Trail camera

Asus1 · 21-04-2020 11:01am #1

Was looking over a few threads on the above but they're a good few years old now and cameras have come on a good bit so was looking for opinions on the cameras selling on Amazon and the like for €50.Ive one picked which is a Campark model and costs around €50 by the time its delivered.
Most of the cheap makes are very similar just with different brand names,which would make me believe they are mostly from one factory.I'll be using it mostly for vermin tracking (fox,mink) and also for talking a few short videos of buzzards feeding on roadkill i pick up (pigeon,pheasant).
Does anyone have the Campark make or one of similar price that they can reccomend.And are they a worthwhile investment for the hunter or casual wildlife fan.Thanks.
https://www.campark.net/products/campark-t30-trail-game-cameras-hd-wildlife-deer-hunting-cams.
This camera is available on Amazon.uk as well

clivej · 21-04-2020 11:50am

I bought this before the shooting season last year, £19 when there was an offer going.
It was OK for what I needed, to get photo's of where the deer were moving where I shoot.

The night vision photo's didn't have a good angle of view nor range but it did what I needed it to do. It showed me where the deer were and in what fields.
Batteries (cheap AA) lasted a good time, 2 sets of 8 did me for the 6 months.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H7D83PZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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clivej · 21-04-2020 11:58am

Asus1 wrote: »

Was looking over a few threads on the above but they're a good few years old now and cameras have come on a good bit so was looking for opinions on the cameras selling on Amazon and the like for €50.Ive one picked which is a Campark model and costs around €50 by the time its delivered.
Most of the cheap makes are very similar just with different brand names,which would make me believe they are mostly from one factory.I'll be using it mostly for vermin tracking (fox,mink) and also for talking a few short videos of buzzards feeding on roadkill i pick up (pigeon,pheasant).
Does anyone have the Campark make or one of similar price that they can reccomend.And are they a worthwhile investment for the hunter or casual wildlife fan.Thanks.
https://www.campark.net/products/campark-t30-trail-game-cameras-hd-wildlife-deer-hunting-cams.
This camera is available on Amazon.uk as well

Have a look at that trail cam on Amazon.co.uk. Good enough reviews on it and a video. But the LED's are not invisible
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/RE5E0JAW9J6D5/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07L4KHV11#RE5E0JAW9J6D5

Asus1 · 21-04-2020 12:12pm

clivej wrote: »

I bought this before the shooting season last year, £19 when there was an offer going.
It was OK for what I needed, to get photo's of where the deer were moving where I shoot.

The night vision photo's didn't have a good angle of view nor range but it did what I needed it to do. It showed me where the deer were and in what fields.
Batteries (cheap AA) lasted a good time, 2 sets of 8 did me for the 6 months.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H7D83PZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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At £19 you did well.Im not looking for anything to expensive just something to help me get a few of the sneaky fox that are always knocking around and a short video of buzzards for the nieces and nephews.Is your camera still working,any water leaking into it.

Grizzly 45 · 21-04-2020 12:37pm

Y'all do belive in spending money is all I can say.:)
Have a look on Wish.com or Aliexpress.com for how much those exact same cameras are.

Asus1 · 21-04-2020 2:03pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Y'all do belive in spending money is all I can say.:)
Have a look on Wish.com or Aliexpress.com for how much those exact same cameras are.

True but at least with Amazon you get a year for faults and failures and hopefully you can get it in a couple of weeks versus a couple of months.

clivej · 21-04-2020 2:56pm

Asus1 wrote: »

At £19 you did well.Im not looking for anything to expensive just something to help me get a few of the sneaky fox that are always knocking around and a short video of buzzards for the nieces and nephews.Is your camera still working,any water leaking into it.

It was out in the rain a lot but never let in the water.

Grizzly 45 · 23-04-2020 1:32pm

Asus1 wrote: »

True but at least with Amazon you get a year for faults and failures and hopefully you can get it in a couple of weeks versus a couple of months.

Pre Covid,I got mine within 4 weeks,orderd well pre season,and at the price,how bad if they didn't work and you got a couple of seasons out of them in the Irish climate?

minktrapper · 24-04-2020 12:02am

Don't see that camera on Aliexpress.

Grizzly 45 · 24-04-2020 12:27am

Because it is dated as Hell? :)Lads anything without a SMS function that sends you pics in real time isnt worth talking about anymore.Whats with this having to go all the time and download pics,when there are trailcams ot there that can send you pics and in some cases vid clips in realtime to your PC or phone?
I'm going to try these ones next season and see if thy are worth it.
The Chinese versions seem to have a problem with our SD cards for Three,which has taken over Meteor these days,and seemingly were all programmed to accept METEOR cards.

https://www.spypoint.shop/products/spypoint-link-micro

kunekunesika · 24-04-2020 12:28pm

Will the spy point ones work in Ireland as easily as they say.? I want plug and play,

Grizzly 45 · 24-04-2020 1:47pm

Dunno,but it should ,if it works on EU and UK systems.

