http://www.stealthcam.net
http://www.wildviewcam.com/index.html |
This camera was ordered from
Cabelas as soon as they announced it. They just
advertised it and actually did not have them in stock. About two months
later this backorder finally arrived. Out of the carton came a 9 inch by 12
inch red box. When I turned this red box over there was a tiny (5X7X1 ½
inch) camera. Included was a strap for mounting
and a USB cable. The instruction booklet was a little vague but seemed to
work except we found the specs are not very accurate. The one min. delay
should be nearly one and a half mins..
The switch arrangement is much like the Bushnell's
and super easy to do that part of the programming. The only difficulty was
when setting the date/time was the instructions said to hold the set button
for two seconds. I had to play with this button for a while to get the
time/date to finally lock in. This data is lost during battery change.
Battery type is C cells and it takes four
or you can elect to use an external 12 v lead acid battery. I made a cable
using a plug and alligator clips from Radio Shack in about 15
mins.,
this was then connected to a 12 UPS battery for testing. Our first field
tests will use Duracell's to give us accurate
battery life information. This cam has no security chain or cable with it. I
feel that the super simple chain device in our camera
mounting link on this site can be adapted to this cam for adequate
field security. Trigger time was a constant 5 seconds and the flash range is
pretty good for the size of its tiny flash (see pics
below) Field testing will be delayed until the second week in Dec 05 due to
other commitments.
12-5-05
update: This cam has been out two days along with an old
Cuddeback 1.3. The
Cudde had 22 pictures both day and night and the
Wildview 2.0 only had 4 night time pictures.
This camera does work but not very well. The pictures appear to be
sharp and clear but the sensing leaves a lot to be desired. To be fair
the night temps for the past two days has been in the 50s. Tonight will
be in the 30s so we will see if another 20 degrees helps this cam find
the game that it is suppose to sense.
12-6-05
update: Big turnaround for the Wildview
last night. It took more pictures
than the Cuddeback. The day pictures were
sharp and clear but the night pictures were somewhat grainy. We
think the batteries in the
Cuddeback were getting low and this may
be the cause.
12-14-05
update: When properly aimed and put into a situation where
this little cam has time (5 seconds plus) to see the game
animals it functions extremely well. The sensing circuits are
very good and in some cases it actually outperformed more
expensive cameras. If a person wants a camera to watch a feeder,
scrape, crossing, or food plot where the critters are around for
a while this would be a good choice. We would have a hard time
not to recommend this cam for those purposes. The only thing
that is keeping this camera from being first choice between the
Moultrie's and the 119000c Bushnell
is the lack of a better trigger time.
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Wildview
Extreme 2 (2006)
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http://www.wildviewcam.com/index.html Mounting Bracket:
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9-01-06: Boy what a difference the change from the Roman numeral
II to the ol standby #2 made. The new
Wildview Extreme 2 for 06 has adapted the same
flash as the upcoming Wildview 3. These folks
have monitored the consumers complaints about
flash range and figured out that the old advertised 15 foot flash was not
adequate. Out of the package we found the same camera in appearance except
for a much larger flash and all the extras like water tight case and strap
and a 128 SD card. Returned is the same switch
arrangement as before and a good battery holder for 4 c cells. The external
battery jack is still included which is a plus because in the past we found
an issue with battery use. This is an area we are going to be giving a lot
of attention because of our previous experience. We sent one of our cams to
the tech folks at Stealth to take a look at this situation about battery the
external battery life and they felt that it was not the fault of the cam but
in fact a charging issue with the SLA batteries. This has yet to be
confirmed by us but will be strongly looked at in the coming weeks. The
instruction manual is well written and the only noticeable change from the
05 camera was more emphases on the use of the external battery. When I did
the trigger time tests I had my fingers crossed and evidently it worked
cuz it turned in a repeated 4 second trigger
time. Not up the Bushnell standards but very good for most applications.
