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Game Camera
Game camera is a great gear to help you study wildlife in your hunting area. It's a remote camera, which is designed to be put in the forest for along time. It can capture photos and video, which are activated automatically when sensors detect the movement of animals in the area. Trail camera will help you plan hunting strategy better.
The most trail cameras are green, brown or black to blend with the environment in the wild. Some are striped like leaves or bark to camouflage themselves with the area better. And its battery life varies from one month to over a year. So, important thing to consider when you are choosing a new digital game camera is where and how you are going to use.
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Top 10 Trail Cameras 2012
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#1 - Bushnell Trophy Cam 119436C
8MP, 32 Infrared LED, Range 45 feet, B&W Text LCD, 1 Year Battery Life
“I just bought this Bushnell 2011 model for two weeks. Setting up is so easy, I spent 5 minutes to set up for testing. I was very impressed with either pictures and video.”
Reviewed by BH Hunting
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#2 - Primos Truth Cam 46
5MP, 46 Infrared LED, Range 50 feet, Password Protection, 1 Year Warranty
“I just got couple of it, one for taking photos and another for video. I had tried it for a night and got some photos and videos. Most of it are very nice and clear.”
Reviewed by The Champion
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#3 - Wildgame Innovations n6
6MP, 30 Infrared LED, Range 50 feet, Max 16GB SD Card, External Battery Port
“I checked the images taken with this camera and was surprised by image quality in both day and night. I like the front LCD screen to see detail without opening it.”
Reviewed by The Barn
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#4 - Moultrie Game Spy M-100
6MP, Password Security, Max 32GB SD Card, 1 Year Battery Life, 2” LCD Display
“I love its small size and password protection. It has no problem and works perfectly. Night and day pictures are excellent. It's also easy to set up and run.”
Reviewed by Manan (MA)
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#5 - Bushnell Trophy Cam 119466C
8MP, 40 Black LED 45 feet, 720p HD Video, B&W Text LCD, 1 Year Battery Life
“It's a fantastic scouting camera with black LED flash. It gave me great day and night pictures. Video recording in high-definition with audio system.”
Reviewed by Lion (LA, USA)
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#6 - Primos Truth Cam 35
3 MP, 35 Infrared LED, Range 40 feet, Max 8 GB SD Card, 1 Year Warranty
“It's easy to setup and perform. Picture quality is ok. I bought 3 of it to be installed around the target area. It's a great camera for the money.”
Reviewed by EagleEye
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#7 - Wildgame Innovations w6x
6MP, 30 Infrared LED, Range 50 feet, External Battery Port, 6 Weeks Battery Life
“This camera is easy to set up and the sensor is not too sensitive likes my old one. Infrared flash works well even illuminates 50 feet deer. I'm satisfied with image quality.”
Reviewed by Gilberg
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#8 - Moultrie Game Spy M-80
5MP, 32 Infrared LED, 16:9 Widescreen, Max 32GB SD Card, 1 Year Battery Life
“It's a great compact game camera. It's not top of this class, however it has all necessary features and reasonable price. I will be buy another one.”
Reviewed by James
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#9 - Reconyx HyperFire HC600
3.1MP, Infrared Flash 50 ft, Trigger Speed 0.2 sec, Battery Life 40,000 Images
“This is a striking camera that meet USA quality. I can take high quality pictures even in the darkness. Although it's expensive but it's the great deer camera.”
Reviewed by The Watcher
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#10 - Spypoint IR-5
5MP, 35 Infrared LED, Range 50 feet, Trigger Speed 0.8 sec, External Battery Port
“I purchased this cam for my husband gift and he was glad to get it. After trial for a day and a night, we got great and clear pictures with no white shot.”
Reviewed by Wanda
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Features of the Camera
Scouting camera is technology to help you study wildlife in your hunting area. It works as a silent eye out in the woods or feeding area to investigate their behavior, find out where they are going and the route they use. It has special features that distinguish it from the typical digital cameras are as follows:
Weather Resistant - Because it is the camera for outdoor use and has been used in various climate. It must have tough weatherproof housing and rubber gasket to withstand all weather conditions like snow, rain, heat and humidity.
Invisible Flash - This type of camera is designed to capture wildlife that make shooting at night can not use white flash as general cameras because the animals will be frightened. Thus it has been using infrared flash to capture animals in a natural way, that make the pictures are monochrome. But there are some trail camera models that use white flash for those who want color night photos.
Long Battery Life - In order to study animal behavior need to take a long time that takes from one month to over a year. So, battery life of each model is different depending on the size and number of batteries. In addition, some game camera models can be connected to solar panels for working longer than usual.
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