Trail Camera Features

Ten key features of trail cameras to consider:
1. Motion detect  2. Trigger speed  3. Recovery time 4. Lens  5. Flash/illuminators
6. Picture/Video quality  7. Picture/Video settings and their effects  8. Memory (SD) card
9. Power supply  10. Other

3. Recovery time (time between a picture/video being taken and the camera being ready to be triggered for the next)

Good trail cameras have a very short recovery time and keep on taking multiple pictures in a row.

While a low-cost trail camera might be tempting, we recommend ensuring the trigger speed and recovery time are adequate, especially if placing the camera on a path or trail. It would be a pity to miss a beautiful moment due to the slow recovery time.

4. Lens

Most trail cameras have fixed lenses so the angle of view can not be altered. Choosing a wide-angle lens is great for getting a lot in the picture, but individual subjects risk appearing small on the image. Whereas a narrow field of view, zoom lens, can miss a lot of detail.

5. Flash/illuminators

At night, light is required to photograph objects, hence the trail camera’s need for artificial light.

Cameras typically have three types of flash:

White flash- increasingly rare, allows the camera to take full-color photos at night, but it can scare the animals you’re photographing

Low Glow Flash – Also referred to as Red Glow or Infrared. Standard low-glow flashes use LED arrays emitting infrared at a wavelength of around 850 nm. This type of flash produces a dim but still visible red light when taking night photos, that there is still a faint red glow visible to the human eye, and also visible to animals. But most animals don’t care about this light very much. This will only produce black and white night photos.

No Glow Flash – Also referred as black infrared or black flashes, no-glow flashes use LED arrays emitting infrared at a wavelength of around 940 nm. Completely invisible to humans and largely invisible to animals. May not have the same flash range as other camera flashes That long, the photo is usually darker.

6. Picture/Video quality

Flash type affects image quality, but the feature having the greatest effect on this is the resolution of image-sensor used. Resolution is stated in Megapixels (MP), and is simply the number of pixels recorded in a digital image. One Megapixel is one million pixels. The more Megapixels, the better quality the image is likely to be, but with the downside that a high Megapixel count will result in you using up your camera’s memory storage (its SD card) more rapidly.Most people believe that a camera with higher MPs will take a better photo than a camera with fewer. However, the quality of a camera’s lens, sensor and image processor do far more to create a better photo than MPs. Trail cameras allow you to select various sized digital photos to be captured — from high resolution images that use the maximum MPs, to low-resolution images that use fewer MPs.

7. Picture/Video settings and their effects

Hybrid Mode – The trail camera will take both a photo and a short video. You get the best of both worlds with just one trigger, but it’s usually found only on higher-end models.

Time-Lapse Video Mode –The camera records a short video at certain time intervals, such as every hour. You can choose the time between video recordings and the length of the video that will be recorded.

Picture Burst Mode – The  trail camera takes multiple pictures in quick succession. This ensures that you can clearly see the fastest animals after triggering the camera (day or night). Typically you can take 3 shots at a time, a good camera can take up to 10 at a time

Video Duration – Most video recording trail cameras will allow you to choose the length of video it will record. Videos range from 3sec-10Minutes, depending on the model.（Be aware that videos take up a lot of space on the SD card）

 8. Memory (SD) card

Trail cameras use an SD card to store all the pictures or videos.
If your memory card is not big enough, your small card will fill up quickly, which will force you to access your camera more frequently. As a result, the animal becomes aware of your presence more quickly.
Be sure to check what storage capacities a trail camera is compatible with.The capacity of an SD card ranges from 16 GB, 32 GB to even 512GB. A camera that’s compatible with SD cards up to 32GB will not recognize one with a larger capacity like 64GB.

9. Power Supply

Batteries are necessary to keep the camera running, and each camera has a battery level indicator. Modern trail cameras use AA alkaline or lithium batteries. Lithium batteries will usually last longer and work better in cold weather than alkaline batteries.

Power Accessories – An important tool to increase the time a camera can be used in the field. suntek cameras have an external power jack that accepts power accessories.

Solar panels – Solar panels can power your backcountry camera indefinitely (as long as there is sunlight shining). We usually recommend using the solar panel and battery together. When it’s cloudy, the solar panel will not work and the battery can power your camera.

Pro Tip. Don’t mix old and new batteries. Always replace all batteries at the same time. Don’t mix different brands of batteries or alkaline and lithium batteries. Do not use rechargeable batteries. Remove the batteries or battery tray from the camera when it is not in use.

