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Still Liking The Moultrie Panoramic

BSK said:
. . . . I tested several Moultrie cameras. Every one failed with 6 weeks. I vowed never to buy another Moultrie.
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I had a similar experience with Uway, and not much better with Bushnell.

But I think MOST brands have improved their quality control over the past couple years. At issue remains just how long these units will continue to function IF they function initially and make it thru that 1st year.
 
Wes Parrish said:
BSK said:
. . . . I tested several Moultrie cameras. Every one failed with 6 weeks. I vowed never to buy another Moultrie.
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I had a similar experience with Uway, and not much better with Bushnell.

But I think MOST brands have improved their quality control over the past couple years. At issue remains just how long these units will continue to function IF they function initially and make it thru that 1st year.
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Good points Wes. In fact, within a brand/manufacturer, big differences can exist from model year to model year, and between models. I had the same failure rates that you experienced with the Uway NT50Bs (4 of 5 failed within 18 months). However, I've experienced amazing luck with their VH200Bs (4 cameras, no problems so far). It must be a technological upgrade in the VH200Bs.
 
3 of the Moultries I use are over 5 years old. Still haven't had a thing happen to em. They stay out 8 out of 12 months too. I've tried other brands in same price range and they don't last. Cuddeback is probably the worst camera I've ever owned also...
 
Nealmeally said:
3 of the Moultries I use are over 5 years old. Still haven't had a thing happen to em. They stay out 8 out of 12 months too. I've tried other brands in same price range and they don't last. Cuddeback is probably the worst camera I've ever owned also...
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Cuddeback, Moultrie, and Stealth have been the three worst brands for me, in that order.
 
BSK said:
Nealmeally said:
3 of the Moultries I use are over 5 years old. Still haven't had a thing happen to em. They stay out 8 out of 12 months too. I've tried other brands in same price range and they don't last. Cuddeback is probably the worst camera I've ever owned also...
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Cuddeback, Moultrie, and Stealth have been the three worst brands for me, in that order.
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Guess I've been lucky and got the "good ones"
 
Nealmeally said:
BSK said:
Nealmeally said:
3 of the Moultries I use are over 5 years old. Still haven't had a thing happen to em. They stay out 8 out of 12 months too. I've tried other brands in same price range and they don't last. Cuddeback is probably the worst camera I've ever owned also...
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Cuddeback, Moultrie, and Stealth have been the three worst brands for me, in that order.
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Guess I've been lucky and got the "good ones"
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If you mean old ones, absolutely. But I honestly believe Moultrie is "getting it;" they are vastly improving the quality of their equipment (as are other manufacturers). Unfortunately, some will never get it.
 
I just put 4 Moultrie M-990i's on one farm, so far so good, buying a few more for other tracts I have for sale, I'm hoping the 2 year warranty helps or I don't have to use it
 
landman said:
I just put 4 Moultrie M-990i's on one farm, so far so good, buying a few more for other tracts I have for sale, I'm hoping the 2 year warranty helps or I don't have to use it
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I've never had to use a warranty on my Moultries and I've been using several models for several years.. That's just me, others on here haven't had the good luck with em I have though.

All mine will probably tear up now since I'm braggin on em... :eek:
 
The very first trail cam I ever purchased was a Stealth 3mp, that accepted the CF cards. It lasted till earlier this year, and, was taking fantastic clear pics btw, until the sorry lowlife trespassing thief stole it. Again, the oldest was my best in this case as well.
 
The problem with discussing trail-cam "quality" is that even the cheapest cameras will perform admirably, and the user will think they are the greatest thing since sliced bread, IF that particular unit doesn't have an electronic flaw. So no matter how high the percent of units that have flaws, those users that get one of the "good ones" will sing that company's praises.

The real question is, what percent of that manufacturer's cameras, or a particular camera model, have flaws? And that's a virtually impossible number to acquire, as manufacturers never make that information public.
 
I was a Cuddeback fan for several years due to the trigger speed. However, there are lots of fast cam's out now and I'm sure all have better battery life too. I started replacing Cuddy's as they died last year with Covert's which I really like alot. I have two out right now that are running on same batteries that I put in them at start of season last year. When I checked one of them last week, it had taken 1100 pics in two weeks and battery strength on last years batteries was still good!

So far my experience with this Moultrie has been good and I'll try to remember to change the setting this weekend from panoramic, to single mode where the lens shifts to just take one pic wherever the movement is.
 
BSK said:
The problem with discussing trail-cam "quality" is that even the cheapest cameras will perform admirably, and the user will think they are the greatest thing since sliced bread, IF that particular unit doesn't have an electronic flaw. So no matter how high the percent of units that have flaws, those users that get one of the "good ones" will sing that company's praises.

The real question is, what percent of that manufacturer's cameras, or a particular camera model, have flaws? And that's a virtually impossible number to acquire, as manufacturers never make that information public.
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Wasn't there a website for rating trail cam's recently? I wonder if it was sponsored by a trail cam manufacturer?
 
landman said:
TrailCamPro.com
Rates all types, and they sell all types from $600 down
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Be very wary of "ratings" you read on TrailCamPro. They are associated with trail-cam manufacturers.
 
BSK said:
landman said:
TrailCamPro.com
Rates all types, and they sell all types from $600 down
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Be very wary of "ratings" you read on TrailCamPro. They are associated with trail-cam manufacturers.
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BSK you must have some inside information on there testing,
on the website they show how they test camera's, looks like the real deal they are doing, what am I missing? They are providing
more info than anything else I find
 

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