Spypoint FLEX-M Cellular Trail Camera: Best Value $79.99 Dual-Sim 28MP GPS Field Test Review

[@MinuteontheMountain]

You do the best trail camera reviews on KZbin, Dave. Great job as always.

[@Packsalot]

Well done on your review. Looked like a nice budget friendly camera option. The quality of the video was pretty good. Always fun to see the animals too. Have a great day.

[@daveshsb]

The video / photo quality was really amazing for the price point. They look like a Browning Trail Camera took them. Great price as well! Your reviews are the best Dave! Maybe it is time to get my feet wet!

[@bigal25938]

I have 1 spy point and hate it. Walked on bad knees up a steep mountain and set it up. New batteries. Worked for a week and quit. Spypoint said all I have to do is go reboot it. Really pizzed me off. How often will I have to do that? I hoped to make that climb every six months if I can. No more for me.

[@tomzygmunt6891]

I have been running Spypoint cameras regularly since March of this year. They have to be pulled out of the public land woods regularly. I have a Flex G 36 in the woods with the firmware updated and it stopped working in 1 day😢 I just pulled 2 flex S cameras out of the woods that had to be reformatted. I tried reformatting in the woods but it did not work. Spypoint’s troubleshooting service is good but I’m burnt out on using it. I never know how these cameras are going to perform. I plan on eventually purchasing a Exodus Rival.

[@charleywalker2982]

Your opinion means a lot to us, thanks for doing your reviews and keep them coming please.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate it 👍

[@Morechocolatenow]

What i understand is that you have to pay for each individual camera if you’re upgrading from the free plan. The upgraded plan doesn’t merge the additional cameras into the same data plan unfortunately.

[@GregAndreaSmoker]

Great review! I would like to see you test the Stealth cam revolver when it come out.

[@LongsQuest]

One day I will get a cell camera, thanks for doing this review.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I’ll put it on the list 😁

[@rickylloyd2010]

Look around there aready out am testing on now.my local archery shot has them

[@themeaningoflife38]

having issues with mine, something with the SD cards its not communicating with the app. I'm disappointed

[@CrossedArrowsHunting]

Great review, good dive into the features and great video and picture samples, nice!

[@trailcameratexaswildlife9526]

Good review Dave! Seems like a good deal especially like you said if you want pics and you run more than one SpyPoint and get on the plan. Have a great day, Char😊

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Char. I appreciate it 👍

[@Tgurgle]

I just purchased the Spypoint Flex-M. Is there a setting for picture and video, not just one or the other? All I see is picture mode, video, time lapse, time lapse. Not a combo for both..

[@WilliamBennet-z7l]

First time watching Dave great review keep up the good work

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

That is really an affordable camera for the features and a free monthly plan! Thank you for sharing my friend!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching Mark 👍

[@seldomseen_outdoors]

1 thing I don't think covered was battery life. How's the battery life on the camera?

[@Grantpa33]

Looking for a trail camera for my mom for Christmas. We are not using it for hunting, but she wants it setup at her horse barn which also has chickens in case a predator of some sort comes along which happens every once in a while and she wants to catch it on camera. The problem I think I’m running into is that during the day our dogs are constantly down there and she is constantly down there as well so I’m assuming it would be taking tons of pictures. Trying to find something simple that she can use and maybe look at the photos on her phone. Anything specific I should be looking at?

[@bryanmiller8114]

Have you ever tested the recovery rate on any of these cameras? From the time it sends a photo and is ready to take another one

[@Ghostguitars2]

Question can you put the SIM card in an SD card to use in a card reader?

[@the_atomic_punk487]

Yes

[@chutto12]

What type of flash does the Flex-M have? I'm looking for a no-glow flash.

[@TheTaurus1988]

Make sure to let people know these pictures and videos that are very clear are the full HD version which require you to pay money to get access to

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Another good review of this camera Dave. Thanks. I think 720p video resolution is a weak point but for the cost, I guess that's kind of what you get eh! Take 'er easy!!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@pauls6526]

Can you also address battery life in your videos. I am new to using trailcams and not familiar with what a typical battery life is for these cameras

[@Gallagher1984]

Can I hook up a solar panel to this camera or can I only use the rechargeable slide in one.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

@@Gallagher1984 it has an external power port that will work with a 12v solar panel 👍

[@Gallagher1984]

@ ok. I’ll have to look harder. I didn’t see it and thought to myself this is crazy if it didn’t have one

[@bobbyjones9017]

cider trail camera?

