Cam ? BSK?

[landman]

I'm ordering more this week, I'm very happen with my
Moultrie 990i's so the question is Reconyx ?

I can buy 3 new Moultrie's for $465, the cheapest Reconyx is
$450, how long can I depend on the Reconyx to last?
And I have to look at I'm trying to cover many tracts that I have for sale for pictures? BSK I know we have talked about it some, but never how long are your Reconyx lasting?

Not really worried about any other brands I know other are cheaper,
I have some Moultries that just played out, and it was just the
display screen going out, I shouldn't have left the out as long and maybe set the to dry better. But these cam's had some were around 25,000 to 30,000 pictures in 3 years.

 

[BSK]

I would use 1 to 2 year as the average lifespan for the Moultries. I would calculate 5 to 6 years for the average lifespan of a Reconyx.

Although, the Moultries' will probably take clearer pictures. Reconyx is still stuck in their low image resolution mode (speeds up write speeds to the card, allowing faster follow-up pictures).

 

[TheLBLman]

Reconyx is still stuck in their low image resolution mode (speeds up write speeds to the card, allowing faster follow-up pictures).

IMO, Reconyx has somewhat missed the boat in making pic quality advances. I've been diligently waiting for them to come up with some better pic quality. Meanwhile, many competitors seem to be closing the overall quality/value gap between them and Reconyx, which includes most competitors offering significantly better pic quality, at least on daytime pics.

I know all things aren't equal here, but all things being equal, generally speaking, why would someone want a 3.1 mp when they could have 8.0 mp or higher? I'm currently experimenting with a 12.0 mp cam for use on larger fields and food plots. Amazing what you can see on a buck 150 yards away when you can keep zooming in on those 12 mp.

To Reconyx's credit, they do have better quality image processors than those found in most competitor cams, meaning a 3.1 mp Reconyx image can be superior to a 5.0 mp image made with a "cheap" processor.