ORIGINAL: npaden
ORIGINAL: CamoCop
the d40 will work just find if you set it up like trail camera's were designed to be set up. point it down the trail, not straight across the trail. no camera on the market will catch a deer if you set it up straight across the trail. the pictures you see some people have that the camera is straight across the trail and the deer is in the center of the pic, is because that is probably the second deer that walked by. if you are on a tight budget, buy the d40 and aim it down a trail and you will be fine.
So I guess my scoutguard didn't take these videos? Click on the thumbnails to get an idea of how quickly it picks up the deer when they come in range. It is a little slower on the bobcat in the last clip but it is set on medium sensitivity so it doesn't trigger on every little critter that moves by.
I've owned 3 moultries including an I-40 (the 2007 model which is supposed to be much better than the 2008 model) as well as 2 stealth cams and a bushnell and this little scoutguard has the best trigger by far.
Thisis at the intersection of 2 trails and is pretty much perpendicular to the one right in front of the camera. It sure isn't pointed down the trail. And it isn't getting the 2nd deer, bucks are traveling solo this time of year. It is catching them as soon as they step into sensor range and it is set on medium sensitivity. It is set to take 10 second videos and then wait 6 seconds before taking another.
um, those deer aren't walking straight (horizontaly) across the camera, they are angled. this allows the cam to sense movement before the deer is actually in front of the cam. the Scout Gaurd is a great cam, probably one of the best made now, but it ain't a miracle cam by any means.