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Looking to grab a mid range game cam. Something that does its job well and it's a waste of money.
The two that i'm posting are at sail, ones for $140+ (Browning) and the Bushnell was on sale for $199
Does anybody own either and have any comments/opinions. Do they like them etc?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bushnell-8MP-Trophy-Cam-HD-Trail-Camera-with-Night-Vision-Realtree-AP-Camo-/111395784815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19efb4 c86f
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Browning-Rec...item27e3ee20ae
I have the Bushnell, once I learned to set it (my first cam), it has been working very well. I have only used it for pics so far but I am happy with the cam and would recommend it for ease of use, picture quality and battery life.
Have 2 bushnell's for the last 3-4 year's and have had zero problem's with either of them. My oldest one doesn't like sd card's over 4 gb. took me awhile to figure that one out Luckily a friend has the same model/ year and filled me in. Check out Trailcampro.com good site for comparison and testing of virtually all different cam maker's.
Thanks guys. As for the bushnell's they have LCD displays ont he back so you can check pictures at the camera in the bush? Is that why they are above $200?
I have a bushnell black flash . Very nice camera. Mine goes out Aug 1st on my bear bait. Stays there until October (takes probably 2000-5,000 pics in this time)
then goes out at another spot up north for moose and deer. I don't pick it up until after the snow hits and I can get my snowmobile back in there. It still took pics in -25 last winter and has the clearest pictures of any trail cam I have seen.
Its also quiet and doesn't spook game. I love Bushnell trail cams
Which bushnell, the trophy HD?Quote:
Originally Posted by SongDog
Trailcampro.com turned out to be a great site. Very helpful in narrowing down the process and explaining everything I wanted to know.
The trail cam selection guide actually put Browning's Recon series and the Bushnell HD (ones I was looking at) on it's custom tailored list when asking me what I was looking for in a cam. Pretty smart web page.
Thanks for posting that site its awesome! I am also in the market for my first trail cam.
I own both, they are both great, browning is much clearer at night. Battery life on both is great, make sure the firmware is up to date.
I'm leaning towards a Browning too, it was about $60 cheaper on sale.
thanks guys!
I own a Bushnell for six years now. The night vision wasn't working from the start so they replaced it. It was fine for five years but it doesn't work again for a year now. Overall pretty happy with it, the battery last a year outside even with turkeys coming at the corn no stop. The quality of the picture might not be the best but it doesn't really matter.
I bought a Moultrie once, didn't work after three month, got it replaced and broke again less than a year later.
I got a WildGame innovation last year on sale for 60$, works great so far.
Can't beat bushnell warranty. I have had to take cameras back to them. But I've been upgraded every time.
Personally I think the 'guts' of all these cameras on the market are made at the same factory in China and they just put them in different shells for marketing.
General rule of thumb..you buy a lower end (cheaper) camera you get less performance out of it than a more expensive models regardless of the brand.
If you check thru the ratings afforded all the models on the test/review sites, it pretty much holds true that you can group them by performance and that ends up being the cost factor. You pay more of faster trigger times etc.
Personally I've used Moultrie cameras for the past 16 yrs and never been disappointed. I broke one by putting the SD card in backwards...sent it in for repair with a note telling them that is what I did... and they still sent me a new one in exchange, no charge.
I might add.....before you spend the extra $50-$75 for the fastest trigger speeds, think about how your deploying the camera..ie; If your setting up over a bait pile you don't need a 'great' camera..they'll all work.....BUT if your setting up on a trail to see how much activity there is passing by, then you will want a camera with a fast trigger/fast wake up.
My buddy bought that real low end Bushnell at CT for $60 and he gets great pictures at his bait pile...go figure :)
I have not owned a Bushnell yet, but just picked up a Browning Dark Ops (BTC-6). I have not had it deployed long enough to tell how great it is. On paper iy looked good! It is small and easy to program. Price was right for me ($133 shipped to border store in US).
I have to check my angles. I am getting a lot of empty spaces instead of animals so far. I switched it to Rapid Fire mode (3 photos, 0.3 seconds apart) and have the delay at 5 seconds now. I am hoping to snap a pic of the wolf that is running around chasing the deer/fawns by our house. Maybe catch a glimpse of the bear that wanders through every now and then.
Sail does not list it on their website, but their website is slow and glitchy, so they may carry it after all.
http://www.trailcampro.com/browningdarkopsreview.aspx
The Recon Force that you are looking at looks good too, so I guess whatever tickles your fancy when you get to the store!;)
Another good site for trailcam tests/reviews is http://www.chasingame.com
I have found it hard to find some of the models that I was looking for, but the tests seem thorough.
I should also say that I bought the cheap Bushnell trophy trail cam....It never worked right from day one....Called Bushnell and sent it in to them. They replaced it with a black flash HD trophy. I was more than satisfied.