This camera has an adjustable delay time which 1, 5, 10, 20, minutes can be
selected. This is one of the areas that folks complained about on the 119200
Bushnell’s. This camera is still a 1.3 MP camera which gains its 2.0 MP
rating through interpolation. The rez switch can
select the LO 1.3 setting or the HI 2.0 or the QVGQ (AVI video) setting. The
programming was a piece of cake and very simple. Just remember to hold the
set button for “that” two seconds to enter and exit the programming. We
already know that this camera has the needed sensing ability and adequate
trigger time with picture quality that is better than most but will the
battery life be the issue that will cause a poor rating. We will be looking
very close to this area. This camera also has an internal memory that is
small but being it comes with a 128 card, most folks would just add another
card and never use the internal memory. Should you chose to use it there is
a supplied cable to connect the cam to your computer to view the pictures.
Walk test mode and a lo battery indicator are
some of the standard features this cam has that is found on most of the cams
we see today. Our flash range tests on the ol 05
Wildview II showed that deer could be seen at 40
feet though it was only advertised to be 15 feet. Being this camera has a
much improved flash thos pictures should be
better. I will be doing the flash range tests tomorrow morning and then we
will be putting this cam in the field for some sample pictures and then do
an extended battery life test.
09-02-06: Flash range tests
proved that the upgraded flash will reach past 40 feet. This morning we had
72 degrees and this camera would sense me consistently at about 32 feet. So,
this is the way it looks so far. This is a small easy to use camera that has
good sensing and a good flash. Picture quality judging so far from the flash
range tests are sharp and clear. We will be gathering field test pictures to
post and then on to that ever important battery life test. We had reported
on the forum and on the site about using the Stealth locking bar for
security on this camera but even though it will work we found that the door
can still be opened using that method which leaves the memory card open to
theft. I am going to spend some time today trying to design a simple method
of securing this camera and will post results soon. We have found that more
and more that the advertised delay time for a lot of cameras fall short of
the claim. This camera is one of them. Set for the one minute delay it would
sometime go as much as 30 seconds past the one minute time before it would
shutter another picture. This in most cases is not a problem unless you are
watching a trail and the animals are coming single file and you have this
camera set to the single image setting. To get around this the burst mode 3
picture setting must be used.
09-21-06 Update: We have been running this little cam in the
field for the past three weeks on its original c size energizers and it
is still going strong. To date it has taken 781 pictures that are mostly
night with flash. As soon as the c cells die we will start a long range
test using a SLA battery to see what we can expect out of an external
battery. This is a cool little cam.
10-30-06 Update: The original batteries lasted for 27
days, mostly flash and took 1004 pictures. The external battery test
is still on going. We have a tendency to complicate things by always
putting a hood over the cam to keep the weather off the cam. When
situated under the summer canopy of the trees and on top of that
having a metal hood situated directly above the camera, we force the
camera to try to make a decision whether or not it is daytime. This
causes some picture quality issues because the flash is still going
off during the early morning and late evening times where the
natural light is failing. To prove this we have it out in the open
now in an attempt to see how much the whiteout morning and evening
pictures decreases. So far it looks like this is a really great
little camera. The final results of the external battery test
is 379 pictures over 45 days. This concludes the initial review on this camera.
