Scouting Cameras

[airborne]

I am considering buying a scout camera. Like everybody, I want the biggest bang for my buck. I would like to stay around $300. A few questions; Why is time delay important and what should be the best delay time. What type is the hardest to steal. What do you think about the digital vers. the 35mm. My birthday is in two weeks and the wife ok'd the buy so I better not wait long. Thanks for your input

[Yooper]

Hey.
Was just looking at these myself and found out a few things. You'd definitely want to go digital over a 35mm. Think of how many times you'll be running to the store to get the film developed only to get 24 pictures of squirrels romping in the grass. I'd also look at one of the models that offers different options for when and how the picture was taken. You might spend a little more, but it can make the difference between actually getting good ideas of what deer are in your area vs. hard-to-make-out shots of what might be there.

[MommyHunter]

When looking for a camera, make sure you know what kind of game cam you want. Some are motion sensored (which can take pictures of tree branches blowing in the wind), some are heat sensored, and some are both. I've seen some that are heat sensored only, and pick up everything....such as the squirrels running around. The ideal option is one that has both the heat and motion sensors in it. It usually focuses more on the larger game that you're probably wanting to use the camera for anyway. The price may go up a little, but definitely worth it.

[westjl23]

I see that you are considering spending around $300 dollars and that is about the middle of the road, unless you are considering a digital camera. There are several different manufacturers that make a digital camera, but to be quite honest, I am not all that impressed with any, unless you want to spend $800 dollars for the penn's woods or the new one drury outdoors has developed. For 400 dollars you could look at the cuddeback by nontyical, which takes great photos, the only drawback is that you cannot view items in the field without spending another hundred dollars. Currently I run three 35mm cameras all made by nontyical and love the way they operate and the pictures they take. The first one I bought was the dc-100 and cost me $279, now you can get the same camera for $99 dollars. I dont know about you, but one hundred dollars for a camera that takes great pictures and is probably the best 35mm camera for a hundred bucks is quite a deal. Think how long 200 dollars worth of film would last, or even better yet, thats an extra camera that will help you scout more! just my two cents.

[airborne]

Thanks to all that had input. While I was shopping for a digital scouting camera, a guy came over and mentioned, in front of the wife, that he had his stolen. Needless to say, I ended up with a log splitter. I guess using it will give me more time to hunt. Thanks again

[Yooper]

Hey... Let me tell you about the time I had my log splitter stolen...