Top Cheap Cell Cams on Amazon - Cell Camera Review 2023

[@radsk5]

SPYPOINT is not as good as you’re saying I’m getting rid of mine they don’t send the pictures 90% of the time and I’m sick of them , I’ve had 3 go bad in the last week alone. Had 7 of them and I’m down to 1 working half assed . RevealX is the best hands down

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Since making this, I’ve had some bad experiences with both spypoint and stealth customer support. Moving forward, I’m probably sticking with tactacam or moultrie.

[@mikemacdude]

We have 17 spypoints and had to return 3/4 of them. I have 5 spypoint flex on the way, hoping they fixed some issues with this model. Regardless, I'm getting some Tactacams, hearing much better things about the camera and customer support

[@NextStepOutdoors]

@@jmax8692 Not sure which one you are looking at but that shouldnt be right.

[@ddallen6268]

I have 24 spypoint cameras. Two have been torn up by bears and one went bad on me. Spypoint replaced the bad one and I’m using the ones they bears tore up like regular trail cameras. I can’t complain about them too much.

[@digaby88]

Spypoint by far sends the absolute WORST quality pictures to your phone. Their “HD” pics are no better than tactacams non HD pics. Lol

[@fike301]

Have had 3 spypoint cams longevity and customer service is problematic….would not recommend spypoint at all

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Seems like that’s a common thread. I’ve still yet to have any issues for the last bunch of years but I trust the shared feedback from you guys.

[@aaron7907]

Appreciate the effort you put into the video. One piece of feedback. You showed us the photo quality of the photos and videos stored on the SD card, not what was sent via cell service. I have the spypoiny and the default photo quality of images you receive via cell service is horrible. The whole point of these is to monitor primarily with your phone with their app, so seeing the quality of those images and the quality of the app is key. All the best, hope you keep it up.

[@warrgri]

I’m more concerned with what cameras actually work the best. Which ones actually send pics, which ones don’t mess up, freeze, go through batteries, etc

[@bellasignora2668]

No, THANK YOU! Looking forward to the Non CELL versions, almost tempted to opt for one of these though. Thank you again

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’m working on that one now! I appreciate you checking it out!

[@rhelms11]

Overall really helpful information! Thank you! $2-5 dollar difference in plans adds up to a lot of money for some people over the course of the year. Wish you would have included more information regarding that.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That’s really good feedback. I appreciate the comment and I’ll make sure to include that in the next video. It was getting a little lengthy as it was so decided against including some of that info here.

[@mainemonty]

Yup...plan rates are a big deal...big additional cost

[@aaronsmith21]

Agreed. It would have been nice to at least include the plan costs regardless of how similar they are

[@HaldaneSmith]

@@NextStepOutdoors It's not too late to add the data plan info as a pinned comment.

[@alkennedy1124]

Are they tablet acceable,,, or do I need a computer that I don’t have ?? BigAl California

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Tablet or phone work. You just have to download an app. No need for a computer.

[@kanegentry4929]

I have a question. In order to get to see videos from any of those cams do you have to pay for them?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

These ones require a cell plan to send pictures to your phone. They still function like regular trail cameras though so you can always manually pull the SD card and check them on your computer.

[@kanegentry4929]

@@NextStepOutdoors what about sending videos to your phone

[@bartcox4150]

I have a lot of wind on my property in Southern Colorado. I would like to know how they performed (in this price range) with regard to "false alarms" from wind blowing things

[@davidkloss2883]

You definitely want to rid as much as you can from false triggering.

[@ratking948]

Informative video thank you. My question though is do these cell trail cams still function like a non cell cam if need be? If we decide not to use the cell data plan? Or are these lower quality pics/movies from traditional trail cams? Thank you

[@NextStepOutdoors]

All of these will function as normal without the cell plans still.

[@ratking948]

@@NextStepOutdoors thanking you

[@AsocPaladin0016]

Great review! I may have missed it but did you actually give a price for cell cam plans?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Thanks brotha. No I didn’t include the prices because they are all so similar. They usually range from $5-15 a month depending on the number of pictures you want.

