trail cam?

[whiteoakbuck]

looking at getting a new camera i think it will be a Bushnell what are the pro's and con's on them most i have read are all good but thought maybe someone on here mite disagree 

[nontypicalhunter]

For the price they aren't to bad. Just remember, you always get what you pay for. I would never trade my Reconyx Hyperfire HC600's for anything. They never miss a picture, alway crystal clear. I have 3 running all the time and a 4th waiting to hit the woods.

[whiteoakbuck]

what do those run for bat? and price?

[nontypicalhunter]

They run on 12 AA lithium batteries or a rechargeable AA. MSRP is around that $550 mark. But if you search the internet you can find them for under $500. They advertise that they will take upto 40,000 pics in the life of the batteries. But I haven't been patcient enought to let one of them sit out there long enough to take that many pics.  LOL!!!

[nontypicalhunter]

http://www.reconyx.com/hyperfire_detail.php?model=HC600



Here is a link to their page with all the specs. A little spendy, but gaurntee you will NEVER regret getting one.

[Mayfly]

That reconynx you have is my dream camera..... As for Bushnell, I have heard a lot of good reports.  But never have used one.

[deadeye]

This fall I bought a Bushnell Trophy Camera model 119425.  It's an IR type camera.  It uses either 4 or 8 AA batteries and  an SDHC card up to 4 GB.  Over all it worked fine.  I had it out for a couple months and didn't change the batteries.  I would guess it took around 500 pictures during that time.  It is smaller than most (about 3 X 5 inches) seems to be water proof and easy to use.  The only negative would be tigger speed.  You should position it so the target will be comming towards the camera.  If you place it along a trail, you may miss a faster moving target. 

Here is a morning shot.


Here is a night shot.



Here is a day shot.

[beeker]

this is a pic from a wildview 2 pack I got as a gift. the wildview runs on 4 c batteries.  some times I get 100 pictures of the trees with no reason as too why.. but it catches the critters as well.

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[MTCOMMER]

Here are some pics of a buck that came in today on my Spypoint FL-A - not all pictures are this good  but if the deer arent running, they get pretty good picture.  I have had some issues with the IR being dark, but I think being 0 degrees outside doesnt help the IR.... Im not sure. (they say the working temp is 2-4 degrees, so it doesnt do well in the cold....  )
Pictures are nice during the day as well.


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[Swany]

MTC,
I ended up picking up an FL-A, it is a good cam for the price point. Thanks for the Gndr Mtn link/tip.

I agree that the IR could be better and that the moving night pictures are blurry and not consistent. Did you crank up the IR distance adjustment to see if that helped out? I am very happy with the daytime shots though.
Any cam I have every had is iffy on trigger speed and flash when the temps dip closer to zero. Just another benefit of living in the North Star state...

[whiteoakbuck]

this is a pic from a wildview 2 pack I got as a gift. the wildview runs on 4 c batteries.  some times I get 100 pictures of the trees with no reason as too why.. but it catches the critters as well.

       yeah i have a wildview extreme 4 it works great but it takes c's and i want something with longer batterie life and have heard great things about the ones that use AA's

[Misky]

how do the cameras hold up in cold weather?

[Sew Sille]

I have a extreme 4 also,went to radio shack they made me a cable to hook it to a battery.works good.I use my vexler battery. I have had to bring my camera in a few times to reset it?Dont know why?

[whiteoakbuck]

how much did it cost you to make it so you could run a bigger bat??

[Sew Sille]

$15.00 .Just a cord with 2 alagator clips one end and a plug in to camera the other end..

[whiteoakbuck]

$15.00 .Just a cord with 2 alagator clips one end and a plug in to camera the other end..

sweet i will have to look into that

[Mayfly]

I just got a SPYPOINT for Christmas... Excited to see how it performs! I have given up on Moultrie and since the death of 2 more cameras (stealthcam) I think I am pulling the plug on them. First test begins in a couple days! 

[MTCOMMER]

THe only thing about the Spypoint I dont like it that IR in the cold - doesnt do well in 10 degrees, or else its just the camera - IDK.
Works great when its 50 outside, not so good when its 0. 

[Mayfly]

THe only thing about the Spypoint I dont like it that IR in the cold - doesnt do well in 10 degrees, or else its just the camera - IDK.
Works great when its 50 outside, not so good when its 0. 

How does everyone else's camera handle the cold??

[HD]

Knock on wood.....

I haven't had any problems with the leaf river cameras that I got.

I run 4 pretty much all year around and like how they perform. I won't be switching any time soon. 

[MnDeerStalker]

I like my covert II cams they seem to work in the cold as well no problems with the ir so far. I gave up on the stealth cams as well.

[Xecute]

Maybe I should of read this topic before starting a new one. Good reading guys. Thanks!