Moultrie Game Spy D-40 Digital Flash OR Stealth Cam I540 IR

[NW-GSP]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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


Kris

[NW-GSP]

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

[Alan K]

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]

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

[bow4elk]

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]

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

[Ridgerunner]

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]

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

[NW-GSP]

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]

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]

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.