SPYPOINT FLEX Trail Camera Worth It?
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- One of the biggest complaints about budget friendly trail cams has always been the image quality. Does the SPYSPOINT flex fix that? The no eye deer boys got their hands on one, got it out in the woods and now review the all new spypoint flex. Check it out and see if it's worth the money and the upgrade as they put it up against the micro.
#Outdoors #hunting #trailcamera
Thank you for clearing up some of my questions. There’s lots of bad feedback but it could also be operator error. I purchased one and will see how it goes.
Glad to hear it helped. Thanks for checking us out and let us know if you end up with any feedback from your experience. And we agree with your “operator error” sentiment.
Most of the issues with spypoint are operator error...If you read some of the forums you will see people just can't follow instructions...I have a total of 12 spypoint cameras, 4 old ones ,4 FLEX and 4 Micros and no issues at all , just purchased the new FLEXG 36....
I truly agree with you that its operator error. I have not had any problems and also added a solar panel. I would like to eventually buy more spy points.
@@edsmetaldetecting31 I use 2 winghome panels, they are great, also just purchased the spypoint panel but haven't set it up yet...I also bought the 2 LIT22, expensive but in the long run will save money instead of using the Lithium AA's which I have found are excellent batteries but they have close to tripled in price over the last few years.
I have 11 of the micro links and by becoming an insider all my cameras get bumped up to 250 pics a month. When hunting season comes around I simlpy buy a package per camera that I'm getting more traffic on and it works for me. Will be looking at the new Flex with the panel when it comes out.
Terrible company behind the scenes. I bought my first camera in 2016. My camera was stolen. And spypoint would not help me locate the camera. Even though they had exact gps location. I then bought two more cameras in 2018. I didn’t set them up until 2022. And realized the issue. Both arrived with bad barcodes and did not work. Spypoint then wanted proof of purchase from two years ago. And would not replace or fix the issue. Wasted money. They are not a US company. They are a European company that does not care.
I’m having a hard time taking y’all serious with Adam drinking white claw lol
Thank god you’re not! That’s almost as bad as people with pellet grills! We clearly have no eye deer what we’re doing, but thanks for dropping in and enjoying the fun! Be well, Brad!
I was using the 2021 covert camera 399.99
I sold it and got 2 micro links last year and I just purchased a flex... I am preferring the spypoints for the better price point
That sounds exactly like our story. Are spypoint cameras perfect? No. They definitely upped their game with the Flex. But for us it was all about the police point and being budget friendly. Thanks for watching. Keep us posted on how you like or don't like the flex!
Nice job on the video, I have 4 spy points now all are the Solar models and am looking to get the new Flex-S soon. I'll be looking for more of your content thanks Tim.
Thanks so much for watching. We have had nothing but good luck with the spy points 🤞🏼
Good job guys, thanks for all the work.
Thanks for watching!
I purchased a Flex yesterday at Cabela's in Eau Claire. They're on sale at $99.99 !
That's a great price. Thanks for sharing the info.
That is everyday price on Amazon.
What trail cam are you using in the woods these days? Do you recommend it? Are you using a spypoint and if so what are you thoughts?
Spypoints, I’ve had issues but not many and when I do if I simply replace batteries, clear sd and format over again it’ll be just fine. I’ve had the links on regular cams for a few years now and they seem to have the least issues.
I've had 7 moultrie edges for a month now and they have worked well. At $75 a piece they are hard to beat. They take photo and video at the same time. The first one I got has taken 400 pictures (200 of which were also videos). The first 3 weeks it was set to send images immediately and for the last week it is set to every 3 hours. It currently has 63% battery running off of 16 regular AA's which cost $5.50 on amazon. I imagine you could get through an entire season on one set of regular AA's if you only took photos and transferred once or twice a day. I had two spypoint link micros that never worked well. They either wouldn't get signal, would eat through batteries trying to find signal, and one would only take black pictures, the one that occasionally took pics had horrible image quality. I had a bad experience with their customer service also. That steered me away from the flex's though they do seem to be an improvement.
Do you have to set video or still at the camera or can you switch back and forth from the ap?
Is there anything on the camera that reveals where it is at night and get stolen, like an infra red light? Thanks, I need to know
You can switch back and forth in the app so you don't have to physically be at your camera. And yes, there is a red light that goes on when it is taking a pic or video.
a piece of tape solves the red light problem
It works great and is easy to operate
That's been our experience too.
Will not work in a few. Weeks …..does not hold cold temperatures…will completely stop working. …. To contact them from the United States expect a over seas phone call and shipping the camera back to them
Thanks for watching. We have not had that problem in cold temps. Northern Wisconsin here...it's gets cold and we have never had problems with he solar unit. Battery units die quicker in the cold for obvious reason.
