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Bushnell Digital Trailscout VGA 119600 Trail Cameras
Trail Cameras Manufacturer: Bushnell
Bushnell Model: Digital Trailscout VGA 119600
Review Category: Trail Cameras
Purchase: I just got into bow hunting and I found game cameras and interesting way to see what wildlife I had on my 85 acres wooded lot.
I bought this unit in a local shop (Quebec Canada) and paid $279 (CAD). I was looking at cheaper units (Moultrie) but could not find them in stock anywhere.
Things I like about the Bushnell Digital Trailscout VGA 119600: It's simple to use, easy to program. Stores pictures on a SD card as well as a text file registering the time & date of an event (motion trigger).
It takes decent pictures although a bit more resolution would be usefull to zoom in a picture.
Batteries (4D) can last over a month.
What I don't like about the Bushnell Digital Trailscout VGA 119600: The mouting bracket system is flimsy at best as is the supplied padlock. The hole for the padlock is not large enough for any larger padlock or anti-theft cable.
The case is not waterproof. It fills up with enough rain water to short the batteries.
Works on 4 D batteries. They are heavy and not secured very well. The trap door is hard to open and batteries often fall out of place when changing the SD card.
Digital Trailscout VGA 119600 quality: Case: The color blends in well it is made with strong plastic. I find the mounting kit and padlock flimsy.
Waterproofing is deficient.
Electronics appear reliable.
Pictures are decent but not much detail
Power supply needs work.
Digital Trailscout VGA 119600 summary: It is a decent camera but I would return it if I could for the reasons in dislikes.
I opted for using a Python cable to secure the camera around the tree but I had to enlarge the holes slightly in order to do that. Unfortunately it had not rained for a long time when I did enlarge the holes so I did not know it was not waterproof.
Drilling the holes larger voided the warranty...
Rating for this Bushnell product: 2
Author of this review on Bushnell Trail Cameras: Eric Bernier
Date: 2005-10-03
Usefulness Rating: 4.33333 out of 5.
6 reader(s) voted.
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