trail cam mp

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   trail cam.  am getting caught up in  how many mp's are needed.     have no idea what I will use it for.    are they all waterproof?    will be thankful for any input in learning what to choose.      do you shop for a brand or will any brand work fine?  thank you,   mike w

[huntnnw]

higher mp the better the pic, but also takes up more room per pic on your SD. I like the 5mp cams they take good pics and dont take up a ton on sd cards.

I personally shop for brands, my favs are wild game innovation cams

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   forgot to ask about sd cards.  do I get the best one or the cheapest.  thanks,  lost in Othello,  mike w

[huntnnw]

I buy off amazon

[stevemiller]

You want a good one,With 32 gigs.I started with an had about 150 pics or so some of critters but you will get mobs of pics of grass blowing in the wind,Limbs,birds flying by,and  other moving things filling your card.If you leave it soak for a week it would most likely be full with an 8 gig. With maybe 5 deer, 2 Elk lol.32 gigs good for over a month soak,You will see whats in the area. 

[huntnnw]

then your cams dont work if they are capturing bugs, grass and limbs.. those cams find their way to my pile. I have 6 cams out right now and with those 6 I might get 10 pics of nothing all the rest are animals. Thats about 4,000 pics a week between them all. A 8gb card will hold on avg 3,500-4,000 pics at 5mp. I buy cheapest SD cards I can find on amazon and never had any issues still have some that are 7 years old. Funny thing is I have a pricey 16gb Sony card and it doesnt work.

[stevemiller]

I guess maybe you are right,My cams are just junk.I dont mow the grass in the area down,I dont break the tree limbs off that might get in the way,I dont ask God not to let the wind blow where my cams are set up at. JUST JUNK.I think my cams must work pretty good if they pick up the movement around them like they are designed to.Most importantly I dont put my cams up where everyone can see them either.Wheres your cams set up Cabelas parking lot?GIVE ME A BREAK. 

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  is there a sensitivity button on a cam or do you take everything that comes along.  mike w

[Z_rock01]

Dont buy the cheapest...!! You get what you pay for.  I run four Cameras. 2 Moultree's 8MP that work great (Cabelas has a sale on them now) One older Moultree 5 MP (To big for the woods) and one Cuddie Back 20MP. None of my cameras are over $200. Just try and find one you think you will like and role with it. I do reccomend that you get a security box if your putting it on public land. Just makes people think twice, (If they want it, they will take it) 

[huntnnw]

I guess maybe you are right,My cams are just junk.I dont mow the grass in the area down,I dont break the tree limbs off that might get in the way,I dont ask God not to let the wind blow where my cams are set up at. JUST JUNK.I think my cams must work pretty good if they pick up the movement around them like they are designed to.Most importantly I dont put my cams up where everyone can see them either.Wheres your cams set up Cabelas parking lot?GIVE ME A BREAK. 
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  that might be the dumbest post Ive read on here this year

read up on how cams work dude! THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO PICK UP MOVEMENT FROM WIND! if they are they are not working correctly.

[stevemiller]

They are designed to pick up movement.  They dont know the diff. from a bird,Grass,limbs from elk,deer coyotes,cougars etc. You are not being honest in your posts so Im done conversing with you about it.

[Naches Sportsman]

They are designed to pick up movement.  They dont know the diff. from a bird,Grass,limbs from elk,deer coyotes,cougars etc. You are not being honest in your posts so Im done conversing with you about it.

Sounds like you are not setting up your cameras correctly. Should be only getting pictures of animals

[huntnnw]

Detection Circuits
     The detection circuit of a trail camera is what will actually detect the animal.  Cameras trigger based off of a combination of heat and motion.  Detection circuits consist of:
Trigger Time
Recovery Time
Detection Zone

Got warm blooded grass and limbs I take? 

[stevemiller]

Detection Circuits
     The detection circuit of a trail camera is what will actually detect the animal.  Cameras trigger based off of a combination of heat and motion.  Detection circuits consist of:
Trigger Time
Recovery Time
Detection Zone

Got warm blooded grass and limbs I take? 

They will trigger DAYTIME on movement alone.

[huntnnw]

you have malfunctioning cams then pal..why is it 13 cams I have with 4 different brands not do as you described? my buddy just returned a cam doing as you described..why? cause its not suppose to! guess what he got a new one and it works just fine now.