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What do you have, what have you had, thoughts and opinions on the makes and models you've used. Pros and cons...
I just ordered a Moultrie 990i gen 2 and I'm looking forward to getting it in the field. Curious about the wireless cameras on the market now and if they can be used in Canada. Thought I'd pick everyone's brains about what they run and prefer.
 
My first camera was a Moultrie. Worked fine for a year or two. Didn't like the fact that it took 6 D cell batteries. Now I can't program it. So bought a Bushnell. Seems to work OK. Takes 4 or 8 AA batteries. Every year they all get better and better. However like any electronic camera they have good points and bad points. Programming on some of these is ,in my mind, quite complicated. Unless I was doing a documentary for National Geographic forget about all the bells and whistles..like sound...Geez..I just want to know what is walking in front of my camera. Don't need colour,sound, etc. So choose wisely and don't spend too much. My 2 cents.
 
The first trail camera I bought was a Spypoint IR-A 5mpx. It is big and slow but manages to catch the action and produce decent pictures. The next purchase was a Spypoint IR-B, pretty much the same as the IR-A but 7mpx. They are both still chugging along and their reliability made me decide to stick with the Spypoint line. I am currently running 9 cameras; those 2 originals plus 3 IR-6, an IR-7, ProX, ProX Plus and a Tiny 7. The A and B use 6 alkaline D cells, all the rest use 6 AA alkaline batteries. The batteries will last a full season (May-Dec) and each camera will take many hundreds or thousands of pictures over the season. Picture quality is what I want and expect from a trail camera, good enough to identify the critter and let me pattern population and movement.

I have each camera mounted in a steel security shell which is lag bolted to the tree its mounted on. The cameras are on private land and I'm not so much worried about theft as I am worried about bear damage. So far, so good. Bears have nuzzeled and pawed the cameras but none have been damaged yet. The shells are expensive but worth the cost IMO.

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X2 Wildgame Innovations set to video mode and 1 Moultrie D55ir on 3 shot burst.
All take good pictures but the video on the Moultrie has been mediocre at best (hence leaving it on pic mode).


Mine are set on Crown land where theft is always possible, so I like to keep the individual cost down to a minimum.
Watch for sales and you can pick them up for around $100 a piece.
From the WI cam:
 
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