tmattson
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For 2020, what's some if the best value non cellular trail cams? Instead of getting one high end one, would rather pick up two (maybe three?) mid range units.
If you want to go really inexpensive, and don't care too much about fancy features and super hi-res images, I've found THESE (click here) LESHP RD1000 cameras on ebay to work pretty well. $30 and free shipping. They do pics only, video only, or both. You can adjust number of pics taken per trigger (1, 2, or 3), length of video (1 second to 10 minutes), and trigger reset time. Pic res can be 12MP, 8MP, or 5MP. Video is 1080P (or can be adjusted less for smaller files). Can record audio along with video. Password protected settings and viewing. Wide angle lens & PIR, 940nm LED's (42) for no glow night vision (65' range), 0.6s trigger time. Supports up to 32GB cards. Not the best specs, but not bad at all. I haven't used them in the field yet, but had them set up at home monitoring my front porch for a few weeks now. Working great, in both daylight and total dark, and in the rain. If they hold up in the field then I think they will be a great value. And if stolen or tampered with you don't have too much invested.
You have me interested in these. Do they have any visible light in the dark?
I have had good luck with the Tasso as well. I did have one that the sensor was pointing to high on and would only take pictures really close. They can also be tricky from an elevated position and seem to have a rather narrow top to bottom sensor beam. Other than that they are great over bait, scrapes fence crossings etc.I have had no issues with the Walmart tasco $28 cameras. I think I have 8 now. Can put em up and not really care if they get stolen or eaten by a bear.
The only cameras I think I’ll probably ever spend money on anymore is browning. I have several and they have all outlasted all of my cheap burners. They just plain work. The trigger speed, image quality, and ease of use are just tough to beat.
When/where do the Browning cameras go on sale, and how cheap can you find them when they do? I've made up my mind that I want to run Brownings, but don't want to buy until I know how low I can get them.I bought the Exodus Trek and Lift II and they are great cameras. With a 5 year warranty and if they are stolen I can get a new one at half the price. I also own 5 Browning cameras and they work very well. I usually wait for the Brownings to go on sale. I got the Exodus cameras at the Great American Outdoor Show for a really good price that I couldn't pass up.
CAMLOCKbox has pretty good deals on them often.When/where do the Browning cameras go on sale, and how cheap can you find them when they do? I've made up my mind that I want to run Brownings, but don't want to buy until I know how low I can get them.