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Author Topic: trail cam question  (Read 452 times)

Offline TroyH

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trail cam question
« on: December 09, 2009, 04:51:00 PM »
Recently there was a thread (I'm going to try to find it) about various trail cams.
I have about $100 to go towards a new cam.  I have one now, a Bushnell, and the battery life is absolutely awful.  It takes decent pics with good speed, but the batteries only last about a week.

Give me some ideas on a good cam in the $100 range with decent pics and speed but good battery life.
I read on the thread about some getting several months out of batteries.  That's something I'm really interested in.
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Offline bornagainbowhunter

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Re: trail cam question
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2009, 05:33:00 PM »
I got mine on sale for about $120 or $130 i think.  It is a Stealth cam.  Batteries last forever and takes good picks.  In  the early fall last year I put out a corn feeder to see which bucks were in the area, I had pics of corn flying in the air.
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Offline 1kwikstik

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Re: trail cam question
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2009, 05:41:00 PM »
I received a Wildgame IR4 as a gift several months ago. I was really impressed with the picture quality and battery life and I love the IR nighttime feature instead of a flash. You can find them about anywhere for less than $100. Cheapest I've seen is $79.
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Offline CallMaker

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Re: trail cam question
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2009, 07:24:00 PM »
Moultrie has a $100 camera that I have had excellent luck with.
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Offline Gordon martiniuk

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Re: trail cam question
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2009, 10:02:00 PM »
I have a New Bushnell excellent pics and long batt life up to 3 months allready with alkeline batts they say 1yr with lithum batts  I have a Moultrie very poor batt life but good pics
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Offline Buckeye Trad Hunter

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Re: trail cam question
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2009, 11:50:00 AM »
Wildview makes a good camera in that price range.  It's the IR5 extreme, 5 megapixels with IR flash.  I haven't had mine for that long but I really like it for the price.  Only down side is that it has a kind of slow trigger speed, around 4 seconds I think.  You can get them directly from the manufacturer for around $120, but I found mine on sale for $100.
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