I just put out a flex. I’m goin to try adjusting the settings but it seems to eat a lot of battery up even using lithiums.
Great feedback Steven. We noticed that too…especially when it’s on video. But even when it handles the higher resolution photos, it seems to eat up battery faster when transmitting photos. How often do you have it transmit your photos/videos?
mines 4x day less than 100 pics with lithium....also same battery experience. myself not impressed pic quality either....33MP well thats funny
I made the mistake of buying a SPYPOINT LM2. Very difficult to set up. It transmits the length of my yard. Clear photos but crappy night vision. No video. Battery hog. To make it usable I’d have to buy $80 for an antenna and a rechargeable battery. FAIL
Thank for watching and doesn't sound like you didn't have a great experience. Ours has been the complete opposite. Are you trying another brand of tail cameras then? And are you having any luck?
I'm on social security and no, I'm not buying another camera just yet! I bought a $30 at Ollies that outperformed this LM2! I live in a very rural area and wanted to monitor wildlife in my field around my house! It doesn't even photograph people most of the time. I walked up to the camera to move it and it didn't record ME! SORRY piece of junk!
@@NoEyeDeerOutdoors
I have nothing but problems with mine takes pics when it feels like it and doesn’t when you want it to
don’t do like me and place it two hours away because you won’t know what it’s seeing because it will stop working! Mine has stopped again now it’s two hours away doing nothing!! I hate it! And it’s not operator related either! I have owned many trail cams over the years and never been this disappointed! Old ones worked better!
I'm looking for info on the micro. Like distance and stuff
Cabelas now $99.98 for Spypoint flex, why are they going for so much less? how good is the battery life? Nobody wants to drive 2 hours to change out an SD card, the same goes for the batteries.
Great question. The battery life has only been about a 2-3 month span on it. We’re definitely a little disappointed considering the micros could get 10-11 months on 1 set of lithiums. Keep in mind, we’re in public land and only get a couple pictures a day vs a camera on a food plot that takes dozens a day. Thanks for the question and checking us out!
have them both...pic quality is lacking on both, 33MP thats joke! bottom door also poor design
Hey Mr Fiker guy….don’t disagree with the bottom door design. Wondering why you think it’s poor too? Is there a picture quality of a camera that’s $105 (flex can be found for that price now) or less you can direct us to to check out? Would love to compare. We only compared flex to the micro. We seem to think there is a pretty significant difference between the two spypoint models…but I’d be interested to dive into another cost comparable camera with better pic quality. Reminder: our premise is public land, cheap as $hit, cellular cameras. Ready? Go!
Are you able to see the videos on the app?
Yes you can watch the videos on the app. Thanks for watching.
I seen the flex at Costco for $80. Is that a good price? Also, is there a way to track the camera location? My camera will be in an area where it could get taken.
$80 is a pretty great price for the flex. SPYPOINT cameras have a GPS Enabled feature that allows users to view their current location, as well as the locations of their SPYPOINT cameras, on a map in real time. So if someone were to steal a camera, when they turn the camera on and it connects to cellular you will see it in your spy point app. Thanks for watching.
SAW! You saw the flex. 🙄
Got my Flex at Walmart on clearance for $50
Sounds like they are making room for the Flex-S...the solar one. Can't beat the price point.
Are the Flex cameras 100% silent when shooting video and photo?
Nothing is ever 100%. But yes they are
You can get sportsman packages includes 5 cams
That’s a great tip. Thanks for dropping in and checking us out! How much is that package?
got a flex a few weeks ago...really not impressed that the images come through to my phone 3-4 hours and sometimes 6-8 hours later ....I also have a micro at same location and the pics come through 3-4 minutes after taken.....🤥...like i said NOT impressed at all...🤷♂
Hmmm, we have a flex and a micro on the same tree pointing opposite directions. Get pics within minutes of each other. Likely an issue with the cell service in your area, not an issue with spypoint. Have you compared similar cell cameras in the same geographical area?
STFU! No-eye-deer! Thats amazing! Thanks for the video. I was literally about to buy some more Micro S's. Happy hunting fellas.
Thanks for watching!
Hey Guys do you have a vid on the new FlexS trail cam. Thanks Mate ☺👍
Not yet! but there is something in the works. Keep checking back. We have had good luck with other spy point solar cameras though. Just to let you know.
Whit claw😆 COME ON ! Just kidding! My camera sends a picture every 4 hours, Is that how I set it up?
Yes..that would be a setting thing. Thanks for watching.
How Is the battery life when using aa batteries
On the micro, 1 set of lithiums last about a year. On the flex, when the camera is set to video, the lithiums last only a couple of months….less than desirable. Good question and thanks for checking us out!
When the flex is set to photo, the lithiums are equivalent to those of in a micro.
