Scoutguard or Cuddeback Capture
 

which camera is a better buy and why?

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I was reading last night that the cuddieback cameras take a CF card (compact flash) instead of an SD card. That is a huge minus for me. Everything I own uses the SD cards........
I have a moultrie D40 that takes "ok" pictures and is super simple to use. 89$ plus 10$ for a 1GB SD card.

I have a Stealth Cam I390 that I think was 179$ and 20$ for the 512MB card and is so difficult to set up, program, CF cards with camera setting is a F(&^%$ pain in the butt....... I'd be willing to trade for anouth D40.

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I literally threw a cruddeback in the garbage because it wouldn't work and they wouldn't make it good. That being said, if they were the last trail camera maker on the market, I would go without.

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Never used the Scoutguard but I did recently use a Capture IR. I returned it promptly. It does use an SD card but the IR pictures were junk. The daytime pictures were nice but I could not live with the IR night pictures. I'll post two picture examplesfrom it so you can see what I mean.

Daytime:



IR - Night:

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Here's a night time pic from my Cuddeback Expert. I think it's pretty good.

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I got a Scoutguard this summer and have had great success with it. Good nighttime pictures as well as daytime and good video too. I am still using the same 8 AA batteries that I started with, over 3,000 pictures ago!!!!

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I don't own either (yet) but will be buying the scoutgard based on all my research over the past few months. Not to knock the cudde, they make a nice product. I just think that the sg550 has more for the money. sg gives you good pics, video, ir, fast trigger, and approx 2500 pics + videos on one set of 8AA's. Plus (which I like) its very small, which means easier to hide. Again, I don't own it...but I will soon.

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it is a tough decision for me, but i was not aware with all the research that i have done that the capture does not use SD cards, which is what i use as well. i am leaning to the scoutguard even more now!

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http://www.trailcampro.com/findthetr...estforyou.aspx
this website really helped me out to find a camera and strangely enough it picked the scoutguard for me! if anyone is having trouble with buying a camera i suggest this web page!

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the capture uses an sd card

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I was reading about the expert and another model (both Cuddies) that took the CF cards.

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Cuddeback Capture w/ flash is good buy and does use SD card. I'm buying another one this spring.

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they are both very good cameras for 200 bucks!

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:)

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cudde

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hmm i have heard alot more good things about scoutguard lately but the poll doesn't show, wonder why that is!?

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Most of the people who vote cuddeback have not had any experience with the scoutguard. The main reason to this is that the scoutguard 550 is just new to this year (2008) and the name is a bit new to the market of cams. With that being said, the capture is flash and not infrared. For a $200 camera these days, I would definitely go infrared. The deer from what I have seen are not spooked near as bad as with flash and I do have experience using both. They deer have to be looking in the direction of the camera for them to EVEN see the IR light go off on the scoutguard. Even when it emits, its not that bright either.

The ONLY better thing I could see with the Capture is that it would prob take better night pics as apposed to the scoutguard. But that is more so given when comparing Flash V Infrared with ANY cam.