[@DopeFiend]

whats the furthest these cams could detect someone? im looking for something that could pick up human movement at least 20meters away

[@cipmike1964]

I appreciate the time you took to do all of these reviews, I know you spent a lot of your time to do this. I started last season with 2 spy points & I just bought 2 spy point Flex. I'm hoping the flex does a good job also. Great video, Thanks

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Thanks Mike, I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. I just picked up a flex to try out. Also hoping it lives up to its claims. Good luck this year!

[@cipmike1964]

@@NextStepOutdoors I also had bought 2 Spypoint Cell Links last year. Academy had them for $39 & the Micro's for $79. Right now they have the Flex for $99. It took me trying several of my old trail cam's to get the cell link to work but once I found 2 that worked they actually send better pictures. Also, the pictures are compressed for cell transfer but if you hit the HD button it will resend @ full HD. And I'm sure you already know this, that if you download the cards to you device the pictures are full HD. Thanks & good luck to you also.

[@chrismartin5166]

Solid review. Really appreciate your effort. I *do* have a follow up question. I am just getting into cell cams, having one SPYPOINT and one reveal x. Both of these send really crappy pics on the basic plans. Please confirm the pics you showed in your review vid were taken off the sd card or from the premium HD plan and NOT the basic transmission plan. Thanks!!!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

You are spot on. They come through to your phone a bit more compressed than they are actually on the SD card. This just because it takes so much data to transfer them. When you request the HD pic or pull the SD card, they will be full quality.

[@andrewbauergolf1440]

Thanks for these reviews!! Definitely the best trail camera comparison/review I’ve ever watched. Keep up the good work man!!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That means a lot! I appreciate it brotha!

[@Hammerback0]

I have had the Spypoint micro for a year, Energizer lithiums laster from October to July, it transmitted probably around 900-1100 pics during that time. Overall, for the money, i love it. The flash range during nightime is great.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Battery life on those cams is incredible.

[@moosemilk8956]

@@NextStepOutdoors idk, I bought 2 and the pics are grainy and one stopped sending pics to my phone. I had higher hopes.

[@fike301]

Haven’t had a spypoint yet last much longer than 2 yrs….have had many cams and different brands very dissatisfied with spypoint longevity

[@rd5081]

Piece of JUNK

[@hvrtaxi60]

Very informative, thank you! Having no previous cell camera experience my initial camera setup was with Spypoint for these reasons: 1. Cost. I could get two Micro-LTEs (with a Pro deal) at the same cost of some of the other cameras listed (

[@CountryboyCale]

Warning spypoint changes their cameras yearly so their old ones are “out of date” so you have to buy a new camera every year

[@TheRotorhound]

Had two Spypoint with solar cells. Picture download was intermittent, quality so so, both died in a year because they can’t withstand rain. Open the door and there is a puddle inside. Nice review though.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That’s a bummer. I just got a couple of those to try and so far so good. It’s been super dry the last month or so since they’ve been in the woods though. You’re not the first person I’ve heard that from though about the water.

[@alkennedy1124]

So when you say low glow ,can a human see the lights at all ???!,,, :) thanks I’m looking for this price range with no human seeing it , I hunt humans in my yards lol nice thanks BigAl California

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Low glow is a super faint red light on the camera. If you are looking for one that has a completely invisible flash, this one is probably the best value. amzn.to/3EfbzOt

[@Askjeffwilliams]

thanks for the video ....really helps and we smashed that like button too

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Thanks Jeff! That means a lot!

[@robd225]

DO not buy the SPYPOINT they have horrible non english speaking customer support who refuse to send your issue to a higher level support. The answer for everything is to change batteries and sd card

[@jasrobsny]

The Tactacam website says that the cellular plans do not include any HD photos or videos. So do you only get HD photos and videos off the card?

[@danielvaldes1821]

Yes, I liked all of the information you gave us is a very interesting, very waitress might know I have the Spypoint LM too and I like to know if you have ran that one yet and what do you think of you can make a video on it let me know and I’ll be sure to watch it. Thank you for your jobs. God bless.

[@tonyp7406]

Tactacam XB says it has GPS so maybe u can track it. if stolen unless it was turned off but when it gets turned on u should be able to track correct?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Spot on. You can also just get the coordinates to where you placed the camera in the woods in the event you forgot where it was.

[@davidholland9860]

For the Tactacam plan options, what would I receive with the Pro Plan Unlimited? It shows that HD Photos/Video are extra ($5 per 50). If I didn't choose to down HD, would I still be able to down SD photos without any additional charge to the Unlimited Plan?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Correct. You’d would see every picture the camera takes in the Tactacam App. The pictures are good enough quality to see what’s going on. The only time I download them is if it’s a really big buck and I want the HD pic to drool at and send my friends.

[@garyknepper4546]

I haven’t used a cellular trail camera as all my cameras are deep in the National Forest. I get a cell phone signal in there sometimes but not always. Any recommendations on what camera might work in this scenario?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

There’s some new ones that are “dual sim” so they are compatible with ATT and Verizon and will automatically switch back and forth to whatever one has the stronger signal at the time. The spypoint flex and moultrie Edge are the two that I’ve seen. I’ve yet to try them though but could work for you.

[@truecross4090]

What are the bettery times on these? I'd like to know in future reviews if they are battery or lithium, etc. Do they even make these cans with lithium batteries?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

They all vary. I only run lithium batteries in my trail cameras. Depending on if you are getting a handful of pictures a day compared to setting up or a bait pile, the battery life will change dramatically. The transfer frequency also affects battery life. So if you have it send you a picture after every single trigger, it will eat up your batteries. I normally set mine to just transmit pictures once or twice a day. The best battery life I’ve seen is the link micros. They will last an entire season+ on one set of lithium batteries.

[@TomTom-yj8jp]

Great video, I’m assuming eventually you rather have all cameras of the same brand because you would want them all to be on the same cell phone plan, right ?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

It really doesn't matter. The only advantage of having the same brand is you would have fewer apps required to manage the cams remotely. I really don't mind having multiple though.

[@tmmcmill]

Great video. I personally use 8 stealth cams with Verizon cell service. Never had a issues with them. In the past I've used 6 spypoints. I loved the size of them, but had cell issues, and battery problems after 2 months of use.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

What stealth cams do you run? The spypoints can be a pain each year updating firmware, etc but once they are setup properly, I’ve had great success with them lasting an entire season and well into spring on one set of lithium batteries.

[@tmmcmill]

@@NextStepOutdoors I use 8 stealth cam fusion x. Currently they are buy one get one. My dad bought 4 more since they've been great for us. Also the plan is 3 cam for $50 then $5 each cam after, unlimited. I haven't used the spypoints in over a year, I try updating it again and see if they are any better.

[@BriarJumper]

@@tmmcmill where are they buy get one?

[@altaylor5824]

Great video. I have 9 Fusion X cameras which initially worked great but now I have a lot of problems with the Command app and customer service is no help. Can you please comment on the reliability and customer support for the Tactacam Reveal XB?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Tactacam has great customer service. I’ve had a lousy time with stealth cam this year as well.

[@altaylor5824]

Thanks for the reply. Is it possible to remove my registration and sell my Fusion X’s to someone else?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

@@altaylor5824 I believe you can in the app. If not, customer service (might be a pain to get a hold of) will eventually be able to do that.

[@altaylor5824]

Thanks for the quick response. Would it be possible for me to get in contact with you via text or email?

[@jayturner9941]

I just bought a Fusion X. When setting it up, the QR set up only allows me to have the $20/mo data plan. I want to start with the $5 plan. Do you know how I can do that? Thx.

[@dalesteiner150]

just got a spypoint flex...Two thumbs ...DOWN......3-5 hours to send pictures to my cell phone....wish I'd known this before purchase...🤷‍♂...my 2 micros send within 5 minutes...