10. Other

Remote access to pictures/video

More and more cameras are now cellular or WiFi capable, which facilitates remote access to cameras. This is useful if the camera is located in a particularly inaccessible or dangerous location, or if the ecosystem is disrupted by humans accessing the camera multiple times Function. But remote access will boost your purchase budget, while also draining battery power quickly because of image transfers.

Security

1. The appearance of many cameras will be integrated into the surrounding environment as much as possible,

2. Many trail cameras are equipped with a hole through which a Python cable lock can be passed (for attaching to the tree)

3. Then there are ‘cages’ sometimes referred to as ‘bear-cages’ into which the entire camera can be fitted, but with a pre-cut hole for the lens, PIR, and flash. These help prevent damage by wildlife as well as theft.

Data Stamp or Timestamp

The camera provides the user with information such as date, time, moon phase, and temperature when capturing an image. This will be beneficial for observers who want to know everything about animals, and of course, this feature can also be turned off.

Factors to Consider When You’re Buying a Trail  Camera

1. What is the main use? Hunting, animal research observation, safety, backyard animal viewing?

2. what is your budget？

3. What kind of environment are you going to use the camera in, Where will you put cams (field edge, trails, scrape/rub lines, feeder locations)?

please confirm your SIM card have enough traffic or money ,if both normal ,we need you provide the log file .follow below the steps to get it .

Hi,please copy the attached file to the sd card (can’t change the file’s name )

1. slide to  the test. Wait 2 minutes.
2. send a photo command on the app .
3. Wait 2 minutes. turn off the camera .

then you will see the log file on the SD card ,copy it send us direct ,our engineer will be find the reason and let you know the solution .

If your 940 Pro-Li camera does not receive photos using the app? Please provide the following data to our customer service email address：info@cnsuntek.com

Hi,

first of all ,thanks for choosing us .

please contact our personal Email ,(check the attached file)we need some data from you .

if you use our provided SIM card ,please send us the iccid code .

we need confirm there still have enough traffic .

if you wanna replace yours .

In this case, we need you to provide the following info:

1. IMEI code (camera’s ID, you can find it from APP or the machine)
2. IMSI code (when you insert your SIM card into the machine, there will be shows the series code in the top left of display)
3. APN data (you can find it in the app’s setting menu)

4.Your country and SIM card operator name Then we base on your info create an APN file to you inset to your camera, then you can use your SIM card successfully. Looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards,

When your SD is not working please provide us with the following data to our customer service email address：info@cnsuntek.com

Hi dear,

first of all thank you for choosing us.

in this case, we suggest to format the sd card in the machine panel.

if it still can’t be used normally, please replace another class 10 or good brand SD card. Because we have only been given the SD card for a temporary period.

PS: Please check my attached business card, you can contact our personal email, if you also want to replace your SIM card.

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When you encounter problems with SIM card replacement for APP machines, please provide the following information to our customer service email address：info@cnsuntek.com

Hi,thanks for your question .

we’ve been provided a SIM card in the machine ,

and it included 100MB traffic for free (once you use the traffic to be finish ,you can  recharge or replace your own SIM card .when you use yours ,just need send us the SIM card IMSI CODE ,APN data ,then we create an APN file to  you insert to your camera’s program .then you can use your SIMCiao volevo sapere la scheda sim che viene data in dotazione fa solo foto ho anche video? succeed .

When you need to change your SIM card, please provide the following information to our customer service email address

Hi,

In this case, we need you to provide the following info:

1. IMEI code (camera’s ID, you can find it from APP or the machine)
2. IMSI code (when you insert your SIM card into the machine, there will be shows the series code in the top left of display)
3. APN data (you can find it in the app’s setting menu)

Then we base on your info create an APN file to you inset to your camera, then you can use your SIM card successfully.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

APN file installation method

please follow below steps to upgrade .

1. Copy these two files  in the SD card,(the file name can’t be changed ,must be format your sd card to be blank  )
2. slide to test mode.
3. Wait 1-2 minutes. See if the cloud symbol shows success.

and，if you upgrade succeed  ,the sd card’s files one of them will be disappear .if you upgrade failed ,these two files still will be exist )

let us know the result  .thanks .

How to use the APP

Our camera and the APP(SUNTEKCAM) is very simple to use.

Step 1: Use your mobile phone to download the “SUNTEKCAM” APP.（AppStore or Googleplay ）

(Please change the language to your country’s language, our APP has 19 countries’ languages, so you can choose you want )

Step 2: Use the APP to scan the QR code of device , so that you can successfully connect to the APP.

Remarks: We sent a SIM card in the pack, (100MB of data for free, After finished , you can  choose to replace the SIM card or continue to recharge. The recharge fee APP is displayed.

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