Do trail cams flash at night >?
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Edit....... ask more questions when you buy, Radio World carry good one's. Just ask the sale guy and not to cheap out. Buy a good one and some comes with 6volt battery to hook up for longer life.
I have a moultrie D50 with a visible flash that you can turn off in the menu settings. Best is to try and download a manual for the one you are looking at and see what the options are.
depending on the i.r. wavelength, you may see a faint glow. I have never tried my other cams that have the i.r. flash, to see if I can see the flash at night.
I know the deer can either see it or hear something click as they look at the camera in a lot of the pics.
depending on the i.r. wavelength, you may see a faint glow. I have never tried my other cams that have the i.r. flash, to see if I can see the flash at night.
I know the deer can either see it or hear something click as they look at the camera in a lot of the pics.
If you are buying for home security, unless youa re willing to drop a #### ton of cash, they will not do the trick. I spent about $350 on one a little while ago for a similar reason.
I live in a condo with underground parking, and drive a pickup truck. We where having issues with a neighbour dropping trash int he bed of our truck. Figured we would get a game cam, set it up in the back window and all would be fine. Truth be told, after almost 4 months now, we havent caught a single usable image, with trash being dropped almost weekly.
My situation may vary from yours, but think about how long someone will be in camera view. If its less then 1.5-2 seconds, this is not the solution for you.
Cheers!
Aaron
I live in a condo with underground parking, and drive a pickup truck. We where having issues with a neighbour dropping trash int he bed of our truck. Figured we would get a game cam, set it up in the back window and all would be fine. Truth be told, after almost 4 months now, we havent caught a single usable image, with trash being dropped almost weekly.
My situation may vary from yours, but think about how long someone will be in camera view. If its less then 1.5-2 seconds, this is not the solution for you.
Cheers!
Aaron
Sorry, to answer your original question: No, the one I purchased does not flash like a traditional camera. It does have IR LED's that "flash" when it senses its too dark for a regular photo. If i remember, I could actually configure the time, and when I wanted it to use flash.
Depends on the trailcam... Some have traditional flashes, some have IR led's that glow & take a pic, some now have black led's that are invisible.
Spypoint has a new model with black led's, the BF-7, it's the first one to be reasonably priced ($188) for the invisible led's...
Cheers
Jay
Spypoint has a new model with black led's, the BF-7, it's the first one to be reasonably priced ($188) for the invisible led's...
Cheers
Jay
The older Moultrie's give off a red glow in dim light, and it's very noticeable if you happen to be looking at the camera. They now have "low-glow" cameras on the market, but I don't have any experience with them yet.
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For the money, get a four-camera video sytem that links to your PCs hard drive. Or a motion sensor with a #####in' huge light.
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Indeed - if you can stand the light going on every time a raccoon or dog walks by...
Like others have said, there's old fashioned flash, infrared and low-glow red lights that ARE noticeable by people and most animals, and the newer and more expensive 'no glow' or 'black flash'. I have one (Reconyx) and it works well. I want to use it for trail monitoring, but the wife doesn't want me to move it from the driveway. Have got a few suspicious vehicles day & night. Also got the cleaning lady coming & going in the span of an hour while charging for 3!!!
Spypoint and others make security specific models. My deer cams have a red LED that turns on when the sensor is activated to help with setup. OK for deer, not great for criminals. I'd check out one of these if your goal is to keep an eye on the cabin or the hot neighbour.
factory direct had a four camera system on sale recently for a very good price. I didn't look into the specs thou, as I already have one. this is most likely the best bet for home security, not a game camera. this of course depends on what you are trying to catch on cam.
My Bushnell Trophy Cams take great night photos. No flash; they're IR. Interesting that you can see in the eyes of the deer, they do light up. But the deer do not react to the camera in any way; moose, elk etc... same thing.
Older trail cams have a white flash like you SLR or point and shoot hand held cameras. Newer trail cams have IR red glow flash, that if you happen to be looking at the camera when the flash fires you will see a red glow from the LEDs. The latest technology is Black Flash or "No-Glow" IR flash, meaning you will see nothing even if you are looking directly at the camera when it fires. These black flash cameras are all the rage right now, great for security and spooky animals, and bears, if they see the flash that often times will attract them and then they eat the camera.
One reason you may miss a picture with the camera in the back window of your pick up truck is the passive infared sensor that detects motion and ultimately fires your camera has a detection window generally somewhere between 30-55 degrees, this window is cone shaped with the narrow end at the camera. So if it is close to the target area the camera will need an extremely fast trigger speed or reaction time to capture the culprit dumping trash in your truck. If you can back the camera away to around 15-20 feet from your target area, you will have a better chance to capture the dirt bag with the trash.
Good luck!
One reason you may miss a picture with the camera in the back window of your pick up truck is the passive infared sensor that detects motion and ultimately fires your camera has a detection window generally somewhere between 30-55 degrees, this window is cone shaped with the narrow end at the camera. So if it is close to the target area the camera will need an extremely fast trigger speed or reaction time to capture the culprit dumping trash in your truck. If you can back the camera away to around 15-20 feet from your target area, you will have a better chance to capture the dirt bag with the trash.
Good luck!
