Trail cam question

[Hunter527]

I put my trail cameras in steel boxes and one of the places i have my camera there isn’t any shade. I get a bunch of photos of nothing during the warmest parts of the day. I’m pretty sure it has to be the box heating up and setting off the camera, I just wanted to ask if anyone else has this problem? My logic is that if the wind was setting it off then it would be going off at random times throughout the day, but it always goes off around midday.

 

[steveo007]

Some cams have a sensitivity setting, the cheaper cams don't and all it takes is a blade of grass moving.

 

[TheGDog]

When it's hot... and wind whips in a bit... waving branches from vegetation will set it off. Sometimes gotta turn down sensitivity. Also tyr mounting the cam higher up on the tree. Try to make the cam pointing North so none of the pics are backlit.

 

[Deleted member 27310]

I once had a cam in direct sunlight... didn't last a day over here in the IV. Now I place them in shaded areas and or north facing like G said. Yes, clear brush away... my cams don't have any adjustments available so I do put a sim card with lots of gigs that can hold a bunch of pics

this guy came in for a close up but before him.. 300 pics of wind moving branches 20 yards away