[@sammyhughes6769]

I sure hope these are better than the flex s. I'm on my third one in four months. Can't seem to get one to last thirty days. It's been four months total sending them back when my new one arrives. Can't complain about customer service. They take the easy route and just send me a new camera. Just hoping they send me a good one soon. Deer season is right around the corner. LOL. I'm also glad that I have my tactacam's out as well. Wife bought me one of these when she seen them on sale. Wishing she wouldn't have now. I've spent more on batteries in three months trying to figure these things out. I could have bought a couple of tactacam's. They will not refund you money spent on batteries, I tried. But hey you live you learn.

[@jamestribol1434]

I have had multiple Spypoint cell cameras and it seems after 4-6 wks of being on, something goes wrong. Support tells me I need the 'camera in hand' to fix and that the firmware IS up to date...have you had this problem? I wonder if they treat you differently if you are a "insider member". I've had to go disrupt my hunting land/area to fix a camera that is over an hour away...let me know your thoughts. thanx

[@lensonatree]

Looks like a pretty good camera thanks for the review.

[@GoodTimeCatchers]

Iv been having nothing but issues. I have 8 spypoints. Unlike my friends Tactacam, as soon as I loose signal /use the total free photos/ they’ll stop sending and will never start again until you go out to the camera which is the exact opposite of what I want to do.

[@dawsonbrassard1721]

Weird I don’t have that problem are you a spypoint club member?

[@Wirenutby]

Great video! Looking thru all the comments, I don't see one on how many days you believe the lithium battery pack will last if you simply get the approximate 100 free photos? Maybe the same amount of time as 8 typical AA's?

[@johnrunnels5986]

Have you tried anymore gardepro cameras out.

[@GardenTractorBoy]

Great review. The quality does look good for the price

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@andirogers7133]

Hi.thank you so much,I couldn't of set up my camera without first watching your videos.very much appreciated...can you help me out again with advice on how to get my video's from my trail cam via SD card to then play on my phone or tablet..IV tried to format the card before I put it in the cam,but upon putting it back in the phone/tablet the video icon is just blank and unable to play..awesome channel..it's my 1st camera 👍

[@manson867]

Is the 512gb card the way to go?

[@NorthMissouriOutdoors]

Thanks for the review my friend thanks for sharing this

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@huntnfishnuts5880]

Good looking budget option for a cell camera.

[@loug4626]

Thankyou for very good review as considering this camera. One question though. My spypoint micro had a 32 gb micro sd card limit. Do these? as thougt you mentioned you were using larger capacity sd cards. Thankyou.

[@WildlifeTrailcamUK]

Nice video! This is quite a cheap camera which is good if you want something on the budget side of things. It’s a shame it isn’t camouflaged as much as most other cameras but seems to work quite well overall! Thanks for sharing

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate your feedback

[@juniorb931]

im on the fence i have 3 reveal cell cam and 2 spy point im going to get 3 more but just dont know what brand reveal or spypoint. thanks for the video an your input is always great

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching. Sounds like a tough decision 😁👍

[@Jonathan-cz1ll]

What was the battery life like?

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Battery life is on par with many other cellular cameras. If you operate the camera on instant mode you will dramatically decrease battery life.

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

Seems like a decent cell camera for the price. I’ve never owned a cell camera nor a spypoint camera but I too have heard bad things about them. I do have question for you since you do run cell cameras. I’ve been told you can get a different cell carrier than what you have to send pictures to. Like if you have Verizon cell service can you get att on the cell camera sent to a Verizon camera. Like I said I was told you can do that but I figured I’d ask you

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

You heard correctly. A cell cam carrier has no correlation with your phone carrier. When you call or text someone with your phone, you don’t have to figure out what carrier the person you want to contact…it still works no matter what carrier they have. Same thing with cell cams. The only reason there are different carriers with cell cameras is so you can choose a camera that will have the best signal at the location you plan to mount the camera 👍

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

@@HuntingFarmerOfficial thanks Dave appreciate you answering me!

