UPDATE: So far I am really enjoying the CuddleLink J system. The cameras are working well, battery life is OK (using Ads) and I appreciate the ease of access. I may add the cell unit later, but for now I am happy with the system and will am planning to add some additional cameras. Appreciate the tips from this forum that helped get the system up and running right the first time.
Back in 2012, I picked up two identical Wildgame Innovation cameras. One took pictures of the wind (or it seemed like it) and the other needed a deer to be staring at the lens to trigger. Neither camera made it past one year (both failed after the six month warrenty). In May 2013 I purchased six Moultrie A-5 cameras. I did something similar, and the six cameras took almost identical pictures when set up in the garage, which included cars in and out and various lighting before being deployed. I still use three of those cameras, as their C batteries provide nearly a year of operation which is perfect for the cabin. These were some of the easiest cameras to use, and the video quality was not bad at all. Only one of the A-5s failed. I gave two away when I upgraded to my first cell system in 2014.The problem is that you never know what you're missing. There are significant differences in PIR design between cameras. In the old days, when I was testing cameras for my game cam class, we did an interesting test. We hooked up multiple cameras side by side. The results were quite interesting. With the same settings, the number of pictures for each camera was quite different. Some had high numbers of game pics and low false alarms. Others had low numbers of both. Some had high false alarms with low numbers of game pics. Unless you have a way to determine ground truth, you don't know what you are missing.
8.3 is the latest, if there is an update it will likely involve the new series when it arrives but i cant guarantee that wont happen before october. Unless you plan on adding any L series to yoru network you likely wont need ot update beyond 8.3 this year.
its not an issue on cuddebacks website , from what you describe, its likely your cell unit is off line for some reason, if it doesn't come on within 48 hours of dropping off you will need to go to it to determine the issue.
if your device is no longer shown on the website thats different - if the cell camera is shown under devices , shows activated but but the settings, remotes and report are not there then the home camera is offline and has been for 48 hours. You will need to go to it to determine the issue. If you you had a solar panel hooked up to it and its a G series home, it should read EXT OK if the panel is running the camera, if it went to OK then the internals were running it , if they died before the solar panel charged back up it woudl drop off line . You can PM me your email log in and password and ill take a look. There is not an issue with the cudde website at this time.nothjing has changed in how it works.
