I greatly appreciate the info. I was not aware of the reduction in mp in order to accomodate the flash. I realize the flash is very bright so I moved the camera a little further back from where I would normally put it. I don't think the battery issue will be to much of a problem as I use rechargeables. Again, thanks for the info. Blessings......Pastorjim
maybe you should put your best cam on the same tree and see how many pics they both come up with,Like i said i seen deer and turkeys stand right in front of my cams and for some reason the cam did not take anypics on more than a few occasions. cant say the audio is worth having ..a few twigs breaking now and then or a snort from a spooked deer but not much else.
You are welcome. In 2012, you will see the advancement of technologies, which are good news for the end users. Most notably, you will see the Black IR and Long Range technologies, which will replace the old red IR and regular range technologies. The nice things with the long range technology are that: 1) It still works at extreme low (-20)- degeree C and high 30+ degree C, when most motion detectors fail; 2) It eliminates the needs of sub 1-second trigger and 3-nose design；Why? 3) It covers 4x more area, or a whole house with a single camera； 4) By mounting high, it no longer needs security box, for both animal and theft. So, no more light extenders. No more security boxes. No more three noses. No need even for sub 1-second trigger. No more worry for disfunction in cold winter and hot summer. Long Range again revolutionizes the whole trail camera industry.
Right now, Scoutguard SG560-8M and SG560K-8M are the only cameras that claim long range capability at this point. Check the following links for more info.: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ScoutGuard-...184?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4160f797a0 http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Scout...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325808792&sr=1-1 From the tables the seller provides, it seems that many more models of the new scoutguard cameras are having the long range capability.
These technologies actually keep thieves away? Do these cameras radiate some type of invisible forcefield? This sounds awesome! Tell us more!
LOL It does not keep the thieves away, but make it more difficult for the thieves to notice them. First of all, there is the Black IR, which makes the lighting almost invisible. Secondly, the Long Range make it possible for you to put the camera on the tree top or deep into the forest. 70 feet or 85 feet is a long, long distance. Cameras are stolen not because people come out to look for them, but because they happen to come across the camera and the they take them away like hitting a jackpot. So, by making the camera difficult to find, and/or put the camera in a place high enough, the thieves, unless they carry a ladder with them (), can only sigh even if they find it. You know, people don't typically walk looking above. That's why long range helps concealing the camera. Now, if it is wireless cam, pretty much like that before the thief takes the camera away, a picture has been taken and sent to your email/phone. So Long Range+Wireless makes a lot of sense. Don't you think so?
I would be all about a good wireless camera if someone comes out out with one. Unfortunately all the pics I have seen from the current crop of wireless units are not very good. That and the cost is usually prohibitive. Blessings.......Pastorjim
That is probably you have not tried the latest SG550M, or better, the 2012 SG550M-8M, which has both MMS and GPRS capability, Long Range, high quality 8MP interpolation, 640x480 to your phone and 800x600 to your email. An even better one is the SG880MK-8M, that has long range, Black IR, and wirelss (GPRS) all in one. Ah, the only bad thing is the cost. When more features are put in the same camera, the cost shots up, and when the cost shots up, the volume is down, and when the volume is down, the cost shots up again. That's why a high-end camera typically carries a premium price. But SG550M-8M gives a decent wireless camera already. If you just need long range, you can go with SG560-8M, which is $189 including tax and shipping.
It wasn't the cost of the unit I was refering to. It is the cost of the monthly service or per picture price. I live over an hour from my hunting property so with the price of gas, a good unit would eventually pay for itself. But if I had to shell out $90 or more a month to use the camera, I wouldn't consider that cost effective. Blessings......Pastorjim