Asus1 · 11-06-2020 12:11pm

Just a quick update.Camera has been out now over a month and its working brilliant.Have captured fox and badgers with it also hares and pheasant.Battery performance seems ok as I put some cheap pennys ones in it.Display screen is great as you can view videos and pictures on site without bringing the sd card home to view it.
Some minor quibbles is that the leds are not invisible but a light red which puts some fox's off coming to the bait as I've seen on the video.Badgers on the other hand are intrigued by it so much that I have had to move it high enough to stop them moving it with their snout.Also if you set the pir detection high you get lovely video of moving grass so I keep it on low and it seems to capture everything.
Overall great camera for the land I have it on and would recommend it.Im putting some more cameras out on a bit more open bog/farmland and I'm going with the cheap no lcd display models from aliexpress for €20 as Im not convinced these would not be robbed and for €20 I'll take the hit.
To finish i cant say enough good thing's about trail cameras,they are great for kids to see whats around them at night and its handy for us "adults" who hunt or like looking at wildlife.

J.R. · 11-06-2020 6:57pm

Asus1 wrote: »

Display screen is great as you can view videos and pictures on site without bringing the sd card home to view it.

I bring a very small notebook or tablet with me and upload the SD card to it. Can then erase SD card on site and insert it again ready to continue filming.

I can view the photos then at home on a larger screen and save them.

You can also purchase a lead that enables you to save SD card data to your mobile phone...very handy for checking trail cams.

enricoh · 05-07-2020 4:20pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Because it is dated as Hell? :)Lads anything without a SMS function that sends you pics in real time isnt worth talking about anymore.Whats with this having to go all the time and download pics,when there are trailcams ot there that can send you pics and in some cases vid clips in realtime to your PC or phone?
I'm going to try these ones next season and see if thy are worth it.
The Chinese versions seem to have a problem with our SD cards for Three,which has taken over Meteor these days,and seemingly were all programmed to accept METEOR cards.

https://www.spypoint.shop/products/spypoint-link-micro

Lads my German is brutal, I have an issue with a neighbour coming onto our land and doing a bit of sabotage. Does this camera have visible red lights like CCTV cameras? And does it flash/ click when it takes a photo? Thanks

Damoeire33 · 06-07-2020 12:58pm

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Because it is dated as Hell? :)Lads anything without a SMS function that sends you pics in real time isnt worth talking about anymore.Whats with this having to go all the time and download pics,when there are trailcams ot there that can send you pics and in some cases vid clips in realtime to your PC or phone?
I'm going to try these ones next season and see if thy are worth it.
The Chinese versions seem to have a problem with our SD cards for Three,which has taken over Meteor these days,and seemingly were all programmed to accept METEOR cards.

https://www.spypoint.shop/products/spypoint-link-micro

I use the spypoint now with great success. Just so you know the At&T US version work over here also.
I picked up 3 of them for $100 each on amazon.com

Good bit cheaper than the €210 I paid for my first camera.

BE AWARE that you only get 100 free pictures per month unless you sign up to a plan with spypoint.
You pictures also disappear after the month so ensure you save the ones you want to keep

Grizzly 45 · 06-07-2020 6:01pm

enricoh wrote: »

Lads my German is brutal, I have an issue with a neighbour coming onto our land and doing a bit of sabotage. Does this camera have visible red lights like CCTV cameras? And does it flash/ click when it takes a photo? Thanks

Not unless your neighbour can see in 0.5 of a second from 24 meters away and has IR capable eyes.:)

GrumpyMe · 06-07-2020 6:06pm

enricoh wrote: »

Lads my German is brutal, I have an issue with a neighbour coming onto our land and doing a bit of sabotage. Does this camera have visible red lights like CCTV cameras? And does it flash/ click when it takes a photo? Thanks

https://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spypoint.shop%2Fproducts%2Fspypoint-link-micro

enricoh · 06-07-2020 8:42pm

GrumpyMe wrote: »

https://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spypoint.shop%2Fproducts%2Fspypoint-link-micro

Thanks for that, on the webpage it says 100 free photos per month which would be loads for me. So do I buy the trail camera, go get say a Vodafone sim card and then get up to 100 a month photos sent to my normal phone?
Thanks (I'm not very technically advanced!)

