Hello,
I am new to the hunting world and would like to set up a game camera at my feeder. There are so many cameras out there but I would like to know which one is the best for the money. I am on a tight budget, so what do you suggest?

well.
my experience is not a good one.

I have had 10 cameras.
All under 100.00
ALL worked sporatically, drained batteries, night pics terrible.

my suggestion. Save or sell something you don;t need as bad, and buy a GOOD one.
3-4-500.00 if possible.

It's worth it .

Using one of my bargain cameras this week, i put it in the woods, went hunting at another spot ALL week, came to check the camera, and NOTHING.
It said CARD ERROR when I tried to download.

wasted time, and money.

I hear Moultrie's are good, but Cuddeback;'s are the best. ALso, PRIMOS has a few out that are reasonable.

cheap = no good when it comes to these things

I side with Buckyou. If you want to end up with good quality pictures, video or now some of the cameras are coming out with the audio feature. Everyone has places to spend their money. If you have plans to use your camera for years to come, then I would fully suggest to buy a better quality or save up a little longer etc.
Here is a list of the cameras I have and some I have sold with results:
1) 10 each of the WildView Ez cam. These were the early version, taking pictures only, limited up to a 2 GB SD card. Very hard on batteries unless using an external power source. These cameras took very good pictures. Sold them due to cameras coming out with video option and faster trigger time. One year warranty. These were a white flash, not infrared.
2) 2 each SpyPoint IRB. First two were returned after some use due to video flicker. SpyPoint checked them out and replaced with two new ones. These have worked excellent. They can take pictures or video. One year warranty.
3) 3 each Moultrie Game Spy D55-IR. These cameras have worked excellent. The camera can be set for picture or video. When set to video, the camera takes a picture first, then the video. Field of view in the video is narrower than field of view in the picture. Limited to 10 second night video.
4) 2 each Moultrie M100. These are small size cameras capable of picture, video and also audio. I have just recently aquired these and have not had any option to test audio (bucks fighting, turkeys gobbling etc.) The cameras take good pictures and video. Again when set for video, the camera takes a picture first, then the video. Field of view is narrower when set for video as compared to the picture setting. Night video is limited to 10 second. One year warranty. At the time of purchase, the dealer did not have the Moultrie M80 in stock. I have read excellent reviews on this one.
5) 7 each of the 2009 model Bushnell Trophy Trail camera. Excellent picture and video. Two year warranty.
***Of the above mentioned cameras, Moultrie is the only one limited to the 10 second night video. Emailing them, they had no plan ot extend this because it would be harder on batteries.
Newer cameras also accept larger SD cards (4, 8, 16 and 32 GB capacity).
If you have time, view some of the members comments and some have submitted pictures or videos.
What ever make or model of camera one uses camera position is very critical do to trigger time (this is how quick the camera acknowledges and responds to animal movement).
I have had excellent customer service from SpyPoint, Moultrie and Bushnell. Some have taken longer to respond to emails due to: Statuatory holidays, staff possibly on holidays and certain times in the year (now in particular-near or into hunting season) heavy work loads due to higher camera useage.
Good luck in your choice. It is a very interesting hobby and can get addictive.

I have to agree with the above but I have had great luck with my wildgame innovations ir4 trail cam for $69 at farm and fleet. The pics are really good, I will post a couple tonight and the battery life is about four to five weeks and trigger speed is not bad. At nativeoutdoors.com they ranked this cam is the best for around $100 of under. That being said it is probably hit and miss on cheaper cams but I must have got lucky. My favorite cam is my scoutguard sg550 though but is $179. Hope this helps and I will post some pics from my wg ir4. Scoot

I have a Tasco 3.0 from walmart $50.00

Go here to see how it takes pictures and videos.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/trai...10-2011-a.html

Here are two good places to start your search. www.trailcampro.com and www.chasingame.com. Good luck.

Blessings......Pastorjim