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2009 Flash Range Test
By: The TrailCamPro Staff
A note about Infrared Pictures:
Infrared photo quality/flash range can vary drastically from one night to another based on the amount of moon light available. For instance, photos taken under a full moon with a clear sky may have double the flash range compared to photos taken under a cloudy, crescent moon.
In our latest Flash Range test we assembled all the current models of trail cameras and tested them on the same night. This particular night was clear skies and a full moon. This is the ideal time for quality night pictures. However, these pictures were taken in a small clearing in the middle of a very thick forest, which limited some of the moonlight. That being said, the pictures you see below will be about as good an infrared picture as you will ever get with that particular camera.
Why is Flash Range important?
Flash Range is important because many animals do most of their "moving around" at night. In fact, mature deer, in particular bucks, can become almost completely nocturnal. You can have a camera with a lightning fast trigger speed, wide detection width and great detection range, but what good does that do you at night if you can only see animals out to 25' at night? That makes your camera useless for 12-14 hours a day!
Here is what I consider a good night picture and a poor night picture
Quality Night Picture
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Poor Night Picture
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Why are some pictures blurry?
Another thing to consider is blur. Some trail cameras take great night pictures if nothing is moving. However, if there is an animal walking through, it can blur so badly you can't I.D. the animal or even count points on a set of antlers.
So, why are some trail cam pictures blurry? On some cameras, the manufacturer gives the trail camera long exposure times. Exposure time is the amount of time the cameras shutter is held open, letting light in. The longer the exposure time, the brighter the photo. However, long exposure times equal blurry pictures when movement is present. For instance, Spypoint trail cameras have an exposure time of 1/7th of a second. On the other hand, Reconyx trail cameras can have an exposure time of about 1/2000th of a second. That is why Reconyx night pictures are almost always crystal sharp.
For those reasons, we took a picture from each game camera with no movement, and then a picture with someone walking to show you the difference.
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