BEST NEW CELL CAMS 2024 - Moultrie Edge 2 / Edge 2 Pro Full Review

[@AsocPaladin0016]

The only camera I have at the moment takes pictures that look like a 2008 cell phone picture. It’s crazy how far trail cameras have come. Love the smart zones too. My last card swap, I had 1900 pictures of a branch.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

The videos on these are so nice. I run almost all of them on video mode now. Amazing how much you can learn compared to a picture.

[@jdoboy6835]

@@NextStepOutdoors STILL, no battery life info! :

[@dylanrocco1313]

How much do the plans cost

[@rippinlip12]

How do I set up my Edge 2 to send me photos at EACH DETECTION DAY OR NIGHT

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Set it up for “immediate”

[@stevebrown3408]

Like to see test on the speed and how far it realy takes pictures . I like having the card as back up .but never own a cell camera. Planning to go to them soon just seeing what out there now .

[@josephpuchel6497]

Hey I was looking for a security camera but looking at these cell cams. They should have rechargeable battery pack instead of 8-16 batteries Nice tutorial

[@NextStepOutdoors]

They do have rechargeable packs as an add on. I just got one in the mail. I’m excited to try it out. Should save a lot of money long term!

[@allenmarkrussell]

Can you get a solar panel for the pro?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yessir! A 3.5 watt and a 10 watt

[@TheBowhunter_Project]

The smart zones is super clutch

[@NextStepOutdoors]

No doubt!! Going to save me a lot of battery 😅

[@tannerwoodruff5739]

So does the On Demand feature just notify you of a new photo/video whereas if it’s turned off you just have to manually go into the app to see what pics or videos have been taken?

[@vincehull2472]

Ive been thinking about getting the 2 pro and a lot of the reviews im reading are saying the picture quality is terrible. To its credit there are folks that say its great. Any ideas why the dispersion in opinions?

[@1959ghostrider]

Can it be used without a subscription? And if so how would you retrieve the pics? Or how much internal memory?

[@Moqui10]

You are required to have the paid subscription or they are just paperweights. Total scam.

[@gordonneverdies]

​@@Moqui10 It's not a scam it's a cellular camera. If you wanna use the SD card method just get a cheaper camera.

[@PaulsonOutdoors]

@@Moqui10😂😂😂

[@bromma1979]

Is the gps tracking on edge pro 2 a extra you have to pay for?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

It doesn’t cost anything extra

[@adamkonopski6733]

On demand is a cool feature, but certainly overdue. Some of my stealth cams have had this feature for a while..

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I use that feature a ton tbh

[@gordonneverdies]

Do they make one that ignores squirrels? I have so many photos wasted on squirrels 😂

[@robertcumming2035]

These look awesome...unfortunately for me, where I hunt I usually don't get cell service or it's very spotty.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I still run some regular trail cams for that exact reason. Plenty of areas that have little to no service.

[@robertcumming2035]

@@NextStepOutdoors I hunt a lot of public land and I often put trail cameras out on public land. You should do a video on tricks to help safeguard your gear while being left on public land. I’ll leave trail cameras, feeding equipment (tubes, auto feeders), barrels for feeding bears, tree stands and ground blinds set up on public land for weeks at a time. Some tricks I use; 1. I secure my bear bait barrels to trees with lock and chain or aircraft cable. 2. My spots are usually deep in the bush behind thick cover. 3. When placing trail cams, I will often bring one climbing stick and use it to put the camera high up n a further back tree out of reach to anyone who happens to find it (also good for bears who are nitrous for chewing trail cams). I am thinking about opening up my cameras and gluing in air tag trackers to my cameras as well. Over the years I have only lost one camera to theft. Lost way more to bears eating them.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

@@robertcumming2035 what state do you hunt? Funny you suggest that video topic. I’m gearing up to get all my public land cams deployed this next week and planned on making a video specifically about how to prevent theft. I’ve lost 3 in my life to other people. Two were the only 2 I’ve ever setup at ground level (python locked still). The other one was shot out of the tree with a shotgun 🤦🏼‍♂️ hang them high and lock them and you’ll rarely have issues. I’m starting to hunt PA more where there are lots of bears. Have yet to have one mess with a cam tho.

[@robertcumming2035]

@@NextStepOutdoors I’m in Northern Ontario Canada, right on the northern Michigan border.

[@sethhill5689]

I have an Edge 2 Pro, gotta say the images that show up on the app are pretty bad (regardlessif day or night). They look like they are taken with a 5MP camera. To get HD images you'll have 5 free downloads and then have to pay for any others. I would argue that my Base Camp cameras take better images AND I can pull from an SD card.

[@JohnKadavy]

Can you run multiple cameras, say 6-8 on one mobile plan?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Basically all manufacturers have individual plans, so one plan per camera.

