thoughts on what type of trail cam to buy

[Harvest the Land]

If money is not an issue, I would definitely recommend Reconyx and Exodus. Exodus is a newer company but they make cameras with 0.3 second trigger speed (which is ridiculously fast - probably the fastest of any camera on the market). And they are the only company to offer a 5 year warranty on their cameras (which is unheard of for trail cameras) and they even offer accidental damage or stolen coverage. This is from their website: "

If your camera is stolen or if it’s accidentally damaged within its 5-year warranty,

we’ll give you a new camera at 50% off the original retail value

." Nuff said!

I've owned at least half a dozen Stealthcam's (all under $250) and everyone of them is pure garbage - do not waste your money on cheap Stealthcams (trust me). Maybe their more expensive models are better but their cheaper cameras suck (especially the video which often doesn't print the time/day/temp stamps in video mode). Moultrie definitely makes better cameras and I've been very impressed with my Bushnell and Spypoint cameras. WGI also makes decent cheaper cameras if you're on a budget. But like I said, if money isn't an issue go with Exodus or Reconyx.

[Harvest the Land]

Just re-read this thread and couldn't agree more with what HighcountryBC said about trigger speed being the most important factor. For instance, when you're setting your camera up at an intersection of a series of trails, its really tough to choose which trail to focus the camera on the most. Quite often its difficult to find a suitable and secure tree to affix the camera onto that will also have the perfect angle to capture all of trails, so a lot of the time you are forced to choose to angle the camera on the trail(s) that you're guessing get the most action. Sometimes that means you camera might have a trail right in front of it that's at a perpendicular angle to the camera, and if an animal is walking fast or running, it will travel past the camera before it has a chance to trigger a photo (if it has a slow trigger speed) and a lot of the time you will blank photos/videos. So really quick trigger speed is absolutely critical.

[HighCountryBC]

If money is not an issue, I would definitely recommend Reconyx and Exodus. Exodus is a newer company but they make cameras with 0.3 second trigger speed (which is ridiculously fast - probably the fastest of any camera on the market). And they are the only company to offer a 5 year warranty on their cameras (which is unheard of for trail cameras) and they even offer accidental damage or stolen coverage. This is from their website: "

If your camera is stolen or if it’s accidentally damaged within its 5-year warranty,

we’ll give you a new camera at 50% off the original retail value

." Nuff said!

I've owned at least half a dozen Stealthcam's (all under $250) and everyone of them is pure garbage - do not waste your money on cheap Stealthcams (trust me). Maybe their more expensive models are better but their cheaper cameras suck (especially the video which often doesn't print the time/day/temp stamps in video mode). Moultrie definitely makes better cameras and I've been very impressed with my Bushnell and Spypoint cameras. WGI also makes decent cheaper cameras if you're on a budget. But like I said, if money isn't an issue go with Exodus or Reconyx.

Haven't read much on Exodus but at first blush they look to be quality. Agree if money isn't an issue then Reconyx makes top of the line cameras. We run a couple of those but at anywhere from $400-$700 depending on the model, they ain't cheap.

I do have one but the rest of my fleet (12+) is Bushnell and Browning. Gave away 4 of my Moultries as the trigger speed was awful and the quality only average. Here's a sample of the trigger speed on my oldest Browning. They have only improved ten-fold since then.

[twoSevenO]

If money is not an issue, I would definitely recommend Reconyx and Exodus. Exodus is a newer company but they make cameras with 0.3 second trigger speed (which is ridiculously fast - probably the fastest of any camera on the market). And they are the only company to offer a 5 year warranty on their cameras (which is unheard of for trail cameras) and they even offer accidental damage or stolen coverage. This is from their website: "

If your camera is stolen or if it’s accidentally damaged within its 5-year warranty,

we’ll give you a new camera at 50% off the original retail value

." Nuff said!

I've owned at least half a dozen Stealthcam's (all under $250) and everyone of them is pure garbage - do not waste your money on cheap Stealthcams (trust me). Maybe their more expensive models are better but their cheaper cameras suck (especially the video which often doesn't print the time/day/temp stamps in video mode). Moultrie definitely makes better cameras and I've been very impressed with my Bushnell and Spypoint cameras. WGI also makes decent cheaper cameras if you're on a budget. But like I said, if money isn't an issue go with Exodus or Reconyx.

I wouldn't even buy the $250 ones from Stealthcam .... unless someone sells you a used one for like $15, stay away from their garbage. The Apeman from amazon is a way better CHEAP camera than Stealthcam.

[masoncade1992]

I'll find out when i go to collect them. Not sure when i'll be in that spot .... sometime in November i recon. Deployed it on June 10th i believe.

my bad, I was going to order the apeman ones but then I found these ones https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07F5GM58V/...394800_TE_dp_1. Only reason I went the campark ones, is that they say they are fully waterproof and the trigger speed was .2 faster. lets trade notes in a few months.

[Iltasyuko]

Have a Browning in the $150 (on sale) price range. Pics and vids have really nice colour but it only will take still shots now. Tried Stealthcam and sent them back because they ate batteries and SD space got filled up way to fast. The Browning Strikeforce models have been the best for us so far - will buy Browning Strikeforce again for sure.

[brn2ryd]

Lots of stealth cam haters here. I've got a few on them and they have been great. Fast trigger speed, adjustable IR and range detection, good battery life, High quality pics and vids. But then again, I cannot compare them to other brands.
https://www.stealthcam.com/stc-g45ngx/

[twoSevenO]

Lots of stealth cam haters here. I've got a few on them and they have been great. Fast trigger speed, adjustable IR and range detection, good battery life, High quality pics and vids. But then again, I cannot compare them to other brands.
https://www.stealthcam.com/stc-g45ngx/

I have been happy with the battery life on all my stealth cams (7?) ..... just to make that clear. One was deployed from Mid November to Mid July and after 2400 photos it still showed good battery life. I'd say that is fine by me.

The quality of the pics and the trigger speed were sh*t.

[decker9]

Iv had a few different brands and the best bang for buck one iv found is the browning brand. Good price, pic quality, battery life, and trigger speed.

X2, the photo, video and sound quality is as good as Iv seen. Highly recommend.

[todbartell]

Spypoint Solars have become my favorite. No worrying about battery power, I like the video and "photo first" option is really nice. Takes a pic then transitions to video clip