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BSK said:
Just bought a 5-pack of SanDisk 64 GB cards, 90 ms transfer rate, from Amazon for $60. So faster cards are a little more, but not a huge amount more. Now if you go for the really top-end like Andy S was talking about, yeah, they get crazy expensive.
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SD cards are my biggest downfall. I'm trying the cheap Onn brand but a lot of my cheaper cameras become incapable of reading certain cards (particularly the trail camera company made cards)
 
Shed Hunter said:
SD cards are my biggest downfall. I'm trying the cheap Onn brand but a lot of my cheaper cameras become incapable of reading certain cards (particularly the trail camera company made cards)
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It's weird how finicky trail-cameras can be about SD card brand. However, I've never had a problem with SanDisk cards in any trail-camera, so that's what I stick with.
 
Mr.Bro said:
Most my cards are ultras 16gb and 80mb. Learning more and more about video. Thanks guys.
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I've admittedly have never really looked at my cards other than what GB they were. I started using video last fall and I just put the bigger ones in the cameras where I am recording video. The videos will teach you a lot!!! I did notice some of the videos would cut out or would only record the first 2 seconds of what should have been a 10 second video. I now know why. Will definitely be going through this thread and a few others talking about card specifics before deploying my cameras this year.
 
BSK said:
Just pulled the trigger on a a pair of Browning Spec Ops Elite HP4 cameras. They're the highest rated camera on Trailcampro. What swayed me was the reviews that suggest excellent night pictures/videos and long flash range for a true black-flash. The estimated 3 year lifespan for a single set of batteries didn't hurt either.

Once I receive them, get them deployed, and get some pictures and videos, I'll post a review.
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Nice, anyone know anything about the Moultrie Delta cell Cams? Just bought one but haven't put it out yet.
 
Now i know why cars were skipping down the road while testing all cameras this winter and spring. Videos looked like they were stopping and then starting again.
 
Cameras are in, batteries installed, everything works. Now I'll do some testing in the back yard tonight and then deploy them tomorrow. I'll set one on still images and the other on video.
 
Tested cameras in my back yard, and although there is a lot of light pollution in the suburbs, I test all cameras in the dark in the same conditions. Illumination distance on still images with the Spec Ops Elite HP4 is DRAMATICALLY better than the Dark Ops Pro XD. I would say 20-30 feet farther. Still some image blur with motion on the HP4, but not as bad as the Pro XD. Video on both units good, but HP4 double the clarity of Pro XD. The HP4 also has a night setting that will reduce motion blur, but it will also reduce illumination distance.

So far, very pleased with HP4.
 
Unfortunately, I had the HP4 aligned too far to the right. I think if I wasn't getting so much illumination back off the leafy tree, I would have gotten even farther illumination. But here's examples from the two cameras. On the left, Dark Ops Pro XD. On the right, Spec Ops Elite HP4:

Notice how much clearer you can see the black pole in the background in the 2nd picture. And that shiny spot behind me is the eyes of a rabbit I didn't know was there!
 

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And by the way, I was a measured 50 feet from the camera. I believe both cameras use a bit of a zoom lens, as I look a lot closer than that.

The Pro XD also has more of a "spotlight" type flash, with all of the illumination in the center, and the outside edges of the image being very dark. The HP4 has more of a "flood" illumination, with more equal illumination throughout the image.
 
I just purchased two of the new Browning Defender Wireless Ridgeline Dual Cellular Trail Cameras, they should arrive today. I have some PNY 64gb SD cards and a bunch of Energizer Lithium AAs in my cart at Amazon ready to pull the trigger. Looking forward to this new cellular technology, I have let many cameras die in the woods because I didn't have the time of energy to go retrieve the cards, swap batteries, etc. Only thing I am debating on now is getting the metal security boxes for them. I don't want them walking off!
 
Cotis, I've not used the security boxes, but then I only use my cameras on private property with little trespass problems. In all the years I've been using cameras (since early 90s), I've only had two stolen and both were right on a property line.
 
Cotis said:
I just purchased two of the new Browning Defender Wireless Ridgeline Dual Cellular Trail Cameras, they should arrive today. I have some PNY 64gb SD cards and a bunch of Energizer Lithium AAs in my cart at Amazon ready to pull the trigger. Looking forward to this new cellular technology, I have let many cameras die in the woods because I didn't have the time of energy to go retrieve the cards, swap batteries, etc. Only thing I am debating on now is getting the metal security boxes for them. I don't want them walking off!
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I've got my defender wireless pro's in boxes and the darn bears are still working them over. I would hate to know what condition they would be in had I not put them up in those.
 

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