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Bushnell Trophy Cam Review
Basic Model Viewer Model
$199.95 $249.95
Quick Facts
Price
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Trigger Time
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Recovery Time
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$199.95 / $249.95
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1.024 seconds
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7-11 seconds
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Detection Range
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Detection Width
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Flash Range
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45 ft.
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Wide
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45 ft.
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Battery Life
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Battery Type
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Memory Card
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4-6 months
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8 AA
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SD Card
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Bushnell Trophy Cam Video
Pros
- Quick Trigger Speed
- Detection zone matches field of view perfectly
- Incredible battery life
- Extremely small, compact size
- Easy programming
- 7-11 second recovery time
- No remote for programming
Cons
- Only detects out to 45 ft.
- Dim pictures in 3 burst mode
Best thing about this camera
If I can only pick one, I would say having batteries that last 5 months on a set or up to 1 year on lithium batteries is pretty sweet!
Bushnell has made trail cameras for a long time. The Bushnell Trophy Cam is their best game camera yet! Much like the Scoutguard and DLC cameras, the Bushnell Trophy cam comes in a tiny package. Measuring 6" tall X 4" wide you could fit a half dozen cameras in a backpack with room for lunch. Don't let the small size fool you, this camera is capable of taking picture after picture for months on end.
During our review of the Bushnell Trophy Cam, we found the trigger speed to be 1.024 seconds. Our testing also revealed the detection width, area the camera can effectively "cover", to be the same exact width as the field of view of the game camera. This is great news! Consider this, as soon as that monster 10 point buck walks into the field of view of the Bushnell Trophy cam, you will have a picture 1.024 seconds later. Depending on whether you have the camera set at either 3 mpxl or 5 mpxl, the Trophy Cam can be armed and ready for the next picture in 7 or 11 seconds.
You can use up to a 2 Gig SD Card with the Trophy Cam trail camera. A 2 gig card, set on 3 Mpxl, will hold 2400 daytime pictures or 3200 night pictures. If set of 5 Mpxl, the Trophy Cam will hold 1600 daytime pictures or 2000 night pictures. Obviously, not all of your pictures will be just day or night but this gives you an idea of what to expect.
You will also notice that the Trophy Cam has two additional infrared emitters over the Scoutguard trail cameras. We noticed that the night flash range goes out to about 45 ft. on average. The pictures also seem to be a little brighter going left to right throughout the picture.
Another great thing about the Bushnell Trophy Cam, is there is no remote to use during programming. All the programming is done by simply opening the camera and punching a few buttons. Programming was a cinch, no problems whatsoever. On the Bushnell Trophy Cam Viewer model, you have the option of viewing pictures from right there on the camera.
The video quality is 16 frames per second. It is very easy to set to video as well. Simply open the camera, hit menu, go to the "camera mode" setting, and put it in video mode. It is just as simple to switch back to picture mode. Battery life might just be the strongest point of this game camera. You can expect 6 months on a set of 8 AA alkaline or NiMh batteries. If you use Lithium batteries, you may get up to 1 year battery life! This is best in class.
As with just about anything, the Trophy Cam is not perfect. During our review of the Bushnell Trophy Cam, the camera only detected out to about 45 ft. This is 5 feet shorter than the Scoutguard trail camera models. Also, when the camera is in 3 shot burst, the first picture is brightest and the subsequent picture get much dimmer.
What Else Do You Need?
In order to protect your Trophy Cam, you will want both the Security Case and the Python Lock. The Trophy Cam is not setup to be locked with just a Python Lock alone, it must have the security case as well. There are two types of security cases. The basic security case and the Heavy Duty Security Case. The heavy duty case is 10 guage steel and quite sturdy.
The Python Lock is a 5/16 cable that is 6' long. This is definitely long enough to wrap around any tree outside of a Redwood!
If you live in an area with cold weather, I would strongly recommend the AA NiMh rechargeable batteries and the NiMh charger. NiMh is unaffected by cold weather unlike alkaline batteries. These batteries can also be charged 1000 times.
Programming a Trophy Cam
Bushnell Trophy Cam Setup
Whether you already have a Trophy Cam or just want to know how easy it is to program, read our Bushnell Trophy Cam Setup Guide for complete details on programming a Bushnell Trophy Cam.
Bushnell Trophy Cam
Basic Model Viewer Model
$199.95 $249.95
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