What would be more appropriate for a first post than the fastest growing thing in the hunting industry? This year is very exciting for those of us who enjoy putting out and checking trail cameras because almost every company is putting out a new model this year. The leader of the pack, Reconyx, didn't make any changes but they didn't need to. The others have made some key improvements that many have been asking for.
Cuddeback
The new model from Cuddeback is called the ATTACK. For years this company has been known for fast trigger speed, great battery life, and high quality photos. Over the last couple of years the downside to a Cuddeback was how often it would take a picture. Because of the set-up, the camera could only take one picture every minute. This doesn't sound to bad at first but...what happens when a 110 inch buck walks by and three seconds later a 170 inch buck? You know the little guy is there but not the big bruiser. The new ATTACK has fixed this issue with a video mode, but still has the good features from last year such as Super-Simple-Setup. The new camera also has a time out as quick as 15 seconds as opposed to the 30 seconds on the Capture last year. It also has a new feature called Guard Duty. When the camera is set to Guard Duty, it will take a picture every 12 seconds during daylight hours only. This is a will be a great feature for scouting to learn when and where deer are entering a particular field. Download a viewing program from Cuddeback and you can watch a days worth of pictures in 10 minutes. A couple of other nice little perks that this camera has are...USB downloads-transfer images to a USB drive instead of swapping SD cards, 50,000 pictures on one set of batteries, and a new program called Trophy Room that allows you to track a certain deer's habbits. Runs on 4 D batteries, and accepts up to a 32 GB SD card
Moultrie
The new flagship model from Moultrie is the M-100. Moultrie really hasn't had a camera out since the I-40 that people just fell in love with. Their last attempts to improve the I-40 were far from improvements. Moultrie has listened to customers and I think they hit a home run with this new compact camera. The M-100 is a handheld size camera that runs on "AA" batteries and should show a substantial increase in battery life over last years models. The M-100 is a 6.0 MP camera, features "Illumi-Night Sensor" to utilize all available light to produce super crisp and bright night time pictures. It has three modes of operation...standard trail camera, Plot Stalker time lapse mode, and a hybrid mode (plot stalker by day and trail camera by night). A very nice feature that Moultrie doesn't advertise is the 2" viewing screen is also a way to aim your camera. When on the aim mode, the screen shows you a real time view so you know exactly where the camera will be taking photos or video (now with sound). I have never understood why you would want to look at all of your pictures while the camera is on the tree, but now that you can use the screen for aiming it's a very useful tool. The M-100 is capable of capturing single still pictures, multiple still pictures, and video when something triggers the camera. It has a camo housing, will run on either 4 or 8 AA batteries, and will accept up to a 32 GB SD card
Bushnell
This year the standard Trophy Cam looks identical to last years model, but Bushnell has made a couple of upgrades to the camera. First, they have added a time lapse mode called Field Scan that allows you to take pictures at set intervals from 1-60 minutes apart. You have to download a program from their website to view one days worth of photos in minutes but it can be a very, very useful tool when used properly. Second, they have put a microphone in the camera so all video will now come with sound. How much is this needed?? I don't think it is but more and more companies are doing it. The camera that I'm excited to try is the new Trophy Cam that has black LEDs and will be an invisible flash. I've seen the camera but didn't have an opportunity to try it out. It is a little bit bigger in size but having the no flash is worth the trade in size. It will retail for around $100 more than the standard brown Trophy Cam. The standard Trophy Cam is also available in a camo housing, and one with a picture view built in. They all run on AA batteries and the number of batteries required depends on the unit. The standard Trophy Cam takes from 4-8 batteries and the black LED version runs on 4-12 batteries. It also accepts up to a 32 GB SD card
I will put up more cameras as they become available to purchase
Leoupold is entering the trail camera market, Primos is coming out with some new cameras, as well as Wildgame Innovations and Covert
The new model from Cuddeback is called the ATTACK. For years this company has been known for fast trigger speed, great battery life, and high quality photos. Over the last couple of years the downside to a Cuddeback was how often it would take a picture. Because of the set-up, the camera could only take one picture every minute. This doesn't sound to bad at first but...what happens when a 110 inch buck walks by and three seconds later a 170 inch buck? You know the little guy is there but not the big bruiser. The new ATTACK has fixed this issue with a video mode, but still has the good features from last year such as Super-Simple-Setup. The new camera also has a time out as quick as 15 seconds as opposed to the 30 seconds on the Capture last year. It also has a new feature called Guard Duty. When the camera is set to Guard Duty, it will take a picture every 12 seconds during daylight hours only. This is a will be a great feature for scouting to learn when and where deer are entering a particular field. Download a viewing program from Cuddeback and you can watch a days worth of pictures in 10 minutes. A couple of other nice little perks that this camera has are...USB downloads-transfer images to a USB drive instead of swapping SD cards, 50,000 pictures on one set of batteries, and a new program called Trophy Room that allows you to track a certain deer's habbits. Runs on 4 D batteries, and accepts up to a 32 GB SD card
Moultrie
The new flagship model from Moultrie is the M-100. Moultrie really hasn't had a camera out since the I-40 that people just fell in love with. Their last attempts to improve the I-40 were far from improvements. Moultrie has listened to customers and I think they hit a home run with this new compact camera. The M-100 is a handheld size camera that runs on "AA" batteries and should show a substantial increase in battery life over last years models. The M-100 is a 6.0 MP camera, features "Illumi-Night Sensor" to utilize all available light to produce super crisp and bright night time pictures. It has three modes of operation...standard trail camera, Plot Stalker time lapse mode, and a hybrid mode (plot stalker by day and trail camera by night). A very nice feature that Moultrie doesn't advertise is the 2" viewing screen is also a way to aim your camera. When on the aim mode, the screen shows you a real time view so you know exactly where the camera will be taking photos or video (now with sound). I have never understood why you would want to look at all of your pictures while the camera is on the tree, but now that you can use the screen for aiming it's a very useful tool. The M-100 is capable of capturing single still pictures, multiple still pictures, and video when something triggers the camera. It has a camo housing, will run on either 4 or 8 AA batteries, and will accept up to a 32 GB SD card
Bushnell
This year the standard Trophy Cam looks identical to last years model, but Bushnell has made a couple of upgrades to the camera. First, they have added a time lapse mode called Field Scan that allows you to take pictures at set intervals from 1-60 minutes apart. You have to download a program from their website to view one days worth of photos in minutes but it can be a very, very useful tool when used properly. Second, they have put a microphone in the camera so all video will now come with sound. How much is this needed?? I don't think it is but more and more companies are doing it. The camera that I'm excited to try is the new Trophy Cam that has black LEDs and will be an invisible flash. I've seen the camera but didn't have an opportunity to try it out. It is a little bit bigger in size but having the no flash is worth the trade in size. It will retail for around $100 more than the standard brown Trophy Cam. The standard Trophy Cam is also available in a camo housing, and one with a picture view built in. They all run on AA batteries and the number of batteries required depends on the unit. The standard Trophy Cam takes from 4-8 batteries and the black LED version runs on 4-12 batteries. It also accepts up to a 32 GB SD card
I will put up more cameras as they become available to purchase
Leoupold is entering the trail camera market, Primos is coming out with some new cameras, as well as Wildgame Innovations and Covert
