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Andy S. said:
BSK said:
The only set-up where I still use white-flash is pointing into food plots.
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My old Cuddeback C3000s really "shine" in this category. With the flash setting set on "high" they will illuminate a large area rather well. We do not have food plots so I often use it in August on bean fields and such.
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Those old C3000s were some of the best trail-cameras ever built.
 
BSK said:
Andy S. said:
BSK said:
The only set-up where I still use white-flash is pointing into food plots.
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My old Cuddeback C3000s really "shine" in this category. With the flash setting set on "high" they will illuminate a large area rather well. We do not have food plots so I often use it in August on bean fields and such.
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Those old C3000s were some of the best trail-cameras ever built.
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I'm still using one, but for the purpose stated here, it does not perform as well as my old "white flash" 6.0 mp Leaf Rivers. They have a greater flash range and better images. Those old Leaf Rivers remain the best long-distance trail cams I've ever used (such as setting up on a field or large food plot).

For use over fields and food plots, the Leaf River triggering mechanism is far superior to all other makes (at least during the era of the Cuddeback C3000s). Unlike the Cuddeback, the Leaf River will "trigger" when a deer enters the edge of the pic coverage area, whereas the Cuddeback requires a deer to be centered in the field of view. Feeding deer will often feed for several minutes without ever crossing the center aim, whereby the Cuddeback would never trigger, yet the Leaf River would get the pics.

You will also often have deer "angle" across a field (say angling either toward or away from your cam) but cross the center aim point too far away for the cam to sense and trigger. The Leaf River would still get the pics under this common scenario, as the deer would get close enough to trigger the cam somewhere near the edge of the field of view.

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When the above pic was taken by one of the Leaf Rivers back in 2006, there was actually a Cuddeback mounted directly above the LR, bottom of Cuddeback resting on top of the LR. The Cuddeback never triggered, as this buck never crossed the center aim point. Back in 2006, the Leaf Rivers were the only cams on the market that even approached the image quality of a homebrew.

Just note the detail when zooming in on the above image, not to mention, he was caught walking in mid-stride as opposed to standing still.
Have been pretty pleased with those Leaf Rivers, and they're still in use many years later, very easy to field service, and don't lose their settings when you change the batteries.
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Ive had moisture problems with one of my uway too. ON foggy mornings Ive gotten several foggy pics until well after sun up. Also I think moisture ruined one of mine but they quickly replaced it.

Any idea on how to better waterproof these cameras?
 
Being airtight helps, but even then condensation can occur inside the camera casing when temperatures drop suddenly.
 
my link isnt working for the zorbits, could they be the little packets in prescription pill contaniners?
also how do you guys play the videos or pics on a tv. my dad and i always like to put the sd cards in a digital cam and hook up to his tv so we can see them better but so far my kodak and sony will not play them. so your stuck to watching the little screen. plus we dont have a computer.
thanks
 
The videos probably aren't in a format that can be played on a camera or TV. A computer is the only way to go. If you know someone who has one of the little portable netbooks or a laptop...
 
Thanks, so i need to remember this when i get a computer, one more reason to get a laptop! i may just switch to burst pic mode from here on. my dad just cant see anything on the little screen.
now i did get a killer video of a bear trying to get this cam off the tree, then when i remembered the ear phones wow! the grunting and metal clanging was really cool to hear and it really picks up sound great. Thank God i had a bear safe on that one.
 

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