 It seems to be able to serve it's purpose |
| Review Date: July 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Adam M. Swartz, |
Since I evaluate a lot of my purchases using Amazon.com reviews, I feel I should give my opinions on this trail cam. When it comes to trail cams, you pretty much get what you pay for. In the $1-200 range, it's gonna either be hit or miss among the same type of unit. If you want a good one, I hear Reconyx makes the best. Don't know from experience though. I know a lot of people have problems with this particular unit, and I am one of them...sort of. I had gotten this thing as a package with a First Champion 2GB SD card from Dick's and just opened it the other night. I popped the SD card in and took some pics. When I plugged it into my comp, the pics wouldn't load ("unable to view image" error). I took the memory card out, and took some pics having them save to the built in 38MB memory. This time I could view the images on my computer. I intially took the pics inside my white-colored rooms and they were very washed out due to the very bright flash, so I took it outside (where it was dark) and shot a few. In my opinion, the outodoor night picks turned out great, even on base (1.3mP) settings. Yes there was some white out on lightly colored objects. but it does what it needs to do.
So then I had to figure out the SD card issue because what's the point of using this thing if it can only hold 38 pics? After searching for people who had similar issues (seems to be problematic in other brands as well) and calling Stealth Cam, I figured it was the SD card I was using. Apparently, trail cams are very finicky with the types of SD cards they can read/write. It was recommended from Stealth Cam to use a SanDisk 4GB SD card with this unit. I got one and went home to try it out. Sure enough, the pics and video were now viewable on my computer. The daytime video turned out quite nice, too.
I can't give a review on durability, lifespan, or range since I only had it working since today. I will be testing it this coming season, so if anything breaks down or doesn't work properly I'll be sure to let you know. |
Stealth Cam 1850
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| Review Date: December 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Julie Christiansen, |
This camera sucks. The flash images are washed out. I ordered a lock system for my 1850 and the lock system sent fits over the cord to hold it to the tree and the lock system is sloppy and still had to go buy a pad lock. Pictures are grainy for a 8 mm. I've called the tech line at Stealth and it busy day and night and they won't answer my emails for the last three weeks for help.
Julie |
DOESN,T EVEN WORK JUNK
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| Review Date: October 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Richard M. Kratzer, COUDERSPORT, PA USA |
| THIS THING DOESNT EVEN WORK THE BATTERIES DONT STAY IN PLACE IF YOU MOVE IT IT SHOUTS OFF CANT KEEP THE DATE AND TIME ON IT I WOULD NOT RECOMEND THIS CAMERA SPEND THE MONEY FOR A BETTER ONE AND HOPE IT WORKS TO |
Horrible night shots
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| Review Date: January 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Pattio, Vancleave, MS |
| Nights shots are TERRIBLE! Overexposed, all pink and blue, blurry. Most animals come out at night, so if you can't get a decent night shot, what's the point? I would not recommend this stealth cam. No response to email questions about resolving this issue from the manufacturer. |
terrible. doesn't work
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| Review Date: December 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. Hegar, Athens, Texas United States |
| It just doesn't do anything. It doesn't take pictures, doesn't store pictures, and "doesn't work with MAC". Look elsewhere. |
so far....
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| Review Date: January 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Beth Ann Beard, colorado |
| very unsatisfied with amazon. i have alwasy liked aazon.my trail camera was expected to be delivered on the 22 and then got another update expecting it to be delivered almost another week later. bass pro shops ships items in almost three days. do not buy from here if you want it in under two weeks. it would be easier to buy from another online store. or even to drive somewhere and buy one. as though i think i will be impressed with teh camera. i havnt even gotten it. |
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