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Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR
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just wondering what you guys would think is better Im thinking about going with the stealth cam cause its only $9 more then the moultrie plus the stealth cam has IR. This is going to be my first cam and I dont want to buy a pos and I dont want to spend much more then $130
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Re: Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR
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July 06, 2009, 01:40:36 PM »
I have the StealthCam and it works well. The things I don't like are poor battery life. I have gotten 5 weeks out of a set of 8 C size batteries (read as $12). I have read the Moultrie has much better battery life. Also, I have 2 cameras (homebrews) with flash and maybe 1000 pics of animals. I haven't seen 1 pic where it appears the flash affected the animal. But then again, when I want to put my camera on the edge of a clearing near a road, the IR is nice because people will not be seeing a flash to investigate. Hope this helps in your decision.
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Re: Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR
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July 06, 2009, 01:52:20 PM »
Well,
You saw my post just this morning. People say the Moultrie D40 is a cheap camera, but I have to tell you it was the first one for me and I am very pleased with the ease of use, setup and picture quality, given the fact that I am not going to be framing any of the pictures...hahah. The battery still read 90% after 6 days in the woods and 103 pics so I am pleased with the purchase. Just get the 2G SD card with it.
Anyway,,,my
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Re: Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR
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July 06, 2009, 02:04:01 PM »
Thanks for the help! the moultrie is going for around $109 and the stealth cam is going for around $120. I think I might get the stealth cam just for not having to worry about someone seeing the flash.
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Re: Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR
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For $120 you could pick up something Moultrie on ebay that is IR and have the great battery life.
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I checked ebay and all of the moultrie IR's are 150 plus
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Re: Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR
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I use the IR540s, I've never had any problems with battery life. I've had them out for a couple months and they still take pictures of me walking up on them. The IR is great, but the camera does make a clicking sound when it takes the first IR picture after it's been day light. The animals, if they spook, only ever go about ten feet and look. . . It seems to just startle them for a second and they calm down.
I'll attach some pictures I've gotten over here at school.
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alan thanks for posting the pictures, you have just made up my mind on what camera to get. thanks for posting your pics!
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IMHO for the $ you can't beat the Moultrie D40. It's a workhorse but you you won't get high quality images. Again, for the money, it's well worth the $40-$70 you can get them for. The flash range is not bad and they perform well in cold/hot temps without false triggers. Here's a couple sample pics.
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Bow4elk you have me re thinking now. wich is a good thing. your pics turned out really well
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I just got a pair of D-40's for my first cams, the battery life can't be beat and I didn't need super high quality images, just good enough to see what is really out there(for now).
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D40 for me all the way, good price great battery life,easy to use.
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I just got the d40 in the mail today and set it up at my buddys place to test it out, I will post pics as soon as I get something
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I checked the cam the other day and it had 43 pictures on it, 43 pictures of sticker bushes moving
. I was excited as hell hoping it had some deer with it
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I've had a Moutrlie IR40 for about a month, and have had poor results: blank pictures, white pictures, no pictures when I know animals are in the detection zone, etc. I've asked several people and they all say I got a lemon. I may try one more, but my results have not been good.
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