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I have been reading reviews for the last little while and i seem to be finding that all the cameras have the same issues !!!!! I have the wildgame innovation IR 4 MP and the picture quality was great when it captured the one photo in 3 weeks . The problem i think with the one i have is that it takes a long time for it to wake from sleep mode ! I know the deer were at my apples, but i also know they would just stop in for a quick nibble and move on . It took photos of me going in to rempove the card in the day time, and it was great quality .... I would like to get 2 or 3 good cameras to for early scouting and baiting ...... ANY ADVICE would be greatly appreciated
Thanks !!!!
 
rem721 said:
I have been reading reviews for the last little while and i seem to be finding that all the cameras have the same issues !!!!! I have the wildgame innovation IR 4 MP and the picture quality was great when it captured the one photo in 3 weeks . The problem i think with the one i have is that it takes a long time for it to wake from sleep mode ! I know the deer were at my apples, but i also know they would just stop in for a quick nibble and move on . It took photos of me going in to rempove the card in the day time, and it was great quality .... I would like to get 2 or 3 good cameras to for early scouting and baiting ...... ANY ADVICE would be greatly appreciated
Thanks !!!!
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I cheaped out and got a Tasco unit. Had the same experience as you.

I tried it indoors and the image quality was fine. Set it up over a trail (in snow), saw fresh tracks and thought Oh Boy!

No images, except of snow and branches, and me walking up.

This happened several times, so I came to the conclusion that wake up time was the culprit.

Threw it in a drawer, where it has been for a few months.:mad:
 
I'm pretty sure everyone with game cameras has had similar experiences at some time. I have 3, a Moultrie I40, a Scoutguard and a Bushnell trophy. I got fed up with seeing tracks and no pics so I set up a bait pile and set all 3 cameras on it. After a few days only a fox had come through and only 1 camera caught it with one pic.

Chasinggame .com is a good web site for comparisons.

I have found that most cameras have to be low to the ground, hip height is where I place them. I also try to place it looking up or down a trail, never across as it won't wake up in time. Sunrise and sunset will also trip cameras so avoid pointing them in that direction.

A new feature in game cameras are plot watchers, they snap a pic every minute or so 24/7 without having to be tripped.
 
I have a cheapy Moultrie and never really had a problem. Yes the shutter speed is a bit slow but it does what I need it to and got some great pics.
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For our wildcam.ca stream we use spypoint cams, The sky is the limit depending on how much you want to spend?...
 
I guess you could consider these optics as well and you get what you pay for similar to scopes.

I agree they should be kinda low and almost horizontal with the body of the deer, this will give you the biggest target and heat signature.This seems to have given me the best results.

Not sure what options your camera has but setting it to 2 or 3 pictures at a shot may also help you out a bit.
 
sounds like its a crap shoot as to the quality you get ...... But i think setting up 2 cameras faceing opposit directions on one bait sight may be the way to go i was hopeing to use 3 cameras this year on 3 sites.. maybe i will just try 2 cameras on one site.....
 
I have a Moultrie D-55IR The shutter is a bit slow. I have pictures from last winter that show birds it flight at my bird feeder.
It works fine for me. Lebarons have them for 130.00 I think. I also have the Moultrie Picture Viewer that I take out with me so I can change the card and see what pictures I have right away. I will be looking at another one before deer season.
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Not doing the picture thing right.
 
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If you are going to spend the money on a cam I also suggest spending a few bucks on a length of chain and a good lock.

Alot of trail cams go missing, I have lost one myself. Before I got off my lazy but and bought a lock and chain.

I also bought a second used cam and set this up in a tree facing my other cam that is usually in plain sight. I figure if someone makes the effort to cut my chain and take my cam atleast this time I will know who did it and know (or find out) who's door to knock on.
 
I use the Moultrie D-55 flash and it takes great pictures. I also have 2 Bushnell trophy cams, had 3 but a bear ate one and mauled another, and they take decent pics the d cells get expensive but I am switching to recharables. If you want the best get Reconix, but they are expensive.
 
Did a lot of research and bought a Primos 35. It was on sale at Bass pro for $99. Excellent Cam for the money. It has not disappointed. Does everything above-average. Nothing spectacular, just does it all right. Easy to set up.

Later bought a Moultrie I-35 from Le Barron at almost twice the price of the Primos. Unhappy with this one. Better picture quality than primos, but only when and if it decides to takes that picture!

My Primos has a 8 GB card in it and is now set on Video. Just like pictures, tones of videos of any creature on my property, from blue Jays to Moose day and night. I recommend Primos 35 for lower priced IR trail cams.
 
I Had a cheap moultrie and hated it. There would be fresh tracks and no pics. It would eat batteries, even more so in cold weather. I broke down and bought a cuddeback and love it. I ran it all winter on the same 4 batteries and took hundreds of pics. Heres a few i got this year.
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Im not interested in picture quality at all !!!! as long as i can make out whats in the picture its great !!!! I just want a camera that will wake up fast enought to take a pic !!!!! something that has a wide sensing area and a good trigger speed !!! I am leaning twards PrimosX-cam or moultrie M 80
 
rem721 said:
Im not interested in picture quality at all !!!! as long as i can make out whats in the picture its great !!!! I just want a camera that will wake up fast enought to take a pic !!!!! something that has a wide sensing area and a good trigger speed !!! I am leaning twards PrimosX-cam or moultrie M 80
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How you set it up, (placement) is more important than the brand or how much you spend on it.

I have a couple Moultrie cameras and happy with them once I learned how to set them up proper.


AS mentioned before place the camera facing along the trail (same direction as trail) not across it. That way it will catch the animal's heat signature early and in the few seconds it takes the camera to "wake up" the animal will just be coming closer to lens. If the camera is 90 degrees to the trail the animal's body heat will wake the camera but be past the area the lens covers before it takes the pic.

Make sure it is not exposed to sunlight through leaves or waving branches. I once got hundred of pictures of trees and branches as the evening sun, while setting, popped in and out behind branches/leaves to keep triggering the sensor. A learning experience.

Good luck
 
i personally have not had a problem with the moultrie infared cams or the new bushnells. better pic guality from the moultries but the bushnell has great battery life i own two of each and no complaints other than a bear beat up one of my moultries but it still works good luck in your search
 
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i personally have not had a problem with the moultrie infared cams or the new bushnells. better pic guality from the moultries but the bushnell has great battery life i own two of each and no complaints other than a bear beat up one of my moultries but it still works good luck in your search
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Yeah, I had to make a metal box to protect my camera.

On private land not so worried about theft, but bears can be awful tough on plastic parts.
 
I have had a Moultrie I40, and now A Bushy trophy. I prefer the Trophy, it has more options, and is half the size, a faster trigger time and is dead silent. My I40 made a click sound when a pic was taken. The I-40 did take much better night pic's though, but I believe the newer Trophy's have more led's.

I have 3, a Moultrie I40, a Scoutguard and a Bushnell trophy
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I have read nothing but good stuff about the Scoutguard, and was thinking of picking one up. How does your Scoutguard compare ??? and is the remote a pita ?? or do you like having the remote??
 
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