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Bushnell Essential E3

Discussion in 'Trail Cameras' started by Windwalker7, Oct 7, 2017.

  1. Windwalker7

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    They have a few quirks I don't like, but overall, I think they are a pretty decent camera. Considering that I got them for $59 on sale, with trade in and coupons.


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    Thanks for the review.

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    What kind of quirks are you having? I’ve yet to try videos but these look pretty nice. Post some pics if you get the chance as I’d like to compare them to mine. My brother & I would like to purchase a couple more cams. But not willing to get into those high price models
     
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    Unfortunately I don't have pics. I only do video. You capture so much more of what is going on. There are a few quirks. Many times I get video in the night time black and white mode, even though it is late morning. It is very easy to forget to set the camera into ready mode after setting it up. This camera requires you to switch it on after exiting set up. Several times I've gone back after a week and saw I never switched it from setup mode. When Videos start colors are over saturated and gradually change as the video plays. Trigger speed seems slow in video mode. Many videos start with the deer standing in front of the camera, instead of approaching the camera when aimed down the trail. Battery life in video mode isn't as long as I would like, maybe 6 or 7 weeks, but I understand that video will need more juice than pictures.

    It's a great camera otherwise considering I got them on sale, with trade in and coupon.

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    I didn’t see this post until I made mine, and mine is geared towards the picture quality. Haven’t tried video yet.


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    I just see so much more in video. It eats up more card space, but I always find it interesting to see what's on there. In the several clips, I have deer and turkey interacting. Something I probably wouldn't have seen in photo mode.

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    About this time of year I start running ALOT of scrape cameras. Love the video mode myself.




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