I know nothing about trail cams never used them however would like to have 2 to take over to South Africa and Australia this year.
Please advice on what you recommend to be the best trail camera for the money.
im looking for something light/compact
tuff/durable
will need it for both night and day pics
reliable/ easy to use
thanks for your time, please also list where i should get it from.
cheers Andy
I have had good luck with Stealth cam they
have many diff. models
I would make sure that the card it uses matches your pocket digi camera so you can check the pics in the field, just a thought.
If I may. I have owned several of the top name brand cameras and I'm here to tell you this; Go get a homebru. These are cameras that are made by individuals with regular cameras. They are secured in a pelican case with a python cable lock. There are so many brands out there. These are instant digital cameras. Currently they are making them in 12.0 mega pixels.
One of the biggest pros is if you burn up the board, you only replace the board. If the camera goes bad, you get a new camera. No expensive return costs, you do it yourself. If you look back on several of my game posts you will see the quality of the pics.
If this is something your interested in, then PM me and I'll hook you up with the right guys. I'm an amateur to homebrus but the guys I hook you up with will blow your mind. Just think about it.
Have a safe journey home.
Mike
I have only experience with scoutguard but like mine. Batts last forever and it takes good pics. Drawback is it does not "wake up" quickly meaning if it has sat for a bit wiout anything tripping it when it does trip you may miss that first pic. Also they are small and light like the size of a soda can.
It is not a problem you just have to set it up facing up or down trails. Afric you can do a water hole it would be perfect. Yeah also take a digi cam with you so you can check pics in field. just a shortcut.
Would like to hear about the Homebrews as well - that might be a trick!
J
i have just what you need check out our cameras at dlccovert.com there compact and simple to use and the battery life is great!!2000-4000 pics on one set batteries.(on good batteries,not the cheap ones)
coverts are great if i had the money id by preditors all touch screen operated true IR and built in bear box pretty much unbreakable and great trigger speed even caught a pic of a flying bat!
Stealth cam by reconyx with the blue batteries they work better in the cold.
Just got my first trail cam,(Santa) it's a Bushnell, takes an sd card and uses AA batteries, which you can get in lithium, lasts a lot longer than alkaline, and I'm having a ball with it. $200-240.
one that takes an SD card and batterys would be useful
Cuddeback Capture with the flash it is the simplist camera made and very durable. Uses 4 D cell batteries and a regular SD card it will take approx. 1200 to 1500 pics on a set of batteries. It is also the fastest camera made and will take a picture of something every time not pictures of just the woods.
I have the cuddie back capture IR and most of the pictures are blurry and it takes only one picture at a time. Others will take 2 or 3 a few seconds apart. I have a Moultrie I 40 that works great on video and stills but is rather large. I also have 2 Coverts that are small and take great videos and pictures and the size is so small you can put them in your pocket. Small size means trespassers can walk by them and not see them as easily as a larger camera. On video they won't miss anything. Here's a picture from a covert II.
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee178/sunstone/IM000016.jpg)
Bushnell trophy cam I have is good excellent batt life SD cards good pics and nite pics with no flash nice small unit :thumbsup:
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Bit of an update on the Bushnell trophy cam; I've had mine out for about a week now, temps have been about 10 to 30 degrees F. I have it set to take 3 stills at a time, with 1 minute intervals, on the 5 megapixal setting. Last night it took 553 pics, the night before 502, so I'd estimate it has taken about 3000 pics so far without a hitch. Quality is good, haven't tried it on the 3 megapixal setting.
After I got it I looked on a site that rates trailcams and it rated 4th after the high price ones.
i have two of the busnell trophy cams and dont think u can beat them for the money especially with the warranty they offer. i plan on getting at least a third one for the upcoming season
I have several Cuddeback IR's and for the money I don't think they can be beat.
Here's a couple samples of my winterbow "target buck", if you look closely you can see where my knucklehead neighbor shot him in the face and the bullet exited his shoulder.
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z304/Owlgrowler/IM000043.jpg)
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z304/Owlgrowler/IM000064.jpg)
Here's a night pic.
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z304/Owlgrowler/IM000633.jpg)
Oh yeah, one more thing, my pocket camera is a Nikon p50, and it will NOT read the trailcam's sd card. I swap them out every morning, and use a card reader. That's it.
Owlgrowler good luck hope ya get to put a tag on him b4 the end of the year...peoples stupidity can be unreal, thats aweful either way but hope it wasnt the intended point of aim on his part...any way nice pics love those bushnells!
Thanks Guys
scoutguard or bushnell. Both are around the size of a popcan, both use AA batteries and both use Sd cards. They are both around the same price $200-$225. As stated above they will take a crapload of pictures on one set of batteries. Both are easy to set up also, though I would say the Bushnell Is easier than the scoutguard.