{"id":288,"date":"2024-10-29T14:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knifevoyager.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2024-10-29T14:14:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:14:31","slug":"defend-cellular-security-camera-by-tactacam-epictactical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knifevoyager.com\/?p=288","title":{"rendered":"DEFEND CELLULAR SECURITY CAMERA by TACTACAM \u2013 EpicTactical"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tactacam Defend for Home Security<\/b><\/p>\n

Tactacam\u2019s new cellular security cameras may be a game changer for those remote homesteads looking for an affordable, reliable security camera that doesn\u2019t tie into the home WiFi.<\/p>\n

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I get frustrated with all the game camera\u2019s on the market and often wonder if they would make a good exterior home security addition.\u00a0 It seems a true remote security camera is difficult to find and <\/span>If you\u2019ve thought that, you\u2019re not alone. \u00a0The people at Tactacam recently branched out from trail cameras to tackle this very issue. Specifically the rural homesteaders.<\/p>\n

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When we were looking to do this review we reached out to Tactacam and unfortunately the first impression was not great.\u00a0 <\/span>Specifically, we wanted to interview someone from the company, as we had several questions about this camera.\u00a0 <\/span>We called and after 45 minutes on hold, we hung up for another day. But that day gave us the same results and so we sent them an email. However, all we got back was a reference to \u201cmessage us on Facebook\u201d. \u00a0Next, we tried again and had to fill out a \u201cservice ticket\u201d and from there we got a link to join their affiliate program. Never once were we ever able to speak to a real person from Tactacam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Living on a rural homestead, this product looked like it could be a game changer for preppers, off-griders and the farming community.\u00a0 <\/span>We purchased the product from our local Bass Pro Shop and the biggest selling point of the Tactacam Defend is how it delivers data. Rather than passing it over Wifi, it taps into major cellular networks to send photos and videos to the DEFEND app on your phone.<\/p>\n

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You don\u2019t have to change your phone\u2019s cellular plan or carrier, but there is no free lunch either. Tactacam offers plans starting at just $5 a month for 250 photos per month and 60 days of cloud storage.\u00a0 <\/span>Like most data plans companies offer, you can increase the data plans and take advantage of discounts when you pay annually. \u00a0Once again, we had trouble with the company! \u00a0Within two weeks we received a notice that we had used our allotment of 250 photos and the camera stopped working.<\/p>\n

We received a notice to upgrade the plan for an additional $9.00 a month which we did. \u00a0 However, we still had that nastygram notice even thought we upgraded and the camera still would not work. \u00a0We tried once again to contact them and finally had to send a service ticket in and it took a couple days for a response. \u00a0The service tech was professional, but in the end we did have to upgrade and they handled that for us, but now at a substantial cost over the initial $5 bucks. \u00a0If you reach your allotted number of images, you must wait out the remaining days on our month till you get a new allotment of 250 photos. \u00a0When were talking \u201csecurity\u201d the last think you want is to wait days for a response from the company or worse wait days till your renew date and the camera to work again.<\/p>\n

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The camera offers 30 second long clips at 4K photos and 1080p video. With low IR, it can detect something movement within 100 feet and take a photo or start recording within a second, day or night.<\/p>\n

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The Defend comes with 8 GB of internal storage, and you can add as much as 32 GB with an optional SD card.\u00a0 <\/span>The battery life varies depending on use and environmental conditions, but you can extend that with a Defend solar panel<\/a> and a rechargeable battery pack which we didn\u2019t purchase.<\/p>\n

The set up and install was fairly easy and we are pleased with the images. \u00a0At times it captured the image late and we only got a portion of it, other times image was perfectly centered.<\/p>\n

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TACTACAM DEFEND SPECS & FEATURES<\/p>\n

Specs<\/p>\n