Damoeire33 · 11-07-2020 8:55am

enricoh wrote: »

Thanks for that, on the webpage it says 100 free photos per month which would be loads for me. So do I buy the trail camera, go get say a Vodafone sim card and then get up to 100 a month photos sent to my normal phone?
Thanks (I'm not very technically advanced!)

The spypoint comes with its own sim.

Bear in mind they also take pictures of moving trees etc so make sure you remove anything like leaves and small branches that could give you false triggers thus eating up your monthly allowance
Low evening direct sunshine causes triggers too

Grizzly 45 · 14-07-2020 1:11pm

As can ground mist,direct morning sunlight,the tree [usually] or item you mount it on moving in wind,birds,bats at night,owls ,and occasionaly what you actually want to see like 2legged pests or deer.:D
I've had the gamut of the above setting off mine.Bit of science in setting these yokes up.:D

tweek84 · 15-07-2020 5:36pm

Before I open up a new thread does anyone know about the NARGC or giving money back on buying one of these trail cameras??purchased in Ireland obviously,
A farmer approached me about this when I was in his field so I would like to be as much help to him as possible

J.R. · 15-07-2020 6:47pm

tweek84 wrote: »

Before I open up a new thread does anyone know about the NARGC or giving money back on buying one of these trail cameras??purchased in Ireland obviously,
A farmer approached me about this when I was in his field so I would like to be as much help to him as possible

Never heard of anything like that.

The NARGC subsidise the purchase of poults & vermin traps by clubs.

I never heard of trail camera's being added to the list

wicklow_hunter · 23-08-2020 8:11am

Hi All, just reigniting this thread. As deer season is coming up looking to see has anyone had sugcess with any other products.

I bought a Chinese version last year , it did work but never managed to get it to send pics via email

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/123883840282

My problem with it was it would chew up a €10 of credit as each pic msg was 25 cent on meteor.

It also didn’t like water and diedðŸ€”

It could trigger 10 times in unfavourable weather conditions

Looking for a camera that works on data transfer (email) and not mms.

Are there any other options that ppl on here have been sugcessfully without costing a small fortune to buy and run

Spypoints free 100 pics Is not for me ðŸ™ˆ would be concerned it’s could get expensive to run

Grizzly 45 · 23-08-2020 12:32pm

Meteor seems to be the common denominator and setting for these cameras here in Ireland.
Mine did originally send both mms and emails.But somthing changed when meteor went to whatever it is now,and I cant get them to work with the new chips.
One season is bad with them.Igot 3to4 out of mine.Even if they were totally flooded out with rain,I just put them on a radiator for a couple of days and they worked fine.
Going to try the spypoint this season and see how it goes.

Chiparus · 23-08-2020 8:52pm

wicklow_hunter wrote: »

Hi All, just reigniting this thread. As deer season is coming up looking to see has anyone had sugcess with any other products.

I bought a Chinese version last year , it did work but never managed to get it to send pics via email

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/123883840282

My problem with it was it would chew up a €10 of credit as each pic msg was 25 cent on meteor.

It also didn’t like water and died&#55356;&#56340;

It could trigger 10 times in unfavourable weather conditions

Looking for a camera that works on data transfer (email) and not mms.

Are there any other options that ppl on here have been sugcessfully without costing a small fortune to buy and run

Spypoints free 100 pics Is not for me &#55357;&#56904; would be concerned it’s could get expensive to run

This type of camera will work with email.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZqbKAFvvgc&t=2s

clivej · 24-08-2020 9:06am

I'm seeing that a lot of the cameras that use a sim card are 2G. I don't think any of the Irish mobile company's support 2G anymore so none of them work here.

Tefral · 24-08-2020 9:25am

clivej wrote: »

I'm seeing that a lot of the cameras that use a sim card are 2G. I don't think any of the Irish mobile company's support 2C anymore so none of them work here.

And then they are the opposite end with LTE and must of us live in the countryside where its only 3g...

Im actively looking to buy 3 or 4 3g type ones and struggling.

J.R. · 24-08-2020 7:48pm

Tefral wrote: »

Im actively looking to buy 3 or 4 3g type ones and struggling.

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/24MP-3G-Camara-de-Caza-HC-810G-3PIR-120-Full-HD-44-LED-Hunting-Trail-camera/174102688638?hash=item288954337e:g:QXcAAOSw8wheV85V

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Game-Camera-Hunting-Wildlife-Trail-Camera-8MP-Full-HD-42-IR-LEDs-20m-0-3s-3G/124170386022?hash=item1ce921ba66:g:n04AAOSwEU5e4OBc

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/SUNTEKCAM-3G-Wildlife-Camera-16MP-1080P-Trail-Game-Camera-Motion-Activated/193565979794?hash=item2d116e7492:g:9tEAAOSwvxNfCZme

downwiththatsor · 06-11-2022 9:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/114410532#Comment_114410532

I have one of the Suntek cameras (3rd one of your links) which frustratingly only worked via sim for a few months but no water what i have tried since including changing the config for the sim it will no longer email or mms pics. I even contacted Suntek and got the latest firmware but it still wont work. Can anyone recommend a good model that can be set up using my own sim as opposed to one like spypoint which uses their own sim and subscription service?

