Author Topic: Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR (Read 6586 times)

NW-GSP · « **on:** July 06, 2009, 01:32:59 PM »

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

gkowen · « **Reply #1 on:** 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.

brianb231 · « **Reply #2 on:** 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

NW-GSP · « **Reply #3 on:** 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.

fishcrazy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2009, 04:41:43 PM »

For $120 you could pick up something Moultrie on ebay that is IR and have the great battery life.

Kris

NW-GSP · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2009, 06:54:15 PM »

I checked ebay and all of the moultrie IR's are 150 plus

Alan K · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2009, 10:06:09 PM »

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.

NW-GSP · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2009, 10:18:30 PM »

alan thanks for posting the pictures, you have just made up my mind on what camera to get. thanks for posting your pics!

bow4elk · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2009, 10:31:31 PM »

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.

NW-GSP · « **Reply #9 on:** July 07, 2009, 07:56:31 AM »

Bow4elk you have me re thinking now. wich is a good thing. your pics turned out really well

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2009, 08:13:03 AM »

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).

markts · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2009, 05:20:22 PM »

D40 for me all the way, good price great battery life,easy to use.

Mark

NW-GSP · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2009, 10:33:08 PM »

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

NW-GSP · « **Reply #13 on:** July 24, 2009, 09:21:11 AM »

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

Bob33 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 24, 2009, 09:31:24 AM »

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.

gkowen · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2009, 09:31:50 AM »

Did you test the camera in the location? Set it up and walk through the camera's view in the animals anticipated path. If you are walking directly across it you will be surprised how far into the pic you will be. The animal is probably moving faster. Make sure the camera views 'down' the trail to maximize the length of trail (time) the animal is in front of the camera. Do some tests at different angles until the camera catches you every time walking in front of it at a brisk walk and you will get a handle on how to set it in the field then.

Buckrub · « **Reply #16 on:** July 24, 2009, 10:06:01 AM »

I have a moultrie and a stealth set up....deer don't seem to mind the flash. Picture quality better on the stealth but ease of operation, and battery life better on the d40. The d40 seems to wake up faster than the stealth. I did get a night picture of a bat in flight on the d40 which would have never had happened on the stealth.

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Bob33 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 24, 2009, 10:43:28 AM »

"Did you test the camera in the location? "

Yes - both IR aim and the IR test. The camera usually detects ME. It rarely detects my cat, which I have walk the path to test the sensitivity. The camera faces the trail directly on. The trail starts at the foot of the tree to which the camera is attached, and goes straight away for about 100 feet.

If an animal walks directly across the Moultrie, which I've tried, the trigger time is often too slow to capture the animal. I got several rear end photos as the animal left the frame.

gkowen · « **Reply #18 on:** July 24, 2009, 11:21:32 AM »

Just a thought. I read that some PIR sensors in cameras detect motion only in the horizontal direction and some in horizontal and vertical. I don't know which your camera does but maybe pointing directly down the trail is only giving straight vertial motion and its not being detected. Probably not the case but, its a possibility.

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