2009 YoderCams Invisicam 5.28 MP Varifarse flash camera 02-18-2009

We spend a lot of time scanning the net looking for new stuff that will fit the trail camera industry so we can scam the manufacture into sending us a free sample to review. The Invisicam is manufactured on the small island off California named Co-ed isle. The factory folks were very pleasant to speak with but would not share pictures of their factory or give us any details of their manufacturing process. Because of all this we were reluctant in receiving such a product that we could not see into immediately. After a few days of communications we finally agreed to do the test. The big brown truck dropped of a clear package containing this new camera. Our first impressions were really great. Judging by the way it felt it was very small and thin. The new state of the art liquid battery technology is also incorporated into this camera. The small opening on top of the camera with a clear sliding door is where the liquid is poured into the camera from the supplied 2.5 qt. battery liquid jug. It takes about 3.25 oz. per fill up and this will run the camera about 6 months. This inert clear liquid when it is depleted can just be dumped into the environment without worry of killing very many trees. Then just open up the jug and pour in another 6 months worth. We found that to program this camera it was very difficult without the use of the supplied special set of glasses so you could see what you were doing. Once programmed we had a job trying to find the memory card slot which turned out to be again behind a sliding door and the markings could only be seen with the glasses. There was also several other items in the box and these were the standard strap, standard rain hood, invisistrap and invisihood. Trigger time was also difficult because it is so fast that I could not accurately measure it without wearing the glasses. With the glasses on I could not see the clock so I am just going to say it is pretty darn fast. Flash range tests will have to come later because we wanted to get this thing in the woods to capture at least one sample picture. The invisimanual (read only with the glasses) states that the information bar at the bottom of the picture has a multitude of options that you can pre select, so we just toggled down to the “all” selection and hit enter. The pictures are supposed to be full color day and night and there is also a feature that allows for the capture of those creatures known as invisideer. Invisideer have been recorded many times using the recently released Covert 11 but until now those empty pictures could not fully be appreciated. This camera has brought a new meaning to creative capturing. We hope also to see success in capturing pictures of those invisifox and invisiyotes. I am taking this camera to the woods and get it set up. Hopefully we will be able to provide you with a good sample picture from this camera by sometime tonight. View how well it fits into the environment once it is hung on the tree. We would probably suggest that the use of the standard hood and standard strap be reserved for those cases of trying to capture those illusive pictures of the invisiretardacats. Most invisideer are pretty wary and would probably see anything out of the ordinary in their inviroment, so the invisistrap and hood is a must. The case material is very unusual and when we asked the factory folks about it they said that it is a new process and they call it invisiscent injection molding. This material is designed to never take on any odor of any kind. 

02-19-2009 update:  We were able to get a couple of sample pictures and was pleasantly surprised as to how good they were and the information provided by the pictures. I stuck it back out to get some more pictures and then try the new invisiflik mode that was mentioned in the manual.

 02-20-2009 update:  Headed the old Kawasaki down the trail to retrieve the some sample invisifliks to put on the site but I could not find the camera. I didn’t have time to go around and feelup all the trees in the area so I will have to go back tomorrow and maybe take those glasses with me.

02-29-2009 update#2:  According to the invisimanual they also sell an attractant to coach those wary old critters in front of the camera. This product is sold under the name of invisisalt. I went ahead and ordered 6 of their .05 oz. blocks ($86 a piece) to make sure we have a very good chance of getting the very best out of this camera. The .05 oz. free sample block that came in the camera box was lost when I placed it on the back rack of the old Kawasaki and headed out without putting a bungee over it. If we find that security is a problem we may just go ahead and order the invisilock that is also a product of this company. These are unique because they do not use a key, but are computer programmed to unlock when the users cell phone ring tone is played near the lock. In today’s ringtone market the possibilities are infinite. Chances of someone else having your same ring tone would be nearly impossible unless maybe it was rap in nature. When I find the camera tomorrow I will probably move it to a little safer tree so I won’t be out the expense of having to order the invisilock to secure the camera. I did notice a huge tore up place in the middle of the 4 wheeler trail not far from where I park my trailer that was about 3 feet deep and 8 foot across where some animals had dug up the ground. I think that is where I probably dropped (lost) that sample block of invisisalt that I forgot to tie down on the old Kawasaki.

02-21-2009 update:  Well after spending time to make sure that my little collection of 28 gig cards was spanking clean I again pulled in and parked at the testing area. From the truck seat I could see that I was going to have a problem. That area where the sample block of invisisalt had dropped off the ATV there is now a 8 foot deep hole and a mound of dirt waist high around it. I think that there must be something other than salt in that little cube that probably came in to that island from somewhere in South America. I can no longer get on back into the property using the old Kawasaki. I will have to cut through the thick underbrush on foot. After about three hours of busting brush I arrived at the tree where I thought the camera was. I reached into my back pack and pulled out the glasses and it only took about 30 minutes to find the camera and get the cards changed. There was no indication on the camera that we had captured any pictures, so I was pretty disappointed. On my way back to the truck I figured out that all the animals were probably hanging out at the hole. Well there is always tomorrow. Another 6 hours on foot and maybe I will just bring the camera back and set it up on the hole if it doesn’t get too big. I really don’t know how the deer are getting up out of that deep of a hole. Maybe they are using one of those new invisiladders.