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Wildview
Extreme 3 (2006)
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10-6-06: The little 3.1 MP
Wildview 3 arrived this afternoon and I scanned all the documents and
found that about every thing that we have written about the
Wildview 2 BF will apply to this camera With the exception that on the
low setting it is 1.3 MP and 3.1 MP on the high setting. This camera has a much
better trigger time of about 2.5 seconds with flash. I could not get the delay
to be under 1.25 minutes. Being 3.1 MP has its drawbacks because a 32 MB SD card
will only record 20 images where a 1 GB card will only record 640. Documentation
says that this camera will take a 2 gig card which is supposed to get 1280
pictures before topping out. We have to deal with many different cameras and
these toggle switch cameras are sure a pleasure to work with because programming
only takes a few minutes to do. Just remember to hold the set button to enter
programming and to lock in selections. Security bracket on the sidebar of the WV
2 review will also work on this camera. My first couple of
digital trail cameras were in the $500 range and would not work. This
little camera is $ 140 in the Cabelas catalog and
believe me, it appears to work very well. We, from time to time are faced with
having to go through a long review on a cam that is basically a pain in the foot
to work with. These cameras are so simple and work so well they are fun to work
with. I can already say that the flash range will be the same as the WV-2
because this camera is also blessed with the big flash. I will do the flash
range in the morning and get this thing in the field within the next couple
days. Time after time on reviews where everything goes well and it gets time to
view the pictures and then everything goes bad due to bad picture quality. I
have crossed about every digit on my body with hopes that we get some really
sharp and clear test pictures. I went out side just now and performed the
without flash trigger time test and it came in at a very good 1.5 seconds. I had
performed this test several times and there was one of the tests that showed 3
seconds but it must have been a sensing issue for that particular trigger. I re
installed the card and did it again and all tests were 1.5 seconds. There were
some flowers behind the camera and they came in very sharp and clear. What else
can I cross to make this test come out good. We might
just have a little piece of dynamite in a 5X7 inch package. Stealth cams WD
series have really showed that they are quality cameras and now the
Wildview maybe cam get in line with their big
brothers. I performed the flash range tests and sensing range tests this morning
and flash range is 40 feet and this 60 degree morning this little cam would
catch me at 50+ feet every time. Unless most pictures are day time this cam
might have a problem of out sensing the flash range. This is a much better
problem then the flash out running the sensing. It will be on its way to the
field testing area for sample pictures. Looks like this is a real great little
camera. 10-13-06 Update: This camera
was on a feeder for a few days and we were able to get a few pictures. The
daytime pictures were very good and clear. The night pictures with flash showed
that the flash range is not as strong as it should be for its sensing ability.
The feeder was 40 feet from the camera and it was hard to make out the animals
at that distance although with enhancement you could see limited detail. All in
all this so far has proved to be a great little camera and now if the battery
life holds up we may see a few of these on someone’s Christmas shopping list.
10-26-06 Update:
Battery life with the original batteries was 14 days with 228 pictures.
While doing the battery life test we moved the camera to another testing
area where it was much closer to the feeder. The strap was a little loose
and the camera sagged a little so the night with flash pictures were really
bad because the flash was hitting the ground in front of the animals.
Daytime pictures were great. We found that there might be a slight alignment
issue between where the camera is looking and where the flash is hitting.
What we thought was a loose strap situation was not a fact. The animals were
pretty well centered in the pictures but the flash was still hitting in
front of them. Moving the aim up a little and putting the target animals
lower in the picture allowed the flash to do a much better job and we saw an
improvement in the flash picture quality. We have given the old 3.0 Cudde
some raves as to picture quality. But if you compare this cameras color
quality to what we seen with the Cudde, it has more of a real natural like
hue and not that false exaggerated color presented in the Cudde pictures.
The color tones are the same as if you were standing there looking at the
animal. Some folks may like the brighter color in pictures but I like it to
look as if I were standing there myself. We have not yet decided to do an
external battery test on this camera because we have other reviews in
progress at this time and it is also hunting season.
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Wildview
Extreme 4 (2007)
http://www.stealthcam.net
http://www.wildviewcam.com/index.html |
STC-TLG4M 4.0 MP Wildview
Extreme 4
Review
07-19-2007
The upward climb in MP ratings of all cameras seems to be the trend. We started
off testing the Wildview Extreme, next came the
Wildview 2 and Wildview
3 and now the Wildview Extreme 4. These small well
designed cameras have always been a favorite of ours because of the ease of
programming using switches to perform most of the programming functions. We are
assuming that this upward climb in MP ratings will give us much better picture
quality than its predecessors. As near as we can tell this cam has a 1.3 sensor
and the balance of the resolution is through interpolation. These little cams
also incorporate Stealth’s burst mode which captures up to 3 pictures in
seconds. The Extreme 5 is also on the way and hopefully we will be able to
provide some side by side examples of the 3.4 and 5 Extremes. All the
programming and features are the same as all previously tested cams. When they
came out with the #2 Extreme they jumped up the flash to a larger size which
extended the flash range out further. This cam still runs on C cells or on an
external battery. Having the external port for the battery is a real good
feature and we are seeing more manufacturers turning to this, which Stealth has
always had. The External battery kit is around $35 depending where you shop.
