Trail cams are advance to range of camera that provide you with functions unique to requirements vis-a-vis subjects of recording and photos and the location. Trail camera can provide you with unlimited mesmerizing footage if you have studied on features and adjusted features to suit your requirements. As the word ‘trail’ suggests these cameras are made for outdoor these are designed to capture photos and video footage in your absence yet when you want it.
Some of the several features of these cameras are burst mode, time lapse, motion sensors, etc., which trigger the camera whenever there is a movement in scope of its sensor. Trail cameras are useful in several different scenarios and not just trails. Here are some interesting and necessary features of trail cams and what sets them apart from the normal camera.
1. Night vision: trail cams need not be installed where there is a source of light. In fact possibilities of footage in dark is higher than in the daylight. Infrared cameras, FHD, etc., are part of multiple camera features that make footage at night possible.
2. Motion sensors: it is not humanly possible to be in a particular location thinking there would be anything to click. Motion sensors and a big boon, animal, bird or human anything can trigger and the court by the motion sensors which in turn trigger working of the camera.
3. Storage: All trail cams have internal storage few of them also have external storage like the SD card. Ideally, there are several features provided to you on the camera itself where you can conserve the storage so that it last longer period of time and you get to capture more.
4. Editing: Most trail cam have been fitted with screens for you to watch, edit and delete any footage that may have been caught on camera and is not useful to you. This does not require you to remove the SD card on the camera and connect it with another device like the computer or your mobile phone or another media gadget.
5. Waterproof/climate proof: trail cams are outdoor camera hence need to be study and with stand all types of climatic changes it rains, shower, heat, etc. For this purpose, these cameras are waterproof moreover the encasing provides extra protection from animal attacks or tornadoes or any such climatic vagaries.
6. Schedule recording: do you want to watch changes in and around your environment at a particular interval in time? A recording or time lapse once determine can help you record everything you want at the time you wanted. This feature is mostly used to record progression of events, for example, to show construction and changes to a structure, growing of plants/agriculture, shifting of light during season change, etc. You can customise this feature as to how much time should left between two shots, you are provided with customising features on the camera itself.
7. Customise how your trail camera should work: each time your camera takes a shot or footage it will eat into battery/power source and memory/storage. If most of the times the footage is redundant or taking a long video is unnecessary you can always select storage saving options where you can simply get photos especially for birds et cetera. If you do want motion like ok if feature in your photos you can also select burst more where in multiple photos will be clicked and you will get to see the pattern of the behaviour of the subject.
8. Birds mode: get multiple photos almost as if in slow motion so you get all the angles of the subject this way your memory and energy or battery power is protected.
9. Noiseless shutter: you will never capture wildlife at its natural if the camera starts making sounds the moment it was triggered by senses. Noiseless trail cameras are also important to catch footage and be unidentifiable to burglars and wildlife wherein you will most probably get a better footage then other times.
10. Connectivity: most trail cameras provide basic connectivity with computers so you can shift data from the the camera memory. Some cameras with SD card facility allow you to remove the SD card and put it in your computer or mobile phone or or another gadget for the photos and the footage to be downloaded. Some models of trail cameras also allow you to directly connect your camera to the TV.
Check out which features matter to you the most and then decide on the trail camera model you would find most useful.