Post by: billythekidrock on September 28, 2010, 07:05:25 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,62220.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,62220.0.html)
Excellent trail camera article by Bow4Elk.
http://www.pnwbowhunting.com/2010/06/invaluable-trail-camera.html (http://www.pnwbowhunting.com/2010/06/invaluable-trail-camera.html)
Post by: klickriverchromer on May 31, 2011, 10:02:10 PM
Post by: bobcat on May 31, 2011, 10:06:04 PM
Post by: Daytonite on July 07, 2011, 04:21:25 PM
Post by: h20hunter on July 09, 2011, 08:44:42 AM
Protect it from people and bears or you are just going to have to replace it.
Test at home, then test again.
Make sure you know what types and size of memory cards it takes and have an extra.
Face it away from the sun.
Fast trigger speeds are your friend.
IF is cooler and works better to keep the cam hidden than regular flash.
Check the height as well as angle of placement.
Test the range for trigger sensitivity as well as camera angle.
Lastly, buget some more time and money because once you start that is what it is going to cost you.
Post by: 1Shot2Kills on July 22, 2011, 08:16:47 PM
Protect it from people and bears or you are just going to have to replace it.
:yeah:
My first lesson with cam.... stolen..... :'(
Post by: RuttinWapati on July 27, 2011, 01:55:02 PM
Post by: WA hunter14 on July 30, 2011, 08:40:20 PM
I not only tested my Trail Cam at home but also tested it in the woods. I took my digital camera along when I put up the trail cam. I then proceeded tested the trail cam on the area where I wanted to focus on and then reviewed the pic's on the sd card in my small handheld camera. :tup: :tup:
i dont know anything about trail cams but im going to get one, is there any other way to look at the pictures than with a camera?
Post by: bobcat on July 30, 2011, 09:50:53 PM
Post by: WA hunter14 on July 30, 2011, 10:01:58 PM
Post by: bobcat on July 30, 2011, 10:10:35 PM
My Moultrie cameras came with cords to plug the camera into a TV, but I've never needed to do it that way. I normally just look at the pictures on my laptop.
Post by: WA hunter14 on July 30, 2011, 10:23:43 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on July 31, 2011, 10:54:00 AM
Post by: nontypical176 on August 07, 2011, 06:03:27 PM
Post by: rosscrazyelk on October 24, 2011, 09:57:04 PM
Post by: luckyman on November 28, 2011, 07:50:51 PM
Post by: Turner89 on December 10, 2011, 01:40:44 PM
Height and angle is everything. keeping it mounted a bit high and pointed slightly down will keep it out of their eyes and your pictures from looking like :yike:Also helps keep rain drip build up on lenses.
I like the bushnell trophy cam idea, because of the size and weight. But i bought 2, one works well the other only works on video. I have had better luck with the Tascos. ($100) cheaper.
Post by: jdurham on January 14, 2012, 08:14:47 AM
Post by: rasbo on January 14, 2012, 08:32:57 AM
Post by: bobcat on January 14, 2012, 08:35:57 AM
I have a bushnell 5mp and a cuddeback ir. The bushnell is fine except for the delay on the shutter. The fastest it can be set is 5 seconds. That is fine over bait or pointing directly down a trail. There are still empty photos over bait. Now the cuddeback ir........................ Flawless!
You're talking about two different things here. The "delay on the shutter" you speak of is what they normally refer to as "trigger speed". Which is the time it takes for the camera to take a picture after the sensor detects movement. Trigger speed is not adjustable. It is what it is, and of course, the faster the better. I'm not sure which Bushnell you have, but I believe the trigger speed should be somewhere around 1 1/2 seconds.
Post by: jdurham on January 15, 2012, 11:53:51 AM
I have a bushnell 5mp and a cuddeback ir. The bushnell is fine except for the delay on the shutter. The fastest it can be set is 5 seconds. That is fine over bait or pointing directly down a trail. There are still empty photos over bait. Now the cuddeback ir........................ Flawless!
You're talking about two different things here. The "delay on the shutter" you speak of is what they normally refer to as "trigger speed". Which is the time it takes for the camera to take a picture after the sensor detects movement. Trigger speed is not adjustable. It is what it is, and of course, the faster the better. I'm not sure which Bushnell you have, but I believe the trigger speed should be somewhere around 1 1/2 seconds.
The delay after it senses motion. That is what I put was the delay on the shutter or trigger as you call it. Not sure why but the bushnell can be set for up to minutes delay. Don't know why you would want that high of a delay???
Post by: Lcl 66 Tinner on January 15, 2012, 12:50:27 PM
The delay your thinking of is the delay between pics not shutter/ trigger delay.I have a bushnell 5mp and a cuddeback ir. The bushnell is fine except for the delay on the shutter. The fastest it can be set is 5 seconds. That is fine over bait or pointing directly down a trail. There are still empty photos over bait. Now the cuddeback ir........................ Flawless!
You're talking about two different things here. The "delay on the shutter" you speak of is what they normally refer to as "trigger speed". Which is the time it takes for the camera to take a picture after the sensor detects movement. Trigger speed is not adjustable. It is what it is, and of course, the faster the better. I'm not sure which Bushnell you have, but I believe the trigger speed should be somewhere around 1 1/2 seconds.
The delay after it senses motion. That is what I put was the delay on the shutter or trigger as you call it. Not sure why but the bushnell can be set for up to minutes delay. Don't know why you would want that high of a delay???
Post by: bobcat on January 15, 2012, 12:56:30 PM
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Trigger speed is defined as the amount of time that elapses between when a camera first detects motion, until it captures a photo of what caused that motion.
A trail camera’s effectiveness is determined by several test criteria, however, if you had to pick just one as the most important, it would definitely be “Trigger Speed”. Plain and simple, if your scouting camera doesn’t have a quick trigger, you’re going to get numerous photos with just half an animal and many blank photos with no animal at all.
Trigger speeds vary from a lethargic 6 seconds to a lightning fast 1/5th of a second. The best performing game cameras have speeds of 0.5 seconds or less.
We test trigger speed with our proprietary, computer controlled testing device – The Triggernator. Most other testing facilities simply wave their hand in front of a camera and haphazardly calculate the time which elapses until a photo is snapped.
The Triggernator swings a heat source across the face of the test camera, triggering a stopwatch at the precise instant the heat source bisects the camera’s PIR detection sensor. A photo is captured, revealing the test camera’s trigger time accurate to 4/1000th of a second. The consistency is incredible.
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Recovery time is defined as the minimum amount of time required, for a camera to take the second triggered picture.
Recovery times vary anywhere from as little as 0.5 seconds to a full 60 seconds. Being limited to only 1 picture every 60 seconds, produces some serious gaps in your scouting capabilities.
Imagine the common scenario of a buck chasing a doe. The doe triggers the camera and if the buck passes in the next 60 seconds, he does so undetected. We prefer recovery times of 1 second or less. Scouting cameras with quick recovery times and fast triggers never miss any activity and rarely produce empty frames, if ever. As a result, quick recovering cameras capture multiple images of every animal which visits the camera site.
Recovery time is measured by producing continuous motion in front of the camera and calculating the elapsed time between triggered photos. Note: Recovery time can vary based on user programmed resolution. Larger mpxl pictures use more storage space and require additional time to write to memory. This usually results in a proportional increase in recovery time. Also, recovery time is not to be confused with "burst mode." Burst mode takes a rapid succession of pictures regardless of an animal being present or not.
http://www.trailcampro.com/trailcameratests.aspx