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In the early days, it was just seeing deer and other wildlife, no matter how sharp the image. Today I prefer a better image and am glad to see higher resolution cams coming out for '15. Though I prefer the blackout types in hunt areas now, I still like night flash for the best-looking images.

I heard a lot recently about the Stealth G42 No Glo. I bought one and the deer don't react like they do with IR or white flash. They just don't see the No Glo. Only issue is this cam uses a lot of battery. For Christmas my wife wanted to buy me a new cam to replace one of my failing I40's. I almost said the G42 but since my Bushnell has worked well for two years I decided on a No Glo version Bushnell sells. I think it's a Bushnell HD. One new feature many of the new cams have is sound.... I do video more than just a pic and for some reason I like the sound. Probably because I am an absentee owner of my hunting land. I just like it.

Bill

Have probably used them all but for the money WGI for me.

You couldn't sell me a Cuddyback at any price (I have one) due to the awful customer service I have been hearing about for years.

I have four of them out year-round. Great battery life and decent picture resolution.

Check Amazon for competitive pricing. Last time I looked they had some factory refurbished Moultries on sale with a new factory warranty. Very affordable.

I use Moultree and they work very good for me but I'm not picky about picture quality as long as I can see how big the deer is I'm happy. I have a whole bunch of the M80's and just picked up one of the panoramic ones but haven't put it out yet.

The Moultries take a real beating and keep on ticking...

Left a cam in one location on a game trail for a year to monitor what came thru...

+1 to Moultrie.

I have 4 of them currently running 365 days a year. I will put the pros and cons of each model.

Moultrie: D-55IR- Older cam, had it for a long time. Use it for food plots and other slow traffic areas.

Pros- Cheap as they are now old, decent flash Cons- Slow trigger speed, cold temps(below -10º)black pics or black for the first pic if you have it on burst mode.

Moultrie: D-55IRXT x 2- Somewhat older cam, decent trigger speed, can use quartering a trail and not miss pics

Pros- features fast burst mode of 3,4,5 pics at a time or standard burst of 3 pics over a few seconds. Can be used in plot mode, as well as hybrid plot mode. Cons- Sometimes the flash too bright for close position setups, however this is a pro when you are shooting in an open area.

Moultrie: 990i - My newest cam, small, def my favorite. features pressure,temp,date,time and cam name on info bar.

Pros- Lightning fast trigger speeds.Wide screen pics that look great.5 sec delay so you never miss a pic. Cross trail setup on burst mode will get your first pic of only the deers nose on either video or pics. HD video with sound, Viewing screen to check the card in the field. Plot mode, as well as hybrid plot which will take plot vids and if something triggers the cam, it takes pics at the same time. Bolt mount on bottom and back for allowing you to use a mounting system at any angle.

Cons- my only issue with this camera is the external battery port. You have to unplug the unit to open the door. My other moultries are not this way. Its annoying, however it would not prevent me from buying another one.

I think that is all I have on the pros and cons right now..if I think of more I will add additional info.

This first pic is from the 990i on a day shot.

Have you done much with the video feature on your Moultrie cams?

I have a couple of D55-IR Game Spy-5 cams that are still going strong.

Last winter/spring I experimented with the video feature.

Video footage of all sorts of deer. Wouldn't you know it I had a gobbler strut for the camera. What are the odds.

I have 5 Moultrie M-80XDs and 1 Moultrie M-990. All work very well and I have received 10s of thousands of pictures off each one of them without any problems.

Last year for spring turkey I had all 3 cams running in plot mode watching the field all day and I ended up getting some strutters on camera, however I dont have a actual video setting capture of any strutters. Going to try and get some video this year though with my 990i as it also includes sound on the videos which I think for spring turkey should be pretty cool getting some strutting and gobbles on video.

I also will be trying a new setup by hanging some cams on video mode around me so that if a gobbler comes in I might get the shot on video. Just using a fast delay and hoping for the best.

You can see the vapor from their exhalation and in the last photo someone has a frosty mustache.

I won't pay over $100 for a trail camera. Even the good ones you can find on sale (except Reconyx). I got my Brownings, last year, for less than half price with an 8 mb card included.

I have 8 cameras out, here is my report:

(2) Moultrie IR55xt: Battery life is good. Daytime photos are fine. Night time IR photos, not so good. The IR photos are blurry if there is any movement in the animal. Slow trigger speed.

(2) Browning Special Ops (black out): Battery life is awesome. Daytime photos are fine. Night time black out photos, not so good. The night photos are blurry if there is any movement in the animal. Trigger speed is good.

(2) CuddeBack Ambush IR: Battery life is good. Daytime photos are Awesome. Night time IR photos, are okay, best of the IR/black out cameras that I have. The IR photos are blurry if there is movement in the animal, again not as bad as the others I own. Super fast trigger speed.

(2) CuddeBack Capture (white flash) Battery life is good. Daytime photos are Awesome. Night time flash photos are AWESOME! Super fast trigger speed.

(1) WildGame 7MP, IR: I haven't used yet. My experiences with Wildgame is they are junk so my hopes for this one aren't high. I got it cheap at Menards, $50.

I'm a CuddeBack fan. By far, the best camera I've ever owned is the CuddeBack Capture with white flash. The second best is the CuddeBack Capture IR. Like others, I've had issues with their customer service, but this past fall I traded in an old camera for a new one and it went super smooth and easy.

These are my experiences with the above cams. BC

Turn your Browning cameras to 10 second video clips and your night time action will be clear and with sound. My cameras are still running on the AA batteries from Sept.

Agreed that CuddeBack Captures take the best night time still photos in color.

I would put the WGI cameras that I have experience with in the "junk" category.

I have several brands of cameras: Stealth, Wildview, Spypoint, Primos, Bushnell (got stolen), Moultrie and Browning.

I have two of the Moultrie IR55xt and I agree with BC that they are just okay.

I've had very good luck with a Primos Ultra 46 and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another; the new one got very good reviews.

My favorite camera is the Browning Strike Force BTC-5 that I bought last fall. It's very small and compact. Daytime photos are very good, night photos are good enough and the trigger speed is fantastic.

Here's a photo of a running buck that the camera picked up as he ran through.

Yeah, because it makes total sense to give the company that previously made junk more money to see if they are still making junk.

I think they take nice pics under good conditions.

I like the lighting of these shots in particular. Same day - two different locations...

Maybe because it's in direct sunlight the reading is skewed?

Three pics chronicling the movement of the sun. Check the time stamp for the period covered as the shadows lengthen...