex series now. They have been great for me but I do hear a lot of people having issues with there’s. Most my issues have been solved by updating my firmware. That’s one thing I love about the flex’s. It formats and updates the firmware itself at the camera.
The reveals are nice. My uncle has two of them out and they have lasted him and he has had almost no issues with his. The picture quality is not as good as the flex but they have improved it with the latest models. Good luck with the reveals and keep me posted on your new cameras. I might have to try one out. Thanks for watching and good luck this fall.
2 THUMBS WAY UP!!! most complicated product in the history of humankind!!!!!!
I'm gonna try them for one year and see how this all works out. Next step is the reolink Thanks for watching
For those who've used one: Is there a way to trigger a picture to be taken from the app? Like a button that says "take photo" or something?
In cellular setting on the app click on settings and go to cellular set up you can pick a time to sync your camera and then slide the tab to take/photo at next sync. That is the closest you can get to making the camera trigger by your phone app.
It would be nice if they had a (take photo) button but unfortunately they don't at this time.
@@pineylife Thanks :) I appreciate it.
@@user-xs8ni7kn4c your welcome and thanks for watching.
Can I have the trail camera hooked up to two phones?
Yes you can. all you have to do is log in to the spypoint app on your phone to see the pictures. So basically you just share your log in with the other person.
Are there any concerns with formatting SD Cards?
I've ordered a 32G Spypoint card for my new Cam
Not so far. I actually tried a a Kodak mini sd in a flea the other day and it’s working fine.
@@pineylife Ok good thanks.
I recently purchased one of these and mine want hook up to phone. Light flashes green like it’s searching but want ever connect. Any suggestions?
It should flash green and then after a few minutes the red light beside the camera should flash. Once it stops it should take pictures. I would close the app out on my phone and then open it back up to see if that helps. Thats has worked for me before. If that does not work go to a desktop or laptop computer log into your account and then you will see a chat at the bottom. click on it to chat with customer service and they should be able to fix your issue. When you get the issue solved please comment back so maybe it will help someone else. please
Hi I am having a problem scanning the barcode I scared all of them allow access
I noticed you had no problem with your camera's, but mine stopped sending me pictures, on the setting it has Daily Sync Time, how do I set this to take each time?
I had a issue with mine not taking pictures and I actually had to delete the camera and reinstall it. It only took a few minutes. The daily sync is when it takes its first picture after a battery change. I will have to look at mine to see if I can figure that out. Try chatting SPYPOINT on there website they was extremely helpful when I had issues. Hope this helps.
Can you turn the camera on and off from your phone
No but you can change the amount of time between trigger. So if you don’t want it to take a bunch of random pictures or take to many that it uses up your monthly data. You can change it to only take a pic 1 sec to 1 hr after its took a picture.
I need to update my camera I’ve been on the support info from the actual web sight and it will not let me update my camera can you please help lol
The best way is to go to support chat and tell them what your trying to do. They will email you a new firmware up date and then just install it on your sd card. You should be good to go. If your not doing a firmware update. Then you can log out of the app on your phone and then log back in. This should give you a fresh start on camera activity but you might have to make it take a pic with you in front of it. Another option is to delete the camera from your app and reinstall it. That has worked for me several times. I’m not sponsored by SPYPOINT and I bought all my cameras so I’m just like you trying to keep them running . I still have to go they customer service to get them fixed from time to time. I hope this helps.
I noticed there are 2 sim cards stacked on each other behind the battery tray in the MICRO. One has spypoint logo and the other is AT&T. Is there a way to cut spypoint out as a middleman and just insert a sim card from a cell phone and just call into it with the number associated to the sim card we use?
