BonanzaMan, Welcome to the forum . I see you have both HC 500 and 600 cameras.
How does the night image quality and range compare between the two.
Several of us on here have been asking someone for feed back. What can you tell us ?

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Yes me too. I would really like to see how much difference there is in range and quality and also how visible the low glow is compared to the black flash.

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Witness In The Woods

Good evening gents - thanks for the warm welcome. First, let me share the reason why I moved up the HC600. I had never had any reason to suspect that any of my cameras (IR or Flash) where spooking deer in the field. I had taken several shots of this bruiser all fall in 2010. Then on 11/30, I got the following sequence that suggested that perhaps the HC500 IR illuminators might be spooking mature bucks on our property in west central Illinois....

Clearly looking at the HC500. Note that this is the last of 5 shots snapped - range estimated at 20 ft....


The HC500 re-arms and takes another 5 pictures. The buck doesn't like what he sees...


And he is outta there... Is the camera or something else? You decide.


Unfortunately, I never got another picture of this buck after this sequence. I worry that he left the property. Hopefully we'll see him again in 2011.

So thats why I bought a pair of HC600's for this season. I have only had two weeks in the field with the HC600s - here are some shots from the HC600 in various light conditions and ranges. So far, I would say that the quality is comparable to the HC500.

Dusk... range < 10 feet:


A doe caught in the act... she thought the darkness would give her a little privacy - NOT! Range ~ 30 feet.


Pretty good clarity on this moon lit night. Range ~ 20 feet. Not a bad buck. We'll be watching this one in future years...


With only 2 weeks of images so far, I am very satisfied with the HC600 when compared to my HC500s. I just got the 2011 Bushnell No Glo HD Trophy Cams. Testing on the tame deer in my backyard (rual northwest suburbs of Chicago), they have been impressive. Good clarity and long range detection and illumination. I placed three in our hunting fields on Sunday. I'll be pulling the pics in about 2-3 weeks. Stay tuned for an update on the BTCs as well as an update on the HC600s.

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Thanks, it certainly makes me feel better knowing I went with the HC600.
Now, I wish someone would post a few PC800 pics that have the increased flash range. That has me intrigued.

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1 Sony S600 Homebrew

As each of my Chinese trail cams are failing one by one, I'm getting very very close to buying a Reconyx HC500.

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3 2010 Bushnell Trophy Cam 119445c
1 Wildgame Innovations Micro Red 8
3 Moultrie GameSpy

Here are a couple of photos from a PC800. I have set on a balanced. There is no background and it's point out in an open field.

this picture is about 10 yards to the first deer and about 20 yds to the back deer.


This one is about 20 yards to the first deer and about 30 yards to the back deer.

I'd say that looks fairly good for being in the open like that.
Got any woodsy settings at night?

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Always believe you will see a tremendous buck when you go hunting..sooner or later, you'll kill one...

3 Reconyx Hyperfire HC600 (1 on Texas road patrol)
1 Browning Recon Force
1 Browning Special Ops
1 Moultrie M-990I
1 Moultrie Panoramic 150
1 Ltl Acorn 5210A
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1 Sony S600 Homebrew

No.. But I sent BuxNDux and email. I hope he loads some up.

This is one on Max range setting. Don't know if that helps you make a decision. I can say on the PC800 the warranty is 2 years and the flash range is excellent!! You can see the difference in the field how well it is lighted up in the background.

Hey Rob, just got your email. Been traveling the past couple of weeks and these are about the only pictures I have on my computer with me right now. These pictures were taken on the "balanced" night setting, however the lens glass did have some water spots on it. I've been very happy with the performance of my reconyx cams...I decided to go with one pc800 for the more open areas and then have two hc600's for trails and scrapes which accounts for the majority of my setups. Unfortunately I don't have many heavy woods settings since I specifically try and use the pc800 for more open areas. It is currently in a wooded area but I won't be able to check cards for a couple more weeks.

Also posted a day shot to give you an idea of what the area looks like. My best guess is that the tree in the foreground on the left is just under 20 yds, and the ones in the background just to the right of that tree are pushing 50 yds.

I really like the flash intensity on that PC800!

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Always believe you will see a tremendous buck when you go hunting..sooner or later, you'll kill one...

3 Reconyx Hyperfire HC600 (1 on Texas road patrol)
1 Browning Recon Force
1 Browning Special Ops
1 Moultrie M-990I
1 Moultrie Panoramic 150
1 Ltl Acorn 5210A
?
1 Sony S600 Homebrew

You my say I have an axe to grind here. I sell Scoutguard, Uway and Reconyx, over the last couple of years I have had to return 2 cams, one an old model that was over a year old but still fixed free of charge by Reconyx. Totally professional and never dealt with anyone outside of the US on support. A picture taking machine, I have customers using them from Africa to the Antarctic. They are the choice of professionals the world over who want performance and reliability. I personally will not use anything else.

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I want 3 HC-600's. but I will wait on the video with sound. I just know it is coming soon. For now I have made in china.

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Just sent my RC60HO in for repairs, will let all know how things turn out.

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Anyway to get the annoying company advertising and logo off the pictures.