Originally Posted by
Absolute Giant
I am looking at purchasing my first trail camera soon. For those that have had a lot of experience (different models/features) with trail cameras, do you feel that a "built in" viewer is necessary? Is a viewer worth the extra $50? I would like to get an infared camera but I'm not sure I really need the built in viewer. I can see it usefullness but I wonder if it's just another thing that can stop working. Just thinking about it, I think having a couple SD cards that you could swipe out each time you check your camera would be sufficient but I wanted to hear what you guys had to say. For those that have several trail cameras: If you bought one today would it have the "built in" viewer or would you put the extra $50 towards something else.
Thanks for your input.
I would never use the little screen, why pay extra to put one on each camera when you could be looking at needing a whole bunch? I have a little laptop I carry in the truck with me, it will read the cards and has a much bigger screen than any of those little things the Trail Cam companies sell.
FYI the new big thing in trail cams is a wireless downloader deal. The big Idea is u pull in to your hunting spot and this thing down loads your pictures over the wireless. So no smell at all to go check your trail cams, or having to hike out there to get them which is my favorite part.
The other big idea is to use the cell phone network to down load the pictures. This time you don't even have to go to your hunting land. The pictures end up in your email. Its much more expensive and I favor the former over the latter.