I honestly didn't know there was 2 sim cards. I will have to look at mine and see what they say. All my cameras are setup thru the app. I have us cellular and I haven't found a camera that is specific for my service provider. So the spypoint app is the best for me.. But You have a great idea on installing a prepaid or different sim card to see if it would work. I know there is other camera companies like REO-LINK that you use a prepaid card to get your pictures and videos sent straight to your phone. Its worth a try
Does any Micro SD work? Or does it need to be a specific kind
Any sd card should work. I run 16 gb to 32 gb cards in all my SPYPOINTS . The recommend at least a 16 gb
Can you use more than one camera for the free photos?
Yes every camera comes with 100 free photos per camera a month. Each month.
I've never been able to get my camera to work properly.
Sorry your having trouble. It might be something in your settings or bad signal in the area its in. Whats it doing?
Where I hunt, there is zero cell phone service. Will this camera work being set up there or does it have to be in cell tower range?"
Honestly I don't know the answer to that but I can say that where my cell phone struggles having service these cameras are sending pictures. Even if its showing a red signal status they still send pictures to my app. The camera has a powerful antenna. Hope this helps
Can the camera be set up hundreds of miles away and used for surveillance?
Yes as long as it has good signal it should send the photos straight to the app on your phone
when i go to scan it says the app don't have the necessary permission to access my phone. how do i give it permission?
What phone do you have? iphone or adroid?
Put a regular camera beside the spypoints and you’ll notice they miss so much. I had a couple and they wouldn’t send pics half the time. Tactacam reveal is the way to go for the money.
Its funny you mentioned that. I have a camera beside one of my SPYPOINTs and I’m gonna compare them in a month. I might have to put it on the same tree to compare them though. I know one thing I have noticed these cameras catch deer further out than the wild games, moultrie, or stealth did.
@@pineylife they’re also bad about just not sending anything and when you contact spypoint they’ll tell you that you need to go to your camera and update it.
@@shanewillaims ok. I'm gonna do some reviews and different test on them and see what issues I may have. Thanks for the heads up on the issues you had with yours. Gonna be interesting to see how this turns out in the long run.
@@shanewillaims i have that crap going on with mine. i have to call them.
@@shauncarney7779 just the beginning don’t know how they’re still in business
Will this work in the Caribbean?
I’m not sure but anywhere there is cellular service it should work.
I will have to look into cell cameras I had heard they didn't work with us cellular so I hadn't checked on em. Do they make security boxes for them? Where I hunt the bear's will destroy cameras. God Bless
Yea u can get security boxes for them to go in
They are pretty awesome so far. I have US Cellular and that was the reason I stayed away from them but they are working great through the app. No issues at all. They do make security boxes and anti theft cable systems for them. I got some buddies that run cellular solar spypoints for bear hunting and they love them.
I'm having problems with mine link micro LTE. I did everything it said to do, but the last step it won't activate and customer service had me on hold for over 2 hours and still no one responded and the chat 👎no one never responded to my help and I don't need the plans. I need it for my backyard farm birds. can you help me. I call dick's sporting store and no return call.
I'm not a service tech for spypoint in anyway. I'm not sponsored by them either. But I will try help best I can. Did your camera come with a micro sd card? Have you ever recieved any pictures? Does your phone show your connected to the cameras?
It won't do the last step, is activate, it did one picture but after that nothing. I'll appreciates your help. Thank-you
I do have the spypoint sim card.
@@gracesingh6321mine came with SIM card and a micro sd card. If you have both of them and you have already received a picture from the camera. You should be good. But if there is a bad signal or interference it could be holding you up. Turn the camera on and leave the front door open. It should go thru all it’s light signals. (Red orange green). Once it’s located and knows what signal it needs it should move to the flashing red light which is beside the camera lenses itself. Once it’s off and something moved in front of the camera it should go orange and send your picture within 5 minutes. I do have issues with my camera sending pictures to me sometimes . I have to log out of the app and then log back in to get them. If that don’t work I believe I would delete the camera on the app and start over. Maybe the camera just didn’t connect to app right
Yes I have both I call Dick's Sporting store to make sure the sim was in the camera, he said they come in the camera. I tried to open it to check, but I couldn't and didn't want to force it.