Rhody Hunter

MY trail cam has a video mode and i was thinking of setting it up as i hunt to possibly catch it on video
has anyone tried this ?

Steven McBee

wouldnt it be hard because u would have to wait till the deer goes right in front of the camera?

Rhody Hunter

yes but i would try and put it in a spot where i think he would be for the shot . I know there is a margine of error
but i thought it would be worth a chance and try

Steven McBee

could be, i saw a few pictures where a guy shot a buck and the camera took the pic as soon as the arrow started entering the buck ...it was sweet!

GregH

I do this all the time. I set up the camera for 30 sec vids. Many times more deer are behind the original deer that snapped the pic. A lot times there is a buck you wouldn't have seen due to the camera resetting itself for the next pic.

Rhody Hunter

that would be coolbut i was talking about the video mode . were it would take a 90 sec video

Steven McBee

o whoops my bad, didnt read it right........yea it would be sweet if u could make it happen

mahoningbuck

I would recommend 30 seconds tops because it eats alot of memory and battery. I enjoy video clips because it gives you some different angles you might not get with a regular picture. I only set mine up to take videos at night, that might be something for you to consider. In the day time mode any little thing can set off the video clip like a bird or strong wind. At night it seems to cut down alot of unwanted videos but you do get the occassional raccoon.

Rhody Hunter

mine won't video at night it needs the flash. I'm not worried about battery consumption it is only 90 sec and afterwards i would take out after the hunt

GregH

I misread also. Personally, I wouldn't attempt to video my hunt with a trail camera. What are the odds that you are going to have it pointed in the right location when it comes time for the shot? I think that a tree arm and regular vid cam would be far easier and better quality.