Odds of this happening

[53Izzy744]

Honest question here

Based on flash/shutter speed, what are the odds of both of these cameras capturing this fox, at that spot, from very different angles and distances, at the same time? The cameras have a minute long delay before they take another pic, so its not like they were on continuous 10 second intervals.

Fox on right side looking at the cam IR flash or hearing the shutter click.
This cam is about 50ft away from the other, and is 15 ft high in a tree facing east

Pic from the closer cam. 6ft high facing south on a trail near my feeder

Excuse the quality, these are cell cam pics so they are compressed and not as good quality as when i get them off the actual sd card.

 

[trevj]

I'd suggest the odds were good, if the two cameras have overlapping trigger areas!

As has happened!

 

[Norton]

The time set on the cameras may not be in co-ordination, perhaps one is a minute or two different than the other ones set time?
One takes a pic at 5:50, the other camera is at 5:49, minute later that camera takes a pic that now also says 5:50, if you get what I mean.

But in this case it looks like both cameras triggered at the same time because I can see the glow on the ground in the first pic from the other camera.

 

[53Izzy744]

I'd suggest the odds were good, if the two cameras have overlapping trigger areas!

As has happened!

True but one camera is way further away, wondering why it didnt catch the fox earlier, unless the flash gave the furthest camera enough light to see something moving at the end of its range

The time set on the cameras may not be in co-ordination, perhaps one is a minute or two different than the other ones set time?
One takes a pic at 5:50, the other camera is at 5:49, minute later that camera takes a pic that now also says 5:50, if you get what I mean.

But in this case it looks like both cameras triggered at the same time because I can see the glow on the ground in the first pic from the other camera.

I see what you mean, yes but thats why i ask about the flash length, if it takes 1 or 2 seconds to flash, then the 2nd camera had to shoot within that time

 

[Suther]

Do the cameras actually flash like a regular camera, or does the light turn on and stay on for more time than a split second? I dunno, I have a trail cam but I rarely use it...

 

[Norton]

Do the cameras actually flash like a regular camera, or does the light turn on and stay on for more time than a split second? I dunno, I have a trail cam but I rarely use it...

Depends on the camera, white flash ones can be seen by humans and animals, red IR ones can be seen to varying degrees, a true no-glow cameras flash cannot be seen by humans or supposedly by animals either.