2011 Spring Trail Camera Shootout

     This is, quite possibly, the ultimate test of a Trail Camera.  At the end of the day, you simply want to know whether your camera will take a picture of whatever walks in front of it.  The 2011 Spring Trail Camera Shootout finds out which cameras do exactly that, and maybe more importantly, which cameras don't.

How we Scored
     For each picture, from every camera, we place grid-lines on the photo to split the photo in 8 different sections.  The picture below is an example:

     We walk each distance twice (in 10ft. increments), to find a more consistent average.  We did make a mistake however, we inadvertently skipped 30 ft. (walking right to left) and 40 ft. (walking left to right).  We apologize for this and when we do a second shootout (this fall), we guarantee we won't make the same mistake twice!

     If the picture is taken and the person is in the first section of the grid-line, the score is an 8.  If the picture is taken and the person is in the last grid-line, the score is a 1.  If it is a blank picture, score is a 0.  Scores are tallied and we come up with a "Total Score."

     The Shootout was done in 55° F weather, which is ideal for trail cameras.  You will notice many of the cameras detected further then what we normally see, which is in large part due to the cooler temperature.

Below are the scores and rankings.  To view complete details, click the link to the right of the camera you are interested in.

• Trigger Speed Showdown
• Detection Zone Test
• Flash Range Test