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Could it be a settings issue? I’ve had great experience with my flex so far.

[@csemrau]

Awesome comparison vid, very helpful. I'm looking for a new one, currently running the reveal gen 1. Would love to see a review on the cams apps, how they function comparatively, how user friendly, can you use app to control functions on all, issues w apps receiving pics, etc. Great job & thanks!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That is a great suggestion and I appreciate the feedback. Glad you are finding these helpful. A lot of time and effort goes into these videos so happy that they are paying off for other people.

[@masterski03]

Great job ! I have the OG Tactacam out with a winghome solar panel and it has been out almost a year and is always at 100% battery. Love the Tactacams . Keep up the great work !

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I appreciate it! I’ll check out the solar panel that is one thing I haven’t played around with too much but would definitely help, especially running cams far from home.

[@brentthebloodhound]

I don’t have experience with any other cell cam except tactacam. I love it

[@NextStepOutdoors]

They are definitely the most user friendly in my opinion.

[@hunterpickard1297]

Tactacam has been the best I've used. Always get reception even when other cams didn't.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yea, moving forward tactacam will make up the highest percentage of my aresenal.

[@Firstfrostbowhunt]

Bought 2 Stealth cams. 1 worked, 1 didn't. Company help line rings and rings, no answer, no recorder. Left e-mail with company, no return response. Stealth cam customer service is non existent. I'll never buy a Stealth brand camera from this company again.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I agree. I’ve had some trouble with stealthcam this year and they are useless. Leaning towards mostly tactacam now. Trying a couple moultries.

[@luckytrapper7656]

I use spy point and the Muddy. I have such a hard time getting a cellular signal with the spy point. If I can not get a signal I go to the Muddy and never have an issue. All my cameras are Verizon. I think I'm going to try AT&T with my next couple of cameras.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Have you tried them at your house first or somewhere with good service to make sure it’s activated properly? Otherwise maybe trying the other provider I’d a good idea in your area. That’s the one tough part about cell cams is sometimes the places you want to put them don’t have service.

[@luckytrapper7656]

@@NextStepOutdoors I did the activation and set up at my house and didn't have any issues with both Spy Point and Muddy. It's when I drive 8 miles down the road I start having issues with the Spy Point but no issues with the Muddy. The one issue I do have with the Muddy is it doesn't send you all the pictures it takes when the Command app. is set to send them once or twice a day. It needs to be set to instant or instant group to get all the pictures or you need to go swap the SD card.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

From my experience with the command app which is both muddy and stealth cam. I didn’t realize stealth owned muddy but when you have it send once or twice a day it sends a whole batch of every picture it took since the last transmission. Same goes for the other camera brands. I’ve never noticed pictures that I didn’t get to my phone that I saw when I pulled the card. Are you sure about that part?

[@luckytrapper7656]

@@NextStepOutdoors yup. When I would change out the SD card and look at the pictures I would see pictures that was not sent. It was driving me crazy. It was like, I don't remember that picture or that one and so on. On the most part if you get sent 25 pictures the camera may have actually taken 27 or 28.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That’s interesting I’ll have to keep an eye out for that but as I mentioned I haven’t observed that. Bet in an area with spotty service that could happen more frequently. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@bqoutdoors2334]

Tacticam is the best can also the new ones have gps built in so if it gets stolen you can go find the person and shoot an arrow into there knee cap. Great vid

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yeah, I've gotten to be quite a fan of tactacam. I tested the new Reveal X pro this year and plan to make a video about it soon (along with the other new ones I tested.)

[@patrickharrison1569]

Great review! I have just 2 follow up questions. 1: did you try any of them in areas with poor signal and noticed that some worked better or were more reliable at sending the photos in those areas? 2: do all of them have a detachable antenna and if not which ones did? I use these for my work which often has me in areas with poor signal. I will then use a boosted antenna with a long extension cord attachment to the camera so I can get that antenna higher up in the tree for better signal.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I believe all of them have a detachable attenna. The only cell cam I have