CEYOMUR Trail Camera, 36MP HD Trail Cam with 850nm IR LEDs Night Vision Motion Activated, Video Game Camera with 2.0" Color Screen IP66 Waterproof for Wildlife Monitoring

I bought this for security while camping. Also to capture wildlife at remote camp sites on public land. Rain didn't damage the camera so it is pretty watertight.Handy to have if you leave your rig and are gone for several hours. This camera is nearly invisible if you mount it in a good spot and use thin paracord to secure the camera to a tree. It's usually the included strap that gives away the camera's location, not the camera.I used this camera for about 6 camping trips and then gave up on it. I got tired of checking it every day to make sure the batteries were good and the SD card wasn't full. It was also time consuming to go through all the pictures every day. Most of them were worthless because tree branches and even bugs would start the camera. Of course I needed to remember to take the camera with me before leaving camp.The camera worked well during the night and day. No complaints. Good for security and monitoring what animals are roaming your property or camp especially at night while you sleep. However it won't work if the batteries are dead or the SD card is filled.It got old after a few weeks of checking the batteries and taking the SD card out every day to watch pictures and videos on my laptop that were mostly worthless. Batteries don't last long on days when the camera takes a lot of pictures.Yes I know you don't need to take the SD card out to watch pictures and sometimes I did that, but they're easier to see on a big screen. Also I would save some pictures on my laptop before putting the card back into the camera and formatting it.For me, even one trail cam required more time to baby sit than the pictures were worth. However there are situations and applications where it's very nice to have. I take it camping with me all the time, even though I haven't been using it. 5 stars because it is a good low priced camera.

Set up was easy and had the camera out for 1 week. Followed the instructions, turned off the camera before taking out the memory card. Had 517 photos which were good quality. Put the card back in and turned the camera on. Red LED light came on and the digital screen turned white and stayed illuminated for 5 minutes along with the red LED. I did what every IT person would suggest and turned it off and back on again and this time I didn't get any lights on or screen or anything. Camera is completely dead. I even checked the batteries multiple times. Just save your money and buy a more expensive camera. I have decided to update my review and changed it to 4 stars. About a week after posting my review CEYOMUR contacted me regarding some QC issues with this model camera. Customer service was very helpful and gave me an option for a full refund or replacement cameras/upgrade. I decided to give the camera 1 more shot as the other camera I have works great. They express shipped a camera and have followed up with me along the way to make sure I received it. Claire was great to email with and the camera seems to be working fine. Let's hope it keeps working.

I have updated my rating to reflect their excellent customer service. They went above and beyond to get me to be a satisfied customer.This is a great little camera. It was easy to set up and start getting pictures right away. The camera has many settings - Picture(s), Video or Picture(s) and Video. You can change many settings like resolution. There is even a recording only during a certain time period.Issues I have are the battery life - there are 8 AA batteries. They don't last if you use this camera at night. With 8 batteries I would have expected them to last longer. I had the camera set to low res and only one pic (you can do 3 and video) The camera works fine during the day when it sunny but if the batteries are not new you will not get pictures at night.I tried to return but I missed the return window, I reached out to customer service. it was instructed I purchase high quality rechargeable batteries or to plug in an external power supply (6V/1.5A; DC-IN plug size: 3.5 mm*1.35 mm/1.3 mm.) I chose to plug into a power supply, I started getting pictures again.If you need a camera to work at night, this is not the camera for you.

I can't believe what a great cam this is fro $39! It's easy to use, with good instructions. I love that it has a little screen so you can see the pics before downloading to the computer. The picture quality is just fine. This is a screenshot from a video it took. I thought we had a raccoon getting into the chicken run, well there were 3!I got some good information on you tube about using the camera. It can be left out in all weather. The batteries last a long time, he said. (It uses 8 AA! so that's good to know.) He suggests using the setting photo plus video. I have my interval set at 10 minutes between photos, as just a single photo might show a creature up too close and you only get its fur. But the video shows the animals moving away or across the field. I have my camera set about 20 feet from the chicken run and that turned out to be ideal. I was surprised that it can pick up movement/take photos from that distance. But farther away catches more of the action than close up for sure. You can experiment with distance and settings and see what works for you.Any downsides would be that it doesn't have bluetooth, connect to your phone, etc. That's fine w me. It does the job and does it well.

I am sure other trail cameras can take sharper pictures and illuminate night pictures better, but this one for under $40 does the job and I liked it so much I bought a second. My first one is two years old and working fine. The batteries (takes 8 AA cells) last a long time and picture quality is plenty good for me. I just want to know what creatures are wandering through my yard and this does a great job. I tried the video capture mode and while it works, the videos are somewhat low resolution. So you might want a more expensive camera if video is your thing. But for stills, this camera works fine.