[@TimothySmith-g4h]

I was wondering, can you set your camera up before you even go into the woods?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

100% and I'd actually encourage that. In the rare event you had issues connecting it, its much easier to trouble shoot at home.

[@Moqui10]

Is it possible to get the data from the camera if you are standing next to it and don’t have cell service?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Nope. You are probably better off using a traditional trail cam in that case.

[@Shane_Jennings]

Can you set the camera to upload pics immediately, or can you only upload once or twice a day?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

They can do instant!

[@TheCurtMarshall]

First off great review! I’ve been using Moultrie Wireless cams since the 7000 series. You almost lost me at the beginning, as I wouldn’t describe the original Edge as being over all reliable. The trigger speed is horrendous and signal lacks the same ability as Tactacam. Due to those I’ve been waiting for several iterations to be released before I give the Edge line another try. I like the new options they’ve added to help cut out wasted photos/battery life. I would’ve like to see a test of trigger speeds to make me feel better about that but I’ve heard they have improved.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That’s interesting feedback on the OG edge. Curious if anyone else chimes in but they have been bombproof for me and I’m really satisfied with the video quality especially. The new cams are even better. I’ve still got a couple 7000 series in the rotation as well. I’m not sure I’ll get around to doing another performance based vid on the new ones specifically but maybe I’ll try and incorporate it into a different video.

[@lylelejeune9569]

@@NextStepOutdoors haven’t had any problems out of my 7 different og edge and edge pros. I loved them. Do you know if my lithium battery packs will fit in the new edge 2’s?

[@glennflake5732]

On your licking branch. Real or synthetic orbital gland? Txs.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I use synthetic. Have yet to try the real stuff.

[@rickylloyd2010]

My app says it can't do on demand picture yet.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Do you have the Edge 2 or Edge 2 Pro?

[@rickylloyd2010]

@@NextStepOutdoors edge 2 pro just picked it up today

[@rickylloyd2010]

@@NextStepOutdoors edge 2pro

[@rickylloyd2010]

@NextStepOutdoors I know I got the right one.even the video isn't 1440 they only give u option of 1080. Or 720.

[@rickylloyd2010]

@NextStepOutdoors am not going to Bach them but definitely making a review on it.ppl going to be pissed

[@OrganikSecrets]

So if I get the Pro I'm limited to the $22.99 a month plan? Or can I still do the $12.99 a month?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

No you can get any plan with the pro

[@tannia4985]

Hi there, I'm a property manager looking to set this up at one of m commercial properties. How far back can you go to see the videos and camera? ... I wish there was a live agent I could speak with 😢

[@NextStepOutdoors]

It’s saved in the cloud for forever I think. I could be wrong though.

[@garymarch4711]

I have the Edge 2 cameras. Good, but the video+pic mode leaves much to be desired. Takes nice videos... Albeit 15 seconds max which often cuts off what you need to see. The downfall to the Photo+Video mode is that your photo is a low resolution "thumbnail" that looks like it was taken by a child's toy camera. It's bad. If set to this mode, you'll get a photo that is so poor that you'll have no choice but to download a higher resolution video (at a cost of a credit) to see what the photo is. So if you're wanting to view points on a deer or other details, you have no choice but to download the high resolution video. Photo mode only is good. Can't complain there. The photos are nice. But if on this mode, it leaves you wishing you could see a video of that nice buck. This would be a fantastic camera if 1) It took a high resolution photo and then started recording video 2) The videos were longer. I submitted my recommendation. Seems as if this would just involve a software update. Hope they listen.

[@Savaged777]

That will be implemented in edge 3 its all a marketing scheme

[@lyricderbin1169]

Gonna have to pass on a camera that you basically have to pay extra on top of your plan to even be able to get a picture good enough to make out what you're looking at.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

What do you mean?

[@lyricderbin1169]

@NextStepOutdoors the pictures that are sent to your phone are trash, then you have to request an ad version and you only get so many for free before you have to pay for them. By buddy got a picture of a buck 20 feet away and you couldn't make out the rack at all until he requested the HD version.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

@@lyricderbin1169 i think all cell cam companies upload a compressed pic to the app, so I dont think that is unique. Just looked at their plans and even the lowest plan gives you 1000 HD pictures per month.

[@rickk4200]

Not impressed with this camera, quality of pics is not great I’m on my second cam, first camera died right before deer season they sent me a replacement edge 2 and have had it up for a month now and it is having issues with not taking any pics it loses connection after 4 days

[@NextStepOutdoors]

@ I run a couple dozen and have never had an issue

[@greekmaster1001]

Very disappointed reading these comments wish I did this research before I bought 3 of these now only thing left is to try em out and really be disappointed

[@bradearly6997]

They are trash!!!

[@tjames525]

These say "no glow and undetectable to the naked eye" but are in no way no glow. I have three of the pro versions, and as I'm walking out of the woods, I see the red light glowing. False advertisement at its best. Use a different company if you want a true "no glow"