FLEX-G36

So far, after five days of use, I am very pleased with the operation of these Spypoint Flex G-36 trailcams. YMMV depending on your particular use case. In my case I purchased two of these to use as security cameras at my seasonal campground cabin. From November thru March the campground is closed and there is no electricity. Hence I lose the use of my 5G router and Ring cameras. I positioned one on my front porch monitoring the entry door and one inside the cabin. My goal was to have a product that would detect motion as well as, in the absence of motion, periodically send me an image to assure me they were working. Initial setup was straight forward per the directions. Be patient when you turn them on while they establish their cell signal. May take several minutes while it does so.Their cellphone app (IPhone/IOS in my case) is excellent and provides good information on the status of each camera(eg. Signal and battery strengths, time of most recent communications, and the images themselves. My objective is to have these operate for as long as possible (e.g. at least three months) on the set of eight Energizer Lithium AA I installed into each cam. Mid-winter I plan to visit the cabin and if needed install a fresh set of batteries. To maximize battery life while meeting my security needs, I am using the following settings:Camera Mode is set to "Time Lapse +".Motion Delay is set to "1 minute".Multishot is set to "1".Sensitivity is set to "low"Time Lapse is set to "16 hours, 0 minutes".SD Photo Resolution is set to "High".With these settings: If motion is detected (i.e. an intruder) I will immediately receive a notification and see the image(s) in the app. In the absence of a motion triggered event; every sixteen hours each camera takes a photo, I am notified by the app, and able to view the images in the app Gallery. I chose an interval of sixteen hours to assure I receive at least one daylight and one nighttime image a day. The timing of the first set of time lapse images the cameras took were rather random but after that I have been receiving their images like clockwork exactly every sixteen hours. Note that there is no "on demand" way to remotely trigger a photo. Hence the Timelapse+ feature is a good work around.In my location, which is not known for good cell signal, the Signal strength has been consistently 90-100%. After five days of use and 20+ images taken and transmitted to me by each camera, their battery strength remains at 100%.I am using their Free Plan which provides 100 images per month per camera. Plan on triggering approx 15-20 images during initial setup and testing. After setup, I did test them by walking onto the porch and entering my cabin. Both cameras detected me and sent a notification and my selfie(lol) to Spypoint and in turn my cellphone. Given my Timelapse settings above, I anticipate each camera will take approx 45 images per month. Well within the free monthly allotment of 100. So far the camera on the porch has not experienced any false triggers due to blowing trees, falling leaves, etc. Refer to the attached images. Note the images also include the temperature.In summary, for my particular needs, this has proven to be an excellent low cost solution as compared to much higher end trailcams such as the Reconyx product line(up to $600). Having these in place is certainly providing me peace of mind.UPDATE: After 16 days, both continue to perform reliably. Signal strength has been 90-100% and Battery status has remained at 100%. Have been getting notifications and images every 16 hours per the Timelapse+ settings listed above. No motion triggered events as yet. (A good thing in my case.). My understanding is Lithium batteries maintain a constant voltage until almost depleted. That could account for the battery status remaining solid at 100% so far. Will monitor this over time. But very please so far. Oddly, one of the cameras started reporting its GPS location after about one week. The other still not reporting GPS data. Note worthy but not a concern for me since I know where the cameras are.UPDATE 3/29/2025: After FIVE MONTHS of operation, both continue to perform reliably. Signal strength has been 90-100% and Battery status has remained at 100%. Have continued getting notifications and images every 16 hours per the Timelapse+ settings listed above. I open my cabin for the season next week. These have successfully served their purpose. So will be using these as a backup to my Ring cameras in case I lose electricity or router connectivity during the April-October campground season. Will be interesting to see how long the batteries continue to last.

I have purchased at a minimum of 10 Spypoint cameras over the last three years. Currently only four of them are still working. I purchased two of the Flex cameras last year but ended up returning those due to battery issues. When I saw that Spypoint had a newer model of the Flex (G-36) I decided to give them one more chance and ordered two of the G-36's. One of the two G-36's purchased failed within a week and just stopped taking pictures all together and the front inferred light stayed illuminated and the camera kept trying to initiate the setup procedure. I ended up returning these once again and purchased two Browning Strikeforce Cameras. The Browning cameras are fair superior in all aspects, build quality, battery life and picture quality is not even a close comparison the the Spypoint cameras. Images are crystal clear. I would recommend anyone waste their money on Spypoint as I have. Cheaply made and very unreliable. Go else where.

Don’t let others talk you out of SPYPOINT cameras. I have been using them over 5 years and currently have 35 out in the field. Like all brands there are issues some of the time but SPYPOINT support is easy to get and they will replace a defective camera without a hassle if need be. Some say the plans are expensive but if you join the insiders club, you get 250 pictures a month on all the camera you own for 99.99 a year. You can’t beat that! I can manage my cameras without the settings and rarely go over 250. This is 99.99 on 35 cameras for the whole year. Biggest problem people have with cameras is they think they know it all and do not take the time to follow the directions. I would never think of buying another brand!

Really impressed with the Flex G-36 Cellular Trail Camera. This is my first cellular camera and I will be buying another in the future. The price is great and they are super easy to use and set up. I was worried about the cell reception in the area I was in, but that has not been a problem. The ability to switch carriers to use the best signal is a great feature. I went with the unlimited plan to test it out and am very happy as I already have over 1,000 pics in two weeks. If you don't want a plan you can get 100 pics for free / month. This might be good in a really slow area but if you have daily activity you will want more.Features I like: 1) you can request full HD pics if you really want to get a better version of the photo. 2) you can set how often the camera sends you pics. It can be as much as every pic or 1 time / day. I went with 6x per day. 3) Easy to set up and get connected on your phone. You can also log in on your computer and view the pictures as well. 4) Price point is good and not much more vs. non cellular camera. 5) You can do month to month photo plans. This is nice as I will not use this camera year round and don't want to be locked into a plan.Overall I am very happy and plan on adding another one this year.