Has anyone used the SpyPoint CELL-LINK which turns any trail camera into one that can email pics?

Thanks in advance

downwiththatsor · 06-01-2023 9:10pm

In the end I bought a Boly BG584 from Irish Forestry Products, Caherconlish, Co.Limerick.

Very happy with it as I find the Molnus app very user friendly.

Grizzly 45 · 06-01-2023 10:42pm

Has anyone used the SpyPoint CELL-LINK which turns any trail camera into one that can email pics?

After having the same problems with Suntak.I bit the bullet and got the Spypoint Cell Link. Best 220 quid I've ever spent.

They are virtually ZERO trouble to set up on your phone and on your PC and are pretty much set up and forget about them. If you connect them to a 12v 7AH battery, leaving them out in the field for 18/24 months plus is not a problem.

Thomas Jacks in the UK/IRL fixes them and their aftersales service is spot on.I had some problems with installing new software, and the housing had broken off the tripod mount. Fixed and overhauled for free,[bar postage to the UK] They get pricey if you need more than 100 pics per month and start buying all their add ons for pics and accessories.

Do not get the integrated solar power model! It leaks and has issues because of it. I drop by once every 4 months and give the lens a wipe and update its software. Switch off and then on and leave it to hunt about for 3/4 mins until you re-acquire the signal. Give the inner door seal a lick of vaseline or wD and that's it for service.

The Suntak in comparison are utter nightmares, to programme,to acquire signals, waterproof and only works with Meteor who charge enough for every picture... Its erratic on everything. Best used as a decoy camera, or as a target, as that's all you want to do with them after 12 months.

dto001 · 25-09-2023 11:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/113951885#Comment_113951885

Sorry to rehash this again do the spy cam ones from the states work over here still? I'm looking at some for monitoring traps

cheers

Kat1170 · 30-09-2023 10:09am

No idea if it's good, bad or indifferent but Lidl warehouse in Newbridge is doing one of their big sales. They have their trailcam for €50. They're up beside the cashier. Plenty of them.

Pinkmouse2020 · 20-10-2023 2:37pm

Hi, have a Spypoint Link Micro Lte, stopped working about a month ago. not picking up a signal, has anyone experienced this issue?

have been in touch with the company via chat, and completed all actions including trying to update the version via the SD card, have a feeling it's the sim card?

thanks

Kat1170 · 20-10-2023 4:21pm

Could you try your phone SIM in it to see if it works

Grizzly 45 · 21-10-2023 12:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121263194#Comment_121263194

Had the same problem.FWIW, send it over to the UK dealership /service, via their Irish dealership office and they'll sort it out for you.They did mine in a T&T in around ten days inc service and replaced the housing where it had broken off the mounting screw.

Could you try your phone SIM in it to see if it works

Its an integrated SIM card,so its not interchangeable

OrangeBadger · 12-12-2023 9:49pm

I have just just bought the spypoint LM 2 from camera centre in Dublin for approx 158 including delivery.

"Its an integrated SIM card,so its not interchangeable"

Do I top up this SIM?

Grizzly 45 · 13-12-2023 2:38pm

No, you don't do anything with the SIM.Its inbuilt to the camera. You install the Spypoint app on your phone or computer,etc and register an account.Once you have that installed you have 100 free pics per month.If you need more that's where spypoint starts making their money off you in the add-ons and other stuff.If you can live with the 100 pics you are golden.

keith s · 13-12-2023 5:33pm

Is it automatically charged if more than 100 pics are taken or does the camera stop taking pics after 100?

Cheers

Grizzly 45 · 14-12-2023 8:12pm

Stops taking pics and FIK stops sending them to you.

Chiparus · 14-12-2023 10:14pm

Don't think it stops taking pictures , but they do stop sending then, well worth it though.

OrangeBadger · 19-12-2023 1:15pm

Would a spypoint LM 2 purchased in the states work here?

Grizzly 45 · 19-12-2023 8:39pm

Good question...No idea TBH.

OrangeBadger · 23-12-2023 11:55pm

Ya the LM2 is 69$ on Amazon in the states. It says the link models work throughout Europe with no restrictions mentioned and it's not as if all off Europe shares a common mobile carrier.

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