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A Trail Camera Review
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07/29/17 01:38 AM
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BayouGuy
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I purchased a Browning Strike Force HD Elite 10MP trail camera in August, 2016 from Cabala’s for $99.99. I set it up immediately one of my food plots and it has remained there for the last year. It’s protected from direct sunlight and rain because it sits in a three sided plywood box attached to a three-foot stake. I’ve used it for triggered still shots, videos, and time-lapse pictures and it has yet to give me any problems. Picture quality, day and night has been excellent. Trigger speed and distance sensing are very good. Battery life (six double A’s) is amazing. When set to time-lapse with pictures one minute apart - dawn to dusk, a new set of batteries will last 14 days and produce a little over 2,500 pictures. Here's one of the time-lapse pictures from that camera.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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07/29/17 01:40 AM
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Love my strike force. Hell of a camera. I paid the same price for mine.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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07/29/17 02:59 AM
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Bought the same one on sale with the same excellent results!
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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07/29/17 08:31 PM
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Thanks for the review! I'll have to check one out as well.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/03/17 04:27 PM
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titan2232
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Surely the 14 day& 2500 pictures is a typo. The batteries should last much longer than that in my experience. almost 10K pictures on one set of batteries Guess it depends on MP settings I can see little difference in the 10MP and 4MP setting
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/03/17 05:38 PM
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Wish they would drop back down to $99 again. I can only find them around $139.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/03/17 05:47 PM
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rickym
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I get about 8500 pics on one set of batteries with mine set on 10mp. The OP is probably losing some battery life due to the camera never going to sleep
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: CB09]
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08/03/17 05:50 PM
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rickym
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Wish they would drop back down to $99 again. I can only find them around $139. Close to it https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&O=&Q=&ap=y&c3api=1876%2C%7Bcreative%7D%2C%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI16vS8s-71QIVWgoqCh285gDdEAkYASABEgKHGvD_BwE&is=REG&m=Y&sku=1220006
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/03/17 06:35 PM
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Command OPPS are good too and you can find them around $75 at different places.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/03/17 07:54 PM
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what is the main difference between the Command Opps and the Strike force?
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/03/17 09:57 PM
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rickym
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Based on what I've read and heard, the "opps" cams dont take as good of night pics and dont have the motion detection range the strike force does.
Ive been running two strike force's for 3 years now and havent had an issue yet. Knock on wood!
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/03/17 10:02 PM
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I am looking to replace my Primos and about 95% sold on the strike force. Now i just need to figure out what model to get..
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
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08/04/17 11:30 AM
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GLC
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what is the main difference between the Command Opps and the Strike force? From what I can tell with mine is the clarity of night pics with Command Opps is not as good as Strike force. You see it mainly in video mode at night. But for the money I cant complain. I have 8 of them.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/04/17 05:14 PM
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I not really ever going to do video's so just worried about the pictures. Not really sure i need to see the deer much clearer than what a 10 MP can do. Only issues is the 60ft reach at night compared to the 100 in the Strike Force.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/06/17 06:41 AM
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I have 4 Brownings, 2 w/on board viewers, older models, but have been very happy with them. They make a good cam.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/07/17 12:40 AM
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Native Outdoors has Strike Forces for $99 and $2.99 shipping right now. Best deal out there.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: Jimbo1]
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08/07/17 10:56 PM
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Native Outdoors has Strike Forces for $99 and $2.99 shipping right now. Best deal out there. appreciate that!!
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/08/17 04:11 PM
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It looks like those are the older models. Still a nice deal though.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/08/17 04:14 PM
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It looks like those are the older models. Still a nice deal though.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/10/17 06:54 PM
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I run two Browning Strike Force cameras and they both work great! I always put Lithium batteries and they seem to last a very long time.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/11/17 01:35 AM
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I've got 7 Browning TC's,all of them are 2012 or 2013 models. I have only had one of them break,the LED screen quit working on it,but it still takes pictures. All of the cameras have been used year round,and some of them show it with faded camo on the front.
I've owned most brands of TC's made over the years,but no more. I will only buy the Browning cameras anymore.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/11/17 11:02 AM
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ATX, I've also recently switched over to Lithium and love them. More expensive? Yep.
I've often posted this. Put 2 cams on the same feeder and you will probably find that they will seldom agree. Both will miss pics.
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Re: A Trail Camera Review
[Re: BayouGuy]
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08/15/17 06:21 AM
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I have gone through 4browning Cans ever time I set it out and leave it for a week or 2 the dam batteries explode. I have to call browning again to replace the one thy just sent me I don't know if it just his model or what'
But your cam takes great pic
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