Help me decide which trail camera.......
07-13-2009, 11:49 AM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lake County, Florida
Posts: 3,313
i just went back out to check my cams and my I40 is running at 65% battery life. it has been on a tree since early April (i went back into my photobucket account to double check the dates) and is still banging out pic's on the same batteries. i bet it has taken over 3,500 pic's on one set of batteries and the batteries are still reading 65%. no battery issues here!
07-14-2009, 06:42 AM
#34
Senior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 345
i just went back out to check my cams and my I40 is running at 65% battery life. it has been on a tree since early April (i went back into my photobucket account to double check the dates) and is still banging out pic's on the same batteries. i bet it has taken over 3,500 pic's on one set of batteries and the batteries are still reading 65%. no battery issues here!
07-20-2009, 09:45 AM
#35
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Live = Northern IL, Hunt = West Central IL
Posts: 297
This is why I'd also like to see a Consumer Reports for Hunting Equipment.
Who do you trust?
I actually stopped getting Petersen's Bowhunting Magazine, since all their bow reviews were the same. (Can't upset the advertisers you know)
In any event, I have been reading the reviews of many camera on the Cabela's website and it is still difficult to figure out which is the best camera in the different price categories.
The I40 gets a good overall review, but still has many 1 star (low) rankings.
From all of the advertising, you'd think that Cuddeback is the way to go. Well the reviews are not so great there either.
The Reconyx seems to get the best reviews (least amount of 1 and 2 stars), however now we are in the "arm and the leg" price range.
Should it really be that hard to find a camera that takes decent day and night time pictures (no flash), that has a decent trigger speed (I can handle a few missed pictures), that doesn't drain the batteries too often, that costs $200 or less - where almost everyone that purchases it has the near same positive results?
Who do you trust?
I actually stopped getting Petersen's Bowhunting Magazine, since all their bow reviews were the same. (Can't upset the advertisers you know)
In any event, I have been reading the reviews of many camera on the Cabela's website and it is still difficult to figure out which is the best camera in the different price categories.
The I40 gets a good overall review, but still has many 1 star (low) rankings.
From all of the advertising, you'd think that Cuddeback is the way to go. Well the reviews are not so great there either.
The Reconyx seems to get the best reviews (least amount of 1 and 2 stars), however now we are in the "arm and the leg" price range.
Should it really be that hard to find a camera that takes decent day and night time pictures (no flash), that has a decent trigger speed (I can handle a few missed pictures), that doesn't drain the batteries too often, that costs $200 or less - where almost everyone that purchases it has the near same positive results?
07-20-2009, 03:18 PM
#36
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: IA
Posts: 167
I have 2 Moultrie D40 cams and they both have worked great for me. It has a flash but that doesn't seem to bother the deer where I'm at, as I will see them over and over again. They will stand there for 5-10 min sometimes while the camera is taking their picture. I got mine for $85/each. They take 6 D batteries, and they will last 2500- 3500 pics. I haven't seen any difference in picture quality from the D40 to a $300+ camera.
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