MOULTRIE M-40I GAME CAMERA takes photos at regular intervals and unlike others does not use a motion sensor for triggering the camera. The interval can range from 5 to 10 seconds. After mounting the unit at your stand location and setting it up, the camera will continuously take pictures from dawn to dusk. After capturing all the day action, the Day 6 Plotwatcher condenses all the images into a 10-minute HD time-lapse video. So you can view the whole day animal activity in just minutes. The GameFind and MotionSearch software makes it a breeze to review the daily videos.
One more feature that makes this game camera stand out among other models is the greater field of view. The cam can catch images of the game no matter how far or near they are. It’s not triggered by short-range motion, so the area it captures can be 30 to 300 feet. This allows you to better see and analyze animal’s game patterns.
The long battery life can last up to a full month of time-lapse coverage with one single set of batteries, or in other measures one million video images.
The most standout feature of the Reconyx HyperFire HC500 is the impressive battery life. For powering this game cam you can use either 6 or 12 AA batteries. With 12 batteries the camera can continuously run up to a year.
Its construction and image quality are also made with top-notch quality. The unit comes in a rugged enclosure with a camouflage design.
It does not offer a video mode, but provides fast image capturing with its 1/5th second trigger speed. The speed of capturing the high definition 1080P images is 2 frames per second. The images are full color at day time and monochrome infrared at night.
The range of the flash reaches up to 50 feet from the deer camera. The HC500 also comes with the time lapse mode. So you can schedule the image capturing by either pm/am or in minute intervals.
MOULTRIE M-40I GAME CAMERA is another best value trail camera that also provides outstanding efficiency. Like the other models, it runs on AA batteries, and with a set of 8 batteries it can work for 9 months.
Compared to the models above, the 1-second trigger speed is not as fast though is still considered good for a game cam. The trail camera also allows choosing the trigger interval, which ranges from 1 second to 10 minutes.
With this deer camera there is a lot of flexibility. The full color high-quality images can have the resolution of 2, 4 or 6MP. The multi-image mode allows setting 1, 2 or 3 images per trigger. Using the time-lapse mode, you can set the interval for triggering the camera. Its range is 1 to 60 minutes.
Bushnell X-8 also includes a video feature, though without audio recording. The video length is also programmable with the maximum being 15 seconds.
The crisp nighttime images are provided by 35 LEDs. The detection circuit of the camera is 45 feet.
Our next choice of best trail cam for the money is MOULTRIE M-40I GAME CAMERA which is also available in the mid-price range. It also offers both 8MP full color resolution photos along with HD video recording. It can be used for any outdoor applications, including home security, wildlife monitoring, surveillance and scouting game.
One of the best features of this camera is the lightning fast trigger and recovery speed. The motion sensor has a range of 60 feet. The device is equipped with an auto PIR (Passive Infra-Red) sensor that monitors the temperature and then accordingly adjusts the trigger signal sensitivity.
The video recording comes with audio, providing the most vivid viewing. Its maximum length is 60 seconds.
Bushnell Trophy Cam HD features a night vision mode, for which the camera is equipped with 32 LEDs. This gives the brightest possible after-dark pictures in the range of 60 feet.
The settings offer convenient flexibility. You can set it to operate either at night or day only, or it can be full 24 hours. Also, using the Field Scan time lapse mode you can set the camera to take images at pre-set intervals.