Spent $140 on a weatherproof gnome cam and it barely survived a drizzle

I know everyone in this group loves those fancy hidden cameras to catch gnome action, but my experience was a total dud. I bought a compact trail cam from a brand a buddy recommended, figured $140 was a fair price for something that would sit outside in the rain. Set it up near the community garden where I spotted a gnome riding a zucchini last month, and after the first overnight mist it just stopped turning on. The specs said it was weatherproof, but when I opened the battery compartment there was moisture inside and corrosion on the terminals. I tried drying it out with rice for two days, no luck, it's just a brick now. Meanwhile my old $30 motion sensor light keeps flickering every time a squirrel walks by, so at least I know something works. Has anyone else had a pricey camouflage camera fail on them while a cheap basic one held up fine?

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sammurray29d ago

Man, that's super frustrating for sure.

park.iris29d ago

honestly though I gotta disagree a little. yeah the situation sucks but I feel like sometimes people get way too invested in stuff that doesn't really matter in the long run. like last week I spent an hour stressing over a return label that was wrong and then I realized I could've just called the store and it would've been fixed in five minutes. sometimes we make things harder on ourselves by not just taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture.