Best Wild camera

Wildlife cameras are not exclusively used for photo and video recordings of wild animals in the wild. The camera can also be used as an alternative for object surveillance. Private persons use the wild camera to identify vermin and many companies protect themselves from theft or illegal waste disposal. The individual areas of application allow private persons as well as researchers and security services an optimal surveillance to any lighting conditions. Night shots can be captured unnoticed by various flash variants. Additional functions allow a versatile use of the wild camera.

The wild camera basically consists of a motion detector, a flash function and a lens for taking pictures. It is available in camouflage colours and can be used in various weather conditions. Depending on how they are used, wildlife cameras have different water and dust repellency. The cameras can withstand temperatures from -30 degrees to about +70 degrees Celsius. The circumstances must be taken into account. Wind, open fields or sunny places have an influence on the temperature and the resolution of the images is up to 12 megapixels. The resolution may be reduced by making the appropriate settings at night.

By means of an integrated motion detector (with infrared sensor), the camera reacts to approaching animals and starts recording. This is stored or sent directly via an online network.

Various functions allow shooting through the infrared sensor or through preset shooting intervals or time-lapse function. A timer can be used to create multiple images at a specified time interval. Growing plants, weather or time changes and construction projects can thus be recorded over a longer period of time, and the distance between the photos can be set between half an hour and a day. This automatically blocks the motion sensor so that no pictures are taken during the pause phase.

The motion sensor consists of the sensitivity, the registration angle and the detection distance. It takes about a second for the image to be released from sleep mode. Some manufacturers offer wild cameras with less than one second shutter release time.

Most wildlife cameras can be used with conventional AA batteries. Depending on admission and effort, these can last several months. Night, video and audio recordings consume more energy. Alternatively, manufacturers offer power supplies for a power connection. This offers the possibility to draw the energy for the camera during shots at the building or in the garden over the normal power supply.

The angle of illumination, the flash distance and the visibility of the light play a role in the flash. The distance of the flash is between 8 and 12 meters and ensures night shots with an ideal range. So that the animals are not frightened by a bright light, mainly LEDs with black light or infrared are used. This near infrared light produces a slight glow and is suitable for animal photography. The disadvantage of these night shots is the black/white hue of the photos. Visible flashes of light are ideal for coloured pictures. The more light is produced by external and natural factors, such as moonlight or street lamps, the better the image quality.

The resulting images are stored directly on a memory card. These are already available from three euros. If the wild camera is to take a lot of pictures and the flash function is often used, a memory card with a high capacity should be used. In order to transfer the recordings directly and wirelessly to a desired device, memory cards with a W-Lan function or prepaid cards can be inserted into the wild camera. However, this function is not supported by all wild cameras.