[@maxumentaries]

cabela’s has a 2 pack of flex m cameras for 129.99 i just picked them up just thought i’d let others know you can get 2 of these cameras for $130 minus batteries

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

That’s a good deal 👍

[@Deepakr-c6p]

Why use this cammera

[@jimowens381]

Sorry man, no more spypoints for me. I've owned some that were good and some that were terrible. Where they fall out is their customer service. One example is one time I had a camera under warranty fail. After spending an hour on hold, I finally got through to someone and they promised to send me a replacement camera. I never did receive it, even after several follow-up calls. That's just one example of their poor customer service I have experienced with them. No more. I hope it works out for you

[@kevintabor6586]

Yep same here. Every single one of my spypoints took a crap

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I appreciate you watching and sharing your experience. I can totally understand if you’ve been burned it leaves a bad taste in your mouth 😛

[@DryCop]

Same here. That's why I'm trying to figure out which way I want to go with new camera brand.

[@basicinfo.9315]

I have had good luck with spypoint cameras. I haven't had to contact customer support due to watching KZbin videos and figuring out any problems on my own. Guess I've been lucky. I went to tractor supply yesterday to purchase another 2 pack of spypoint Flex M cameras and they were sold out. I decided to try the Tactacam Reveal 3.0 which was $35 more per camera. I also bought the rechargeable battery and the external solar battery. I think the HME solar panel is a better option. After getting the camera setup and running I was a little disappointed on the quality of the pictures it sent my phone. I'm also not a fan if the app. Maybe over time I will learn to operate and enjoy the operation of the app. The reason for the long comment and story is to give Spypoint a fair shake. Everyone has their own experience with different brands. I'm partial to spypoint and how well they have performed for me. Even the old Cell Link works great for me except for the squirrels chewing the small flat cable that connects the cell link to the standard camera. Hopefully I won't have to deal with customer service as you have. I did call tacticam customer service yesterday due to a problem getting the app to work properly. It was just a 12 minute wait and the young lady was very nice and knowledgeable. Thanks to people like the Hunting Farmer for making videos on all these cameras it makes our choices easier on which camera would better serve our purpose. Thank yall for your input and comments on these videos. Helps me tremendously.

[@jimowens381]

​@@basicinfo.9315 I too have a couple of cell links and I've had squirrels chew the cable. I started wrapping the cables in duct tape. They haven't bothered it since. Hope this info helps

[@GoMidwestFishing]

The only thing that matters is, What Hunting Farmer says!

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Haha! I wish my wife knew that….😂🤣😂

[@the_atomic_punk487]

It’s a large cam, that’s the only slight. Wish it was smaller.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@2Graydon2]

I have a flex g36 and it's the smallest cell cam I own. Is the M bigger? My tactacam is big, my muddy 2.0 is close in size and my stealth cam in not small

[@the_atomic_punk487]

@@2Graydon2 not sure, the SPYPOINT Linc Micro’s are smaller, I like that size, but doesn’t have the features of the Flex.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

@@2Graydon2 the M and the Flex 36 are nearly the same size if not identical 👍

[@2Graydon2]

@@the_atomic_punk487 okay I get we're you're coming from now. I also have 4 link micros and I like how small they are. Unfortunately that does play a part in picture and quality and as you said, features.

[@Bbbb4life]

Kinda disappointed you didnt do your regular testing protocol or say anything about trigger speed

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I appreciate your feedback 👍

[@bkbowhunter1]

Very nice camera really good price point

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@joenevling6039]

I tried spy point they suck and so does the customer service

[@nickalasd.1091]

I love them have 12 of the g36 they are the best hands down. You prob bought the links thinking your gojng to get 1080p from a 40 dollar cam 😂

[@mattgeorge4218]

Terrible camera and the app on your phone shows ads even with a paid subscription

[@johnmcelroy2120]

Night pictures don’t look that great

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate your input 👍

[@kevintabor6586]

Absolute junk

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

I’d be interested in hearing more about what went wrong

[@kevintabor6586]

Several quit working then several years ago when they went to I think 4 g they all quit working and Sent me email that I could buy new ones for $99. Iv never had that happen with any of my old moultrie and I'm running 20 tactacam now and 4 bushnell and 8 cuddelink