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Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: HoofsandWings on August 05, 2018, 08:17:02 PM

Title: How far from the subject should the camera be placed
Post by: HoofsandWings on August 05, 2018, 08:17:02 PM: Looking at the pics, it looks like the camera is set back about 50 feet from the item of interest (e.g. stump)?
Title: Re: How far from the subject should the camera be placed
Post by: yakimanoob on August 06, 2018, 09:27:10 AM: Depends heavily on your spot and target creature. For bears and cervids, 50' sounds like a lot to me. I'm typically in the 10-40' range.
Title: Re: How far from the subject should the camera be placed
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on August 06, 2018, 09:38:48 AM: Also depends on the camera and at what range limits it has. For example flash for night pictures if too close may be a white out, but if too far may not be enough to see anything.

Just set it up in the backyard and walk by a few times at different distances, both day & night to see what range gives the best picture quality.
Title: Re: How far from the subject should the camera be placed
Post by: bobcat on August 06, 2018, 10:29:02 AM: Mine seem to usually be 20 to 30 feet.
Title: Re: How far from the subject should the camera be placed
Post by: vandeman17 on August 06, 2018, 10:41:18 AM: 10-15 yards at least for me.
Title: Re: How far from the subject should the camera be placed
Post by: fishnfur on August 09, 2018, 09:49:59 AM: 10 - 20 yards guarantees you get some capture as they walk through. I often go with 10 - 20 feet but get a lot of rumps and tails.