Which One?

WhackEmAndStackEm · 09-29-2008, 01:05 PM

Im wanting to upgrade my trail camera. What i have now is the wildview 3.0 and it does all right when the weather is nice. But when its cold the batteries only last like 4 or 5 days. It was a cheaper camera which is good for me but im wanting to get a better one. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

pnut · 09-29-2008, 03:15 PM

I've had great luck with my Moultrie M60 but I'm going to be buying one of the Scout Guard 550's as soon as it supports an SD card larger than 2gb.
I got an email response from HCO yesterday about the sd size and they said that the next model released would support at least a 4gb card.

If a 2gb card is big enough for you then it sounds like it's the camera to have this year.

Here is a recent thread on it:
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2882026

WhackEmAndStackEm · 09-29-2008, 04:38 PM

That sounds like a pretty good one, a 2gb memory is more thatn enough for me. Thanks!

WIbuckchaser · 09-29-2008, 10:02 PM

I have a Moultrie I 40. This is a great camera. Battery life here in wisconsin during the cold winter months has been excellent. I would say I change batteries tops 2 times a year. I have a 2 gb card in mine. They run about 199.99 for the camera and about $15-$20 for the sd card.

Semisane · 09-29-2008, 10:33 PM

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I have a Moultrie I 40. This is a great camera. Battery life here in wisconsin during the cold winter months has been excellent. I would say I change batteries tops 2 times a year. I have a 2 gb card in mine. They run about 199.99 for the camera and about $15-$20 for the sd card.

That's amazing battery life you're getting WIbuckchaser. How many pictures do you get over a month's time? I have a Moultrie M40. Takes good pictures. Pretty quick trigger time. I put it out with fresh batteries on 9/16 and picked it up 9/26. It had 214 pictures on it and the batteries were down to 80%.

pnut · 09-30-2008, 05:57 PM

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I have a Moultrie I 40. This is a great camera. Battery life here in wisconsin during the cold winter months has been excellent. I would say I change batteries tops 2 times a year. I have a 2 gb card in mine. They run about 199.99 for the camera and about $15-$20 for the sd card.

That's amazing battery life you're getting WIbuckchaser. How many pictures do you get over a month's time? I have a Moultrie M40. Takes good pictures. Pretty quick trigger time. I put it out with fresh batteries on 9/16 and picked it up 9/26. It had 214 pictures on it and the batteries were down to 80%.

What kind of batteries did you use?
I use Duracell in my M60 and it has taken about 2400 pics and 150 vids and I'm at 60% on batteries.
Don't use cheap or rechargable batteries in your camera.

Phil from Maine · 09-30-2008, 07:20 PM

I had my Stealth Cam Prowler out for 3 months on the same batteries when using it this summer trying to catch a couple of thugs that were breaking in my grandmother's place. The batteries were still good when I took it down but changed them so i know they wouldn't go dead when I wanted them the most. The trigger time is around 2.5 seconds but has a good range and a fairly wide view soI do not mind that to bad.

Primetime/IL · 09-30-2008, 08:26 PM

I would highly recommend the HCO Scoutguard SG550, Ive got two of them already and they are great cameras.In fact I am selling my third one that is brand new, never used.I would try to stay away from the 08' model Moultrie I40's they have gone backwards in quality with a slow 2-3 sec trigger and more whiteouts.. The Scoutguards are very quick trigger (around 1 sec), the size of a soda can, and operate on simple 8 AA batteries that are supposedly good for 2,000+ pics.

Here is a link to my Scoutguard SG550 on ebay if your interested let me know!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HCO-Scoutguard-SG550-Digital-Trail-Camera-STEM-Camo_W0QQitemZ110293488214QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item 110293488214&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66 %3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m 14