I've had a Browning Strike Force for 2 years now, not a single problem. I run it in video mode and the battery life is very good. 6 to 8 months battery life  taking videos.

Curious - Being a traditional site, how many trail-cams ya allowed out before it's considered cheating?....    

How's those carbon arrows flying for ya, Zbone? LOL

Just like everything else you buy, you get what you pay for. Cheap ones typically suck!

Your expectations are a little high I think, you can not trust any of them on battery life because it's based on the amount of picks taken. These cams set outside in storms, snow, subzero temps and temperature fluctuations which cause condensation on electronics including your batteries. We run a lot of cams and have tried many but I will not by the exspensive cams its a waste of money and just bragging rights.

I've had and still have some old Moultrie cams from 2008 that still take fantastic pics but only use them for back up because of there size and amount of D batteries they take. We're running WG cams now and they are working great, haven't paid over $50 for one yet. I'm not going to name the bad ones and there's a few but I will say every once in a while the ones we like we will get a bad one so I always keep the boxes and receipts for exchanging. Usually it's just that cam and your good to go and last for many years.

I love white flash cams and finally found one that takes the small batteries, its adjustable so you don't get the blurred night picks any worse then a IR cam. I bought a bunch of them and they have worked great this season.

Tracy

QuoteOriginally posted by Zbone:
Curious - Being a traditional site, how many trail-cams ya allowed out before it's considered cheating?....      

You can't use trail cams!! When you're sneakin around nekkid with your club, you might get flashed by one!!  

Club? I heard ya only had a little twig..    

I have 6 Browning cameras.  No issues and great battery life.

Reconyx is my favorite. Also use a lot of the moultrie 880/990. Lithium batteries help a lot lasting longer than alkaline. Setting the picture to the lowest image quality setting will prolong battery life.

Had an issue with one of my moultrie cams, contacted them and they no longer service/repair them. They did send a code for 50% off a new one from them.

I have point a shoots that I could hang fence with and they will still work.  I have found very few trail cameras that last more than a couple years.  I do ave a couple old moultrie that seem to continue to fight on but unfortunately they have no way to lock them up.  In the area I hunt they won't last much in the woods unlocked.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Zbone:
Curious - Being a traditional site, how many trail-cams ya allowed out before it's considered cheating?....        

You can't use trail cams!! When you're sneakin around nekkid with your club, you might get flashed by one!!      [/b]

I am looking for white flash cameras that run on AA batteries.  Does someone that is running one have a model number?

I picked up a moultrie a20i on sale and I agree the picture quality isn't great but the last firmware update helped but the night pictures are still lacking. I did notice that the motion detector activates outside the picture frame which is why there are some ghost pictures. The good thing about that is it helps the effective trigger speed. I have a picture of a squirel caught in mid jump but only 3/4 of the way into the picture. The daytime trigger distance is over 90 feet. The trigger sensitivity picks up smaller animals my cuddeback misses.

I have ran several cameras and the one I'm the most impressed with is a Primos workhorse. It doesn't have a bunch of features it just takes pictures but I have had it out since July and it shows 80% battery life even through this cold snap we just had in Ohio. I think the more features on a camera the easier to run batteries down and to break on you but that's just my opinion.

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I picked up a moultrie a20i on sale and I agree the picture quality isn't great but the last firmware update helped but the night pictures are still lacking. I did notice that the motion detector activates outside the picture frame which is why there are some ghost pictures. The good thing about that is it helps the effective trigger speed. I have a picture of a squirel caught in mid jump but only 3/4 of the way into the picture. The daytime trigger distance is over 90 feet. The trigger sensitivity picks up smaller animals my cuddeback misses.

BenBow, I have not checked for any firmware updates for my A20 camera. From your post above I gather that the firmware update made the camera perform some better?