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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: rotty33 on June 16, 2015, 12:00:24 PM
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What trail cam so you all is the best, keeping $$ in mind. Most bang for the buck?
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I haven't purchased any cameras recently and I don't have experience with every brand. But of the cameras I've used, I'd say for $74 the Primos Ultra Truth Cam 35 gives you a lot of bang for your buck. I don't know that it's the "best" but it's compact, easy on batteries, fast trigger, very simple to use, etc, I just don't know if it can be beat for the price.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AU6DMMC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1434481409&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=Primos+ultra+truth+cam&dpPl=1&dpID=51NpZT4mZ8L&ref=plSrch
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Thank you, I will check it out!!
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I had really bad luck with those, maybe your experience will differ.
After a few months I'd get an SD card read error. Picture quality was fine, but they would eventually just not be usable anymore. Happened to all of the ones I owned (like 3).
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The two that I've been using have been out year around and have worked flawlessly. I've had them for a year and a half. Not one issue and they take tons of pictures. If it's a concern, buy them from Walmart online and buy the extended warranty for $7.
http://www.walmart.com/msharbor/ip/27759241?&veh=mweb
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Ive had good luck with my Moultrie 880's.
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I Have 4 browning cams and love them simple to work and take good pics and small..
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Bushnell trophy cams and browning recon force or range ops are my favs.
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Moultrie cams are my fav and have been the most reliable
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Cabelas has the bushnell trophy cam 8 mega pixel on sale for $109 right now. I bought one yesterday and going to go buy another today. That will give me 4 of them. The other 2 have been out year round for 2 years now. Have changed the batteries out once. The reason I bought one yesterday is because I bought a browning a month ago and had it up. The infra red did not work at all. Also I beleive it wasnt taking as many pictures as my bushnell that I moved from that spot. It had twice as many. I was not impressed with the browning either. Right out of the box the cheap clip thing used for tightening to the tree was not assembled correctly and broke. Also the clasp to open the cam is very easy to open. Like bump the back of the clasp and it pops open. If a bear even touched it, it would have been trashed. I have a primos also. Its not bad but my bushnells blow it out of the water in ever way. The primos gets put where its possible someone might steal a cam.
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Brand new moultrie m-80 last year..barely been used since and its now broke..and all of my wild game innovations are still working and have yet to toss one cause it broke going on 3 years with some of them..cant say that for bushnell,primos, moultrie and tasco
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thanks for all of the info. Looks like a lot of mixed reviews, might have a harder decision to make than I thought! :dunno:
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Best thing to do is buy one of each and decide for yourself which one is best.
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I can tell you right now between 3 buddies we own over 40 WGI cameras and they all work and work in cold weather that cant be said for alot of cams on the market
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I think the next camera I buy will be a WGI after all the praise from you. I've had four in the past, three of which have died. One is still going strong. It takes great videos. I don't use it for photos too often because it doesn't do a multi-shot burst. Just one picture at a time with a 15 second delay.
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I can tell you right now between 3 buddies we own over 40 WGI cameras and they all work and work in cold weather that cant be said for alot of cams on the market
Sounds like I need to try some WGI cams, also have heard good things about covert cams.
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I have an older bushnell trophy cam that I've used for years. Been bullet proof. Except now it usually takes black and white pics. Some of the newer model trophy cams we've had some serious issues with. Such as electrical burning of cords as left in woods. Took that one back to cabelas and showed them and they gave us a brand new one. Awesome service by cabelas. But unfortunately the new one quit working too. Although others we've had have been pretty good.Stealth cam we tried once and had issues with it taking pics right from the box. A have a old moultrie that still works but battery life isn't good. Cuddybacks that we have had have worked flawless except for taking pink picture or not coming out of inferred. I think most will get little issues from being out in the elements but some are definitely better than others. I look for fast trigger speed, long battery life, and size with inferred over flash as my biggest concerns.
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$50 tasco 8 years old
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Best camera? Reconyx . Unfortunately I can't afford those... :chuckle:. I've been very happy with my moultries.
