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Spypoint IR-C Review
 Quick Facts
Price: $299.95
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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Pictures in Action
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Pro's
- Easiest programming of any trail camera
- Great day pictures
- Wide detection zone
- Great infrared range
- Nice 2.4" color viewing screen inside the camera
Con's
- Really blurry pictures of movement at night
- White-out night pictures of close objects
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. From our knowledge, the cameras are assembled in Canada from both domestic and foreign parts.
The programming on the IR-C is a different from the IR-B and the IR-A. However, it is still very easy. The programming is done through the 2.4" viewer. Very easy, very straight-forward. Here is a picture of the inside of the camera.
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The Spypoint IR-C is a 8 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 score. 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). I consider detection zones like this, perfect.
You can also 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.
The Spypoint IR-C has the added bonus of the 2.4" color viewing screen on the inside of the camera. It is very convenient to be able to view you pictures immediately, especially when setting the camera up
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 IR-C in the same category as the Bushnell Trophy Cam (Viewer Model) and the Leaf River IR-5. Spypoint takes higher quality day pictures than the Trophy Cam (roughly the same as the Leaf River), is made in Canada as opposed to China, and has unbelievably easy programming (quite the opposite of the Leaf River). The battery life is good, but not as good as theTrophy Cam, but equal to the Leaf River. I would highly recommend this camera trap.
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