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Spypoint IR-A Review
 Quick Facts:
• Price: $199.95
• Trigger Time: 2.532 s
• Recovery Time: 10 Seconds
• Detection Range: 70 ft.
• Detection Width: Wide
• Flash Range: 60 ft.
• Battery Life: 3-4 weeks
• Battery Type: 6 C cell
• Memory Card: SD Card
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Pro's
- Easiest programming of any trail camera
- Great day pictures
- Wide detection zone
- Great infrared range
Con's
- Really blurry pictures of movement at night
- White-out night pictures of close objects (see picture above - right)
Best suited for:
Any situation if you are looking for only daytime pictures. I would not recommend it for a trail at night because of the blur.
Conclusion
Spypoint is a trail camera company that is based out of Canada. All the cameras are assembled in Canada from both domestic and foreign parts. All the Spypoint cameras measure in at 8.5" 6.5" 4".
The first thing you will notice when you start to use one of the Spypoint trail cams is how incredibly easy they are to program. The toggle switches on the inside of the camera make programming the easiest I have ever seen. You have the option of Video or Still picture mode. You can also set the recovery time from between 4s, 30s, 1m, 5m, 15m, and 30m. The 4 seconds is actually more like 9-10 seconds but that is still a very good recovery time.
The Spypoint IR-A is a 6 Mpxl trail camera. They produce high quality day pictures that are bright and clear (more Spypoint Sample Pictures). The day pictures are perfect! The night infrared pictures (with 48 infrared LED emitters) are very bright and the pictures are lit up very nicely. Although, there are two problems with the night pictures; 1. Close objects will be "whited out." However, I believe this is only because their IR Flash is so strong (can reach 60 ft. sometimes more) 2. The shutter speed at night or in low light conditions can get as low as 1/7 of a second. If the animal, or person, is moving at a moderate pace the object will be quite blurry.
The trigger time on the Spypoint Camera Traps averages 2.5 seconds. This is an average to below average trigger speed. The detection zone is wide, which helps in detecting animals as they come into view of the camera. In fact, it is directly in-line with the field of view of the camera (side to side). You can expect roughly 3-4 weeks out of a set of 6 C cell batteries.
The detection of the Spypoint cameras (good trigger speed, wide detection zone, quick recovery) would allow it to be put on any situation. However, the blurry night pictures (and the "white out") when there is movement is a concern. It would make it hard to identify a person or to count the points on the antlers of a nice buck. Here is an example of Charles walking in front of the camera at night, at a normal speed.
You can securely lock the Spypoint trail cameras with a Python lock that wraps through the bracket on the back of the cameras. There are three differences between the Spypoint IR-A and the IR-B. 1. The IR-A is 6 Mpxl - the IR-B is 7 Mpxl. 2. The IR-A does not have the lithium battery plug, the IR-B does. 3. The IR-A does not have the solar battery input, the IR-B does.
Overall, I really like the Spypoint cameras. In fact, if they make the shutter speed faster at night, that would make Spypoint one of the best trail cams available for the money. As it is now, I put Spypoint in the same category as the Scoutguard SG550 and the Bushnell Trophy Cam. Spypoint takes higher quality day pictures than either the Trophy Cam or Scoutguard, is made in Canada, and has unbelievably easy programming. The battery life is good, but not as good as the Scoutguard or Trophy Cam. This is also a much larger camera than either of the other two cameras. I would highly recommend this camera trap.
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