Trail Cams - General Review

[Mayfly]

Last year was the first year I agressively started using a trail cam and I listened to everyone and got the moultrie 4.0.

I agree that it is a very good camera for the money but I have a HUGE complaint. It just does not work when the temps drop so basically is useless when winter comes. The last time I put it out ot took 40 pictures and then would not take anymore. It holds 120 and I never have a problem filling that up.

So what does everyone else have and do all cameras have trouble when it gets cold? I know anything battery operated does not mix well with cold weather but there has to be something better right? And besides the battery life what else are the pros and cons of your trail cam?


 

[Super Star!]

I have 1 moutrire I 40.. camera is great but is dose scare the deer more than a flash one even though they say they cant see it. NOT TRUE... 

I aslo have 2 Moultrie M60 witch are the best camera in my mind.
and i have 2 cuddie back experts great trigger speed but not worth the money you have to pay for them.

my moultrie M60s i have not had any problems with them when it gets cold out. if i know its ganna drop to the - i will put one of those hand warmer deals under the camera. ( all my cameras are in bear safes) so that may help keep them warm to. this last cold i have not had any of them out due to im a wuss and dont wanna get cold my self..

[Mayfly]

Is the M60 infrared?

[Super Star!]

no tim that would be the I 60 i would not spend the money on a infrared one. I have the I 40 and it scares the deer. i have never had any problems with the flash ones. On the I 40 i would set it on video and you could see the deer look at the camera and bolt. with my flash ones if i set it to take a pic every min i will have 40 pics of the same deer if it is at one of my feeders on in a plot... just my findings

[mcgarth]

for my good cameras i build them myself there better than store bought ones,do have store bought ones too which are 4 stealth cameras which have a slow trigger time and need an external battery to last out in the feild.have 1 leaf river which is good on batteries but has a slow trigger time. building your own will run you about 200-300 depends on what the camera cost.

[Mayfly]

I have another complaint about the moultrie camera that I have. The trigger speed is not consistent. Sometimes it will surprise you and sometimes it will disgust you.

[Super Star!]

tim sounds like you need to upgrade your software.. or send it back there must be something wrong with it. ....

[HD]

On my camera's, I have to adjust the sensitivity when it gets colder to increase the reaction time. I use rechargable battries on all of them. They are not Infrared, my opinion, I would have to agree with Lee, I would not waste my money. I have several clips of deer that spooked from my I40, so i sold it. The Leaf River camera's do take some getting use to, all of the camera's react different, I had to keep a log and number mine, so I could keep track of what each one will do, and the settings i have when it gets cold.

There are pro's and con's with all camera's

Tim, does the trigger speed coinside with the temp. drop?