Benny
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Looking for good game camera for my grandson; any suggestions?
I have Coverts, Brownings, Moultries, Tasco and Snyper cameras. The ones I like the best in order are (1) Covert MP8 Black, outstanding battery life, good pictures, don't do the best in thickets. However, you can lighten the pictures up with a program and they are fine. (2) Snyper, they have great battery life, take great pictures. They are my newest, so longevity is not yet established. (3) This is fast becoming an exceptional camera for me and may be my favorite camera after using them another year , it is a Tasco 6 mp trail camera. Model number 119270CW, $24.88 each at Wal Mart. I kept a couple of these out last fall. Battery life is exceptional, picture quality is awesome. I hadn't found anything I don't like about these so far. I can buy four of these for about what my next camera costs. I don't even bother using lock boxes on these. They are hard to find at Wal Mart, I grab everyone they put out. I just made a post in the General Forum. All the pictures in the post except the last one was made with one of these cameras.
Looking for good game camera for my grandson; any suggestions?
I may have gotten a good run, because my pics are pretty darn good. Time will tell, I suspect they have longevity issues. I'll see, as I will put my cameras out in a month or so and leave them until after deer season.I have a few of those Tasco cameras...while they serve a purpose, they are not at all what I would consider a quality trail camera. Pics are grainy, lots of false triggers, night flash sucks...BUT, I expect that from a $25 camera. Not even in the same league of camera as "quality" cameras though.
badlandbucks asked upthread what is your definition of good. My definition is longevity at a low price. Battery longevity would be a bonus. I don't care about picture clarify. I'm not going to get a print made out of the photo. If it is just sharp enough to count points on the antlers, it is good enough for me. Low price is important because if the camera gets stolen, it won't phase me. My limit on cost is $100.
Very good info. That's exactly why i asked that question. Everyone's definition may be different. Personally, $100 is about my minimum. I don't even bother with anything cheaper. The Radix MT-100 ($99) is about the basement of what I consider acceptable (for what i like).badlandbucks asked upthread what is your definition of good. My definition is longevity at a low price. Battery longevity would be a bonus. I don't care about picture clarify. I'm not going to get a print made out of the photo. If it is just sharp enough to count points on the antlers, it is good enough for me. Low price is important because if the camera gets stolen, it won't phase me. My limit on cost is $100.