Best Trail Camera

[pushbush]

Looking to purchase some Trail Cameras.

What’s everyone’s preference or goto Camera.

Lots to choose from out there !

[Bustercluck]

I posted about this awhile ago. The consensus I received was “buy cheap and buy lots”

[mjplewak]

Check out some of the ones Amazon has to offer from China. The brands are named funny (ie: CAM-PARK), but I have bought several for under $60 and they're better then the big brands for under $200. Easier on batteries with good features, without sacrificing image quality. Also if a bear attacks it (been there), you won't feel so bad. Also left mine all year under a tree canopy on the coast and it lived...


https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09JSVQ8QT/...3NJ52A2HVGJQS6

[Skull Hunter]

I've had a few over the years, bushnell, browning, stealthcam, and the cheap chinese ones.

My favourites, and the ones that lasted the longest were the Bushnells. Finally one of them bit the bullet this year after an elk flipped it upside down and water got in, but the other is still going strong. The browning was ok, and is still taking video during the day, but no longer takes video at night it seems, disappointed as I've only had it about four years.

I find the cheap stealthcams that I've had the most difficult to set up. Not that they're difficult just not as straight forward.

The chinese cams take good quality video, but I find the sensors not as sensitive as the others. They're ok if you're set up pretty close to your trigger point, but if you're far off I don't think they capture all of the wildlife. Also, although I've only left them out for one winter so far, I find they don't seem to do as well as the others in extreme cold. The other issue I have with them is that the ones I have use Microsd cards, and the card slot is difficult to acccess. Makes changing sd cards annoying, but I guess this is a minor gripe.

I too am in the market for a couple new cams. I'll probably end up buying a few cheap amazon cams as I'm not as worried about them getting stolen, or the multipacks that go on sale from Canadian tire from time to time.

[DannyO]

I agree that the video is great on the cheaper cameras but the trigger speed is poor. I personally will continue to by cheap ones…especially when I had 5 stolen this year.

[elker]

SPYPOINT® FORCE DARK 12mp

best trigger speed
very clear videos or photos
discontinued, too bad

[nedarb2]

I like moultrie and browning. Don’t buy cheap ones. I have about 2 dozen cams out and I’ve set more expensive cams beside cheap ones and they get way more animal photos. Cheap ones miss a lot of animals period.
I have 2 Chinese ones. Good quality pics but they get replaced semi regularly for suddenly not working for no reason..
I started out with “lots of cheap” but I won’t buy any cheap cams anymore. Ide rather have 2 expensive cams than 5 cheap cams that miss animals. Stick with 18mp +

[Redthies]

SPYPOINT® FORCE DARK 12mp

best trigger speed
very clear videos or photos



discontinued, too bad

So your post is pointless...

[Harvest the Land]

Tried most of them over the years. Trigger speed and no flash/no glow, as well as battery life should be your most important considerations. Bushnell is the brand that checks all those boxes and pretty much the only brand I look for now. Not too expensive and they're reliable and dependable. Got one Bushnell that's been running year round on the same tree for a little over 5 years now and its still as good as new. I've only had one that I had to return and got it exchanged for a new one.

The reason I don't get any of the Amazon ones is because I have yet to find any security boxes for those cameras. Every single camera I've ever put up has gotten chewed on by a bear at some point, and if I didn't have the security box to protect it, well I'd be out a LOT of money. Make sure to get the security box.

For Cellular Cameras the Spypoint's work great because you don't need to sign up for any kind of phone plan to activate and use them. But, its only a matter of time before the socialist powers at be decide to ban all cell cams permanently. And if we're being honest, many of those same folks (and many of our fellow hunters on HBC) would like to see all trail cameras banned permanently, and I would hazard a guess that all trail cameras will be banned for use by hunters in the next 5-10 years if these folks get their way. (so you might not want to break the bank on a bunch of cameras that you might not be able to use in the future)

Good luck. And be warned - checking trail cams is addictive

[MOWITCH SLAYER]

I run seven cameras from May till October. all my cameras are around $150 . most have been glued back together , bears seem to love to play with them. my seven cameras all seem to take good pictures and i really don't have a favorite. if i had to pick one it would be stealth cam next to premos. Every year i have to replace about three cameras because of the bears . I get lots of pictures of the inside of a bears mouth. lol. I guess it all depends on how much u want to spend on replacing cameras. I have started building little boxes out of plywood that my camera can sit in , it has helped alot. its a great hobby and every year I get thousands of pictures ..have fun and good luck