Trail Camera Showdown 5

[Onin24Eagle]

Put the Spypoint G4 up against the new Primos Truth Cam 35 Ultra.  Both cameras are on a trail looking over a salt lick.

One thing to note, I've got several cameras over salt licks and out of over 1000 photos taken this past week, I had only one buck hit a salt lick and that was a spike.  I think the bucks are pretty much done with mineral licks until after the rut.  I moved a couple of cameras to new spots and started some mock scrapes.  We'll see if that gets any more action in the coming weeks.  Also, I did not get any daytime photos (again) during this comparison so there are only night and dawn/dusk photos to compare.

First photo, Night:

Primos:



Not a bad pic, but it is a little blurry.

Spypoint:



Not as blurry but as you can see I'm still having issues with the "whiteout" from the IR flash ever since adding the firmware update.  I'm still regretting doing that.

Second photo, night:

Primos:



Except for the pose of the deer, this is almost identical to the first photo above.  Not a bad pic, but just a tad blurry overall.

Spypoint:



Same "whiteout" problem but for the most part the picture is much more defined than the Primos photos.

Third photo, dawn:

Primos:



Not as blurry as the night photos and has decent detail.  Hard to make out clear detail at this time of day on this camera as the overall color of the photo seems to all blend together.  Not a bad pic though.

Spypoint:



Pretty much the same story as the Primos in this situation.  In fact, I'd call it a dead tie if you were to pick which one takes better photos at this time of day.  Both are fairly clear and both are very "grey".

Fourth photo, dawn:

Primos:



Just a teeny bit blurry but about the same as the previous picture, overall.

Spypoint:



Slightly better detail than the Primos.  Overall pretty decent.

That's really all I have.  Although each camera took over 300 photos, they were all pretty much exactly like the ones I just posted and probably all the same deer too.

Other pros and cons

Primos:

Pros:

Small, and compact
Uses 8 AA Batteries
I like the strap
Super easy to set up
Decent price compared to similar cameras (about $120 new)

Cons:
Battery life not the best.  The old Truth Cam (which uses 4 "D" cell batteries) will last 5x as long.

Spypoint

Pros:

RealTree camo pattern helps to conceal it.
Strap is easy to use/adjust
Uses 8 AA Batteries
Can use rechargable batteries
Excellent battery life

Cons:

Photos are a little "fuzzy" which can be improved with a firmware update, but then the tradeoff is that you get much "brighter" deer in your photos as something in the firmware update causes anything white to show up 100x brighter.
Price - this used to be something I'd put under "pros" but the price has gone up substantially since I purchased mine.  Almost doubled.  They currently retail for about $180.

I was actually expecting the Primos to triumph here but looking at it more closely, I do have to admit that the Spypoint does take better photos.  Despite the price difference, I'm going to say that the Spypoint moves on here. 

Next matchup will pit the Spypoint G4 against the Wild Game Innovations S4.

Also, I will be doing some more matchups between some of the other cameras that have "lost" in previous rounds.  I have done some firmware updates to the Moultrie M-80's that seem to have improved the picture quality on those and it will be interesting to see how they stand up to the competition now.  I probably won't declare an overall "winner" until December.