Trail cam question - need advice please
11-10-2003, 08:06 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,693
Trail cam question - need advice please
I' m looking into getting a trail camera. Been looking at them in the Cabela' s catalog and on line a bit, and notice they range from about 80-500 bones, and most of them have the same features. I realize that the more expensive ones are digital but that' s out of the price range I want to spend. As for the 35mm cams, is there that much difference in quality of pics from an $80 unit to say a $300 unit?
Thanks.
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11-10-2003, 08:22 AM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Burleson TX USA
Posts: 6,455
RE: Trail cam question - need advice please
I have the Stealth Cam I got from Walmart as for the quality of the picture I am very happy with it.
A lot of the quality also boils down to if you use a good film or just a cheap film.
In mine I use Kodak 400 even tho the camera says to use 200.
The 400 gives you a better picture in low light and when the flash is used.
A lot of the quality also boils down to if you use a good film or just a cheap film.
In mine I use Kodak 400 even tho the camera says to use 200.
The 400 gives you a better picture in low light and when the flash is used.
11-10-2003, 09:19 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Carbondale IL USA
Posts: 194
RE: Trail cam question - need advice please
Not to Dis the Stealth Cam, but I am unsatisfied with mine. I have two home brew cams I have bought and then I bought a stealth cam just to see if it was any good for the price.
The things that I dislike about it:
PIR to weak and too wide. Had to cut down the width on it with tape and it has to be with in about 20 feet of the deer to trigger it. My home brews have a 60 to 80 foot range on the PIR and I have never had cut off pic of a deer, all are in the frame by the time the pic is taken.
The flash is weak. In most cases its just not strong enough to pick up features on the deer. Just not quite the quality of the home brews.
Only Day and Month stamp. My Home brews have day and time stamps which are nice to pattern movement times with direction.
Besides those issues I use mine and it does work. Mostly I use it to scout public land where I would not be as upset if it was taken. Also I let my friends borrow it so I can keep the home brews in good working order.
Cost is a huge plus for the Stealth Cam because it works just not as good as I have experienced with my other cams. I am planning on setting bith the Stealth and the Home brew up on the same tree just to see the difference in pic quality and amount of triggers, but will do this after season considering I am still after big boy.
The things that I dislike about it:
PIR to weak and too wide. Had to cut down the width on it with tape and it has to be with in about 20 feet of the deer to trigger it. My home brews have a 60 to 80 foot range on the PIR and I have never had cut off pic of a deer, all are in the frame by the time the pic is taken.
The flash is weak. In most cases its just not strong enough to pick up features on the deer. Just not quite the quality of the home brews.
Only Day and Month stamp. My Home brews have day and time stamps which are nice to pattern movement times with direction.
Besides those issues I use mine and it does work. Mostly I use it to scout public land where I would not be as upset if it was taken. Also I let my friends borrow it so I can keep the home brews in good working order.
Cost is a huge plus for the Stealth Cam because it works just not as good as I have experienced with my other cams. I am planning on setting bith the Stealth and the Home brew up on the same tree just to see the difference in pic quality and amount of triggers, but will do this after season considering I am still after big boy.