@@NoEyeDeerOutdoors have 2 micros 1 has the built on solar charger been having hell with it not charging. The other the aa batteries lasted 3 months
We have 1 solar and we had a terrible time with it charging too…..we finally got it dialed in to charge but you have to sacrifice ideal camera placement in order to have it be in direct sunlight for most of the day. At least that was our experience.
@@NoEyeDeerOutdoors it's less than 1 yr old Nd they won't warrnity it
The man is drinking white claw talking about how good spypoint cameras are....
Your forget…”and living the dream!”Thanks for watching.
Don’t know if I can take anything seriously from a guy drinking a whiteclaw
Most of the time you can’t. But there are a few occasions where Adam knows what he is talking about. Thanks for checking out the video. Cheers.
I've been with spy point for over 3 years. Luckily I didn't have too many problems for a long time with my existing cameras. 3 years ago in the middle of the summer I went through holy hell with their customer service. I gave them another chance recently and bought another camera. It was a big big mistake on my part! Their customer service is still extremely extremely bad bad bad! I'm not asking anybody to take my word for this, you can get a taste of it by calling their customer service number and seeing what happens. If you are on warranty they will put you on hold for an hour. After waiting an hour the phone will hang up on you! They don't care how many hours of a customer's time they waste. This is not something new because it's hunting season this year! They've been doing the exact same thing to people for years and years and years. Email is no better. When you first email them you will get a canned automated reply with a number. Then you won't hear anything for up to a week or more. After that time they will ask you for your activation number and absolute proof that you own the camera. That means keep your receipt or you're out of luck. Once you send this information to them, well it's been 2 weeks and I'll let you know what happens if it ever does happen. They are no different than 3 years ago! Unless you're willing to patiently wait for a couple months if you have a problem, don't buy one of these! Another trick is to buy it at a big box store, test it and make sure it works, which sometimes they do work. But if it doesn't work just take it back and get your money back. Their customer service will cost you hours and hours and hours of grief
You could have updated your spypoint and got it working again in the time in took you to write that comment….and oh, how we do appreciate your comment! Thanks for checking us out! Hope you find a trail cam that suits your needs….we sure did.
@@NoEyeDeerOutdoors that was not my case. I think within 8 weeks it was all fixed this time. I'm not new to these. I've had a couple for several years. Their customer service is crazy. In hunting season or in the offseason, it's always the same story. Apparently they went through a few employees while they were handling me this time
But yes you are right, sometimes the fix is just an easy update and being patient. But after a couple weeks of not working, you know you have a problem. A unit that does not power up on battery no matter how many battery changes you do has a problem. The software update can't be done if the unit doesn't power up.
That’s unfortunate. We too have extensive experience with spypoint and have not had this issue. Nor have we even heard of such experience as yours. So thank you for the insight and no doubt we’d be frustrated too. Thanks for the feedback for anyone who watches. So viewers be warned: les miserables says don’t buy these. We say; “watch our video and know our experience is great. Read our viewers comments. Then make your educated guess”. We’re not getting any kickback from this so we truly do appreciate the contribution to the channel. It will help someone.
@@NoEyeDeerOutdoors for me, despite the headaches, I like them because they work and they have worked for me. But I can't recommend them to anybody new? I usually tell people to do their own research. I still maintain that they have a customer service issue. If they would have had that fixed they would have gone a lot further. A good way to see if I'm lying or not is to call their customer service and see what happens.🤣
Spypoint told me that rain could violate warranty. Would not send me e-mail of chat… so I took a picture. RUN!!! They do not honor warranties with comparable replacements.
Worse camera in the industry
To each their own.
Problems with both cameras,don't buy them.
Had great experience with both cameras. Buy them.
Their support is the worst Ive ever seen, will never buy from them again
Flimsy
Adjective - comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged.
Good job using your words Dougy!
If you’re referencing the flex, we don’t intent to sack Troy or attend Woodstock ‘99 with this camera so it has proven to work just fine for us….including the other spypoint micros we’ve owned over the years. They have served us well. Thanks for checking us out!
I have two flex cameras both of them are a piece of crap
Can you give us a bit more depth to your oh-so dynamic feedback? What makes them crap in your opinion?
I stopped watching when I saw the “claw”… I can’t take advise from a male drinking white claw
Thanks for checking us out, Ken! Any comment is a good comment…..how are your cats doing?
Nope😡
Yup 😁
Megapixels are flat out lies. That camera is 2 megapixels or so. It’s a 1920x1080 sensor. It’s better to not repeat their lies.
Uhhhhhhh. 1920x1080 is not "sensor". It means that the screen will have a width of 1,920 pixels while the height of the screen will be 1,080 pixels. Sounds like you found the right channel for you because you have No Eye Deer what you are talking about. ;-) Thanks for watching. Come back again.