This is about the cost of three packs of good alkaline cells. The external
battery kit is rechargeable and can be used over and over. I always get excited
with these tiny cams because they are so easy to use and function very well for
the $100 cost. I can hide one of these cams in places where other cams cannot
go. This is a big plus when old sticky fingers is out
and about. All the security brackets (see
Camera Mounting) will work for
this cam. The High setting is 4.0 MP and the low setting is 1.3 MP The same
owner’s manual applies to all the Wildview cameras
and the only difference is the MP rating of each of the cams. Out of the box
this particular cam had its little flash compartment full of a black soot
looking residue that I had to clean out prior to use. The flash caught me off
guard and I took a direct shot to the eyes and from that experience I feel that
the flash range tests will show out past 40 feet. I installed a set of new
tested energizer C sells and proceeded to program. To set the date/time
do not forget to hold the set button down for 2
seconds to enter and exit this function. When I opened the battery compartment
and removed the desiccant pack there was an extreme foul odor that came from
inside this camera. I had to set it outside for a while for it to air out. I
hope that this was not some joke that some factory worker had let off in there
and locked it up for me to find. My nose hairs are curled up right now. My
quickie check of the trigger time was not very impressive
and hope that maybe I might have been infringing on the delay period a
little. Off to the flash/sensing tests and on to the field. After having some
bad luck with some of the other cams with the door gasket leaking or coming out
I purposely inspected the gasket for tightness and it was will in place. This
case does have two small weep holes located at the bottom of the case that look
to be large enough for some small critter to maybe enter and set up house
keeping. This could also leak if the case were to be set down in water bottom
first. We have never had a moisture problem so far with all previous
Wildview cams tested, and they also had the weep
holes. For you folks that have ant problems a small piece of tape would stop
them from getting in. The IR version of this cam is on the way to us also and we
feel that these small less expensive but fully functional cams have found a
nitch that other manufactures have missed. On the
high setting the picture count can be up to about 700 pictures on a 1 gig card.
On the low setting the count would be about 1650 and movie mode a count of
around 500 can be expected. It seems that even though this cam is advertised to
be able to accept up to a 2 gig card (selected) that they would increase the
card size because of the much greater MP rating. Flash range went as expected
and showed good coverage past 40 feet. The sensing range for this 74 degree
morning was between 25 and 30 feet. The unofficial trigger time appears to be
between 2 and 3 seconds. This is the third day and one of those days this cam
spent the day outside with its door opened in the 90 degree sun. Even after all
that outside exposure this cam still reeks of a foul odor. It is not as
noticeable when closed up but I am wondering whether or not this would have an
effect on animals when placed in the woods. The flash range pictures were clear
and readable but not up to the 4 MP rating. This camera sells for around $100
and appears to be well worth the money. We just have to get past the smell
issue.
08-14-2007 update: Though the trigger time results were somewhat
disappointing (3 to 4 seconds) this little camera turned out some very
readable pictures. During our 5 Wildview camera side by side comparison we
could see improvements in the sensing over the previous Wildview cameras. In
about two days both the WV-4 and WV-5 and WV2-IR took an average of ten more
pictures than the old WV-2 and 3. We will have to see just how long we can
make the batteries last and we can wrap this thing up. Movie mode testing is
underway and results should be out in a few days.
09-06-2007 update: We completed all the
testing and gathered some pretty good movies from this little cam. All the
picture/movie samples were good and readable. Due to the amount of cameras
that was in progress we could not leave this camera out any more to judge
just how long the batteries was going to last. We feel that it will be the
same a the Wildview 3 and 5 cams tested. I just like the little small
cameras and their switch setup. We are going to call this review complete
and maybe if necessary it might get pulled back out to do a shootout with
another cam.
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Wildview
Extreme 5 (2007)
http://www.stealthcam.net
http://www.wildviewcam.com/index.html |
Wildview
STC-TGL5M review 07-25-2007
Camera Purchased from
TrailCamPro.Com
This camera is an exact duplicate of the Wildview
STC-TGL4M and everything in that review applies to this camera as far as
physical and electrical specifications, with the exception that this camera
has a 3.0 MP sensor and is interpolated to 5.0 MP. All operating and
programming functions are exactly the same also. Both cams even use the same
owner’s manual. We will report on the difference in picture quality and
trigger and flash differences if we find any. Otherwise just refer to that
review for all information.
07-28-2007 update: Trigger time tests were very disappointing.
Our initial results were very bad so we re did the tests several times
and it looks like around 5 seconds. This is highly out of the normal and
looking back to the WV-3 which turned in less than 2 second times and
then the WV-4 with 4+ times we are probably not going to spend a lot of
time on this camera, unless things change very fast. We will take a
close look at picture quality and see if this camera has some favorable
attributes. As of now this camera is definitely a big disappointment.
08-14-2007
update: Field tests showed that the WV-5 has upped the
flash on this cam and it really kicks some butt. It is comparable to
the I-450’s flash. The day and night pictures are very sharp and
clear and the color hue is great. Just like the WV-4 this cameras
trigger time leaves something to be desired. If this cam had a one
to one and a half second trigger time it would kick every
cuddebacks butt. With all these slowpokes proper camera placement is
paramount in order to get close to desirable results. We really like
this camera but do wish it had a much better trigger time. This is
most definitely a feeder cam. The lower rez sample pictures and
movie mode is yet to be done so this test is still on going. We have
a Prowler hanging around waiting for a chance to be looked at but we
must try to get a few of these “in progress” cams a little further
through the review process before we can start on the next batch.
08-19-2007 update: Took this cam
back to the woods and put it through some movie testing and
though the results were very readable they showed quite a bit of
pixelation. The color is very true on this camera and I just
wish that some guru of electronics could come up with a trigger
time module that could just be plugged in and be a fix for all
these great cams with sorry trigger times.
08-20-2007 update: This next
step was the flash range tests which proves that compared to its
predecessors this cam does have a good flash. Things past 40
feet are very readable. The sensing range was at 25 feet for
this 76 degree morning which is respectable. Tonight we will
have this cam back on the hill to complete the battery life test
and further rez tests.
08-25-2007 update: The end is
near on this camera. The battery low light is on but still
taking pictures. So far this cam has taken 583 pictures/74
movies and the batteries have lasted from 08-11-07 to 09-09-07,
which isn’t super great but better than many we have tested.
This is a great little that takes sharp clear pictures, we hope
the factory folks go ahead and work on that firmware to get that
sub 2 second trigger.
Battery Life Test completed
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Wildview
2IR (2007)
STC-TGL2IR
http://www.stealthcam.net
http://www.wildviewcam.com/index.html |
Wildview
STC-TGL2IR. Review 08-06-2007
With the ominous Stealth Prowler lurking in the background this
manufacture has brought out one of the long anticipated cameras just ahead
of the formal release of their new top of the line camera.
With rez settings
from 1.3 to 2.0 this camera falls right in the very space that I like. Full
black and white day/night pictures are the order of the day. There is no
clunky filter to make noise when it is time to switch modes and it still
maintains its simple setup set of switches and easy date/time programming.
We found a lengthy trigger time on the recent tested 5.0
Wildview and I am crossing everything I have in
order to make sure that this cam is not plagued with that same feature.
Small, light, easily programmable, easily concealed and in the right mega
pixel range this should be a very good camera. With more (24) IR emitters
than the Bushnell Trail sentry 2.1 There should be no problem with night
time illumination during flash out to 30+ feet. The little Bushnell does a
very good job with its IR array so I feel we will find this cam will match
that performance. As with all previous Wildview
cameras the owners manual and programming remains the same and folks should
have no problem following these instructions. No card came with this camera
and the only supplied extras were a strap, USB cable and CD. The internal
memory is 15 MB and this cam will up to a 2 gig SD card. The 12 volt
external battery system will work with this camera and all previously
designed security items (see) will work with this camera. The suggested
retail price ( $150) is the same as the I-40
Moultrie which is much larger and incorporates other features. This is a
very simple black and white camera that hopefully will provide quality sharp
readable images. Only the field teats will provide. I don’t think this cam
will kick the Prowlers butt but will do some serious damage somewhere above
the kneecap. It is a total shame that these good things happen when the
Georgia weather decides to be 100 degrees
plus for the next few days. It sure does not make the testing very valid
under these conditions. We need that good fall weather to truly evaluate the
sensing ability but the summer light conditions seem to make for some pretty
extreme pictures with good colors. I inspected the seal around the door and
paid attention to the smell of this camera after what I went trough with the
4 MP recently tested. The seal was in place and this camera did not have
that offensive odor that I experienced with the 4.0
Wildview. With a 256 card stuck in its little orifice I am going to
attempt to judge an unofficial trigger time in a few minuets inside under
all this really nice air conditioning. I was unable to make it to the two
count so that is good news. I will get this thing
in the back and do the flashrang and sensing
(don’t forget the summer conditions) range and then haul it over to Anthony
to stick it in the field for some hot weather testing.
08-07-2007 update: Flash range tests showed that things were
readable past 40 feet but good for most cases out to 30 feet. The
sensing range tests were a flop. This morning at 0400 hours the
temperature was nearly 80 degrees and this camera had a problem seeing
me past 20 feet. I moved the sensing test to the inside of my shop and
turned on the air for a while and brought the temperature down to around
72 degrees and there was a remarkable difference in the sensing range.
In most cases a cross walk could be caught at around 40 feet and a
direct approach to the cam averaged 35 feet. That small 7-8 degree
difference really made a difference. During the fall temperatures this
cam should perform very well.
08-14-2007 update: Somehow the little WV 2-IR escaped the
trigger tests and ended up in the field. Close inspection of the picture
results (high rez) showed that the pictures are very readable both day
and night. The only weak feature we found was the flash strength. Even
being good to 30 feet it still showed room for a little brighter flash.
We will get to the movie testing and do the other rez setting shortly.
Battery life will also be closely looked at. I am very much in love with
this little cam even with its weak flash. Being so small and easy to use
and giving acceptable results is what I like about it plus not putting
out the cost of a side of beef for it. I did the flash test on the
Prowler this morning and it pretty well puts a lot of cams to shame with
its results. Knowing I could have three of these in my jacket pockets
for the same price of the Prowler I think I could find a way to keep my
setup close enough to get some pretty good results.
08-19-2007 update: Things have been happening around
here when the Prowler fell on its face when it came to trigger
times. That left its little brother to carry the load for the
company. This cam turned in a 2.5 to 3 second trigger times on
repeated tests. So now it has gained status as being a trail camera
and a very good feeder camera it hit the hill running for a AVI test
to see if the movie mode if worth a flip. The picture quality in the
movies are pixilated but very readable. To our surprise the IR
illumination in the movie mode is much better that during the
picture mode. We are just going to have to keep this one around for
a while longer and see if it passes the battery life test and then
maybe we will do the external thing and leave it in the field for a
longer period. So far this cam is a keeper.
09-15-2007 update: Going through all the settings and
understanding just what this little cam is all about, has been pretty
satisfying. We installed the first set of batteries on 08/11/07 and as of
today they have failed. That gave us a total of 34 days operation and 4228
pictures with about 46 movies. So far this cam has been pretty impressive
for the cost. The flash range is the big issue. So those of you who choose
to use this little cam will have to move in pretty close for those night
shots. The 2 MP black and white day shots still up to par and fine for
scouting. We are presently testing a cam that cost well over $ 500 and even
though there daytime pictures are color they only wish they were this good.
They have lots of those B and W (bells and whistles) but a sorry CMOS to go
along with it. Its big brother the Prowler got replaced and is back in good
light again. And so far has a stellar performance, even with a 4 second
trigger. I think this little cam will spend a lot of time with us like our
old GS- 100 Moultrie that just keeps on clicking away.
09-16-2007 update: This little cam died on us last night after
34 hard days of hammering away. A new set of energizers lasted 34 days
and this cam took a whopping 4228 still pictures and 46 movies. We will
get it powered back up and catch a few low rez pictures and try the
burst mode to see how well it functions. I am very pleased with the
function so far, I wish someone could come up with a slave flash for
this critter, so we could get past that weak flash.
10-10-2007 update: Another two dollars worth of gas to
get a $12 pack of batteries so we could go on with a couple more
things with this camera. The first sample night pictures we got
after the new batteries were installed showed a distinct improvement
in the IR lighting. We were thinking that we might have had some
external light from another camera that may have caused this. We
then stuck this little camera with its new camo skin (camo
project) out on its own corn pile and again we had really good
night illumination. This must have been something to do with the
first set of batteries because it is still pumping out good night
shots each week. This is just a great little camera.
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Wildview
Camo Decal for TGL cameras |
Wildview Camo
Decal for TGL cameras. (STC-DECTG),---While I was going over a recent
promotion sent out by the folks at Stealth on their
Wildview cameras I seen that they have a simple self adhesive
camouflage Realtree hardwoods pattern decal kit
for the front of the Wildview cameras. The
package says that it is for the TGL-1,2,3, but it
could be easily adapted to all Wildview cameras.
There is enough material per kit to do two cameras. Included is a template
that you would place over the camo material and
take a razor knife and cut it out, leaving holes for the sensors and lens
openings. Then peel the back off and place it onto the front of the camera.
This is a pretty slick way to make this tiny camera disappear from those
eyes that might just decide to abscond with your property. Check out the
before and after pictures. I would like to see more of the manufactures
making this kind of kit available for their cameras.
The kit comes with a single decal that will cover two Wildview
cams.
Use a knife to trace the pattern and cut the decal below.
Although not in the pattern, I sliced 4 cuts above and below, left
and right of the sensor to allow the decal to lay flat.
I cut off the little flaps left over on the corners with the razor
knife:
I then used the blade to cut open the seam to allow the door to
open:
Two cams camo'ed !
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Wildview
3IR (2008)
STC-TGL3IR
http://www.stealthcam.net
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Wildview
STC-TGL-3 IR (red flash) 3 MP camera 08-10-2008
Out of the wood work crawled another
of the Wildview cameras. To date we have been
very pleased with the Wildview cameras and we
are looking forward to seeing just what this little box can do. If you have
seen one you have seen it all. The factory likes to play around with the
internal parts and then call it something better than what they had put out
last year. This is the same 2X6X7 inch green case camera that has wrapped
around all the Wildview cams to date. The switch
arrangement and battery compartment also remains the same. What is different
this year is the trigger time. This company has gone from pretty good times
to some pretty rotten times. I did a preliminary test fresh out of the box
and the dust from the new Energizers had not hit the floor yet when I had my
first results. I came very close to just shoving it back in the box and
forgetting this idea as being a bad choice. I spent about a week on the
Timber Eye refuse so I can spend some time on this little camera. It seems
that this camera and the I-430 and the Sniper 6.0 s Stealth’s have the same
camera in them as this camera. The old WV IR-2 has the same camera as the
Timber Eye and the Bushnell 911305. It sure is a small world out there in
the business. The control software that makes things work and the box they
stick it in is where the difference is along with which type PIR sensor is
chosen. We did the camo option last year on a
couple of these cameras and they came out real good. That option is cheap
and fairly easy to apply to the camera. The case locks up tight with a good
gasket but there are two small weep holes at the bottom of the door that
could be a problem if you are plagued with those pesky ants that like to
clime trees and disturb anything electrical. This can be fixed with a small
amount of tape. What led me to this camera was some good news that was
finding its way onto a couple of the outdoor forums. Of course we know that
most folks could not do a formal trigger test without having the equipment
but the picture and function results that I viewed were somewhat positive.
So here we are and I am in the middle of this cam need to get some flash
range and sensing range tests done before I can get it out in the field to
get some sample pictures. I am going back to the bench and spend another
hour or so doing the unofficial trigger times to see if what I had learned
before still holds true before I write it down. Well do
do, the times came out the same and seems to be at the five second
mark with flash. We have another feeder cam on the market. So its off to the
hill for some feeder pictures.
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