Wildlife cameras?

[cipherdias]

Does anyone have any experience with wildlife cameras? The type that you strap to a tree and they automatically shoot stills and/or video when activated by movement?


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[MrEd]

Yes. Get one you can lock shut and lock to the tree or whatever. Or get a protective steel cover to lock it into. I have lost a couple now, even when they are bdeep in a private woodland

Wildlife watching supplies has some interesting mounting solutions for trail cameras if you do get one

 

[TeeDee]

Had one for a while that I picked up from Lidls.

 

[nigelp]

Had one for a while that I picked up from Lidls.

Was it any good?

 

[TeeDee]

Was it any good?

Let me tag you in on the video I took. I can describe the camera but the proof is in the pudding so to speak.

 

[Broch]

Those videos you posted (in Wildlife Pictures thread) are better quality than I get on either Little Acorn or Crenova cameras I have; I'm very impressed. Maybe it's my bad technique but all my 'night' shots come out very grainy.

 

[TeeDee]

Those videos you posted (in Wildlife Pictures thread) are better quality than I get on either Little Acorn or Crenova cameras I have; I'm very impressed. Maybe it's my bad technique but all my 'night' shots come out very grainy.

Thanks.
I think the camera was circa £70 or so.

I've no doubt you get better photography with high end ambush cams but the mental problem I encountered was that a friend who had Three similar cameras had one ' stolen' from where he left it in a public ( albeit very quiet / unused ) area.

I know some of the pricey units will send the photos and video via 3G direct to ones phone but I would feel deeply embittered if one was to be taken and I lost it.

The unwritten rule i think with Trail Cams is the longer you leave them out , the better the results and what you can film - but unless that is on your own Private land you run the risk of it going walkabout - and thats when the mental paranoia ( at least for me.. ) kicks in.

Fortunately that little stream that the Otter and Stoat are traversing is about zero foot from my back patio on a small stream running alongside the property.

 

[nigelp]

Nice. Thanks for that.
I would probably put them out late evening and go back early morning. I’m wanting a trail camera to confirm movement of certain animals that I suspect through tracking and observation are in a certain area.

 

[TeeDee]

Nice. Thanks for that.
I would probably put them out late evening and go back early morning. I’m wanting a trail camera to confirm movement of certain animals that I suspect through tracking and observation are in a certain area.

Yeah, Thats kinda of the my point. Its the paranoia game.. You can obviously choose your siting position more carefully to a less human friendly approach.

Or camouflage the unit yourself as much as possible with scrim or moss etc,

But I don't think interfering with the area every day is going to give good results.


Can I ask what animals you think are moving through?

Have you considered a sandbox to gather tracks?

 

[nigelp]

I’ve been tracking/observing some Sika Deer on early morning sit spots. They are easier to track because they stay in damper area.
I found a fox den and wanted to set a camera up to see what was going on. Also have some critters living under my shed!
Usually I’m trying a non tech sit and watch approach at dawn and dusk. This time of year that is getting later and earlier!
I don’t want to take an ‘alien’ substrate to the woodland I go to and it’s getting too dry now to brush out the tracks and get good results.
The camera may work well.