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hi all

do you have a true NO GLOW (that is NO RED lights at night) cameras? I thought I did, but the campark I have does have red lights at night, I want one that has nothing, and amazon seems to have many cameras listed as NO GLOW but the reviews say otherwise.

So putting this on here, what brands do you have and like that truly have no lights at night. thanks

-speedwell
 
Spurhunter said:
I think pretty much everyone offers a black flash nowadays. I have a Covert black flash that is invisible at night.
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nope, there is so many claims of "silent" / No glow, but most are scamming. That is why I am posting this. I have done HOURS of research and none of the write ups on amazon can be trusted.
 
Speedwell-Hunter said:
nope, there is so many claims of "silent" / No glow, but most are scamming. That is why I am posting this. I have done HOURS of research and none of the write ups on amazon can be trusted.
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I stand corrected. I know for sure my Covert black flash is invisible at night, but it is several years old. It is also the best camera I've ever owned. I had it watching my front porch for a couple years. It took thousands of pictures every month. It still works great and is in the woods right now.
 
Reveal just released two new black flash with dual sims and downloadable videos.

That solar cam looks pretty nice. Cabelas has in stock.

The cool thing is that the solar panel can be removed and you can get a regular battery pack if you want.

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Browning. Believe the black flash is visible? Set up a video recording a black flash . I got Coverts Browning and a Stealth. All are true black flash and some stay lit for as long as 7 seconds. Deer never notice it.
 
Browning has "low-glow" and "no glow" cameras. I use the no-glow. Right now, the Browning Recon Force Elite HP4 is the best one going. Video is amazing, as is the night illumination. They can light up an entire field, and totally black-flash. Here's an example:

But be forewarned, if you go with a video on a camera that collects HD video, HD video file size is about 5 MB per second of video, so a 10 second video is 50 MB and a 20 second video 100 MB. With video, buy high capacity fast transfer rate SD Cards (I use 64 GB, 100 MB/sec cards).
 

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You want the LED's to be 940nm spectrum for 'no glow', the 850nm LED's are 'low glow', but sometimes advertised as black out, even though they aren't.
 
megalomaniac said:
You want the LED's to be 940nm spectrum for 'no glow', the 850nm LED's are 'low glow', but sometimes advertised as black out, even though they aren't.
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^^^^^
This!

940 nm wavelength is outside the visual range of most humans but all deer. The question is, does the camera have a filter over the flash to ensure no light shorter than 940 nm gets out?
 
I understand your frustration and I agree with the concerns. My first true black out camera was a Browning. I had more deer photos on that one camera that all of my other cameras combined. I use primarily Stealth Cam now. Some of my less expensive cameras are low glow. I finally fixed this by covering the flash with duct tape to avoid spooking deer and just not get night photos. My best cameras are 940nm led flash true black out.
 
I know everyone is price conscious, but for an extra $50, you an get a reliable camera unit. The Brownings I use cost $189 right now, and I haven't had a failed or improperly working unit yet, and I've got a bunch of them, some I've been running for two season.
 
BSK said:
I know everyone is price conscious, but for an extra $50, you an get a reliable camera unit. The Brownings I use cost $189 right now, and I haven't had a failed or improperly working unit yet, and I've got a bunch of them, some I've been running for two season.
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How did the Bushnell core 4k cams do? Didn't you get a few of them as well?
 
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How did the Bushnell core 4k cams do? Didn't you get a few of them as well?
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I didn't because the new Brownings have a massively powerful black flash. I'm getting good illumination to 100 feet. In the below video, the treeline in the background is a measured 97 feet. Although mounting high helps. The camera that took that video is mounted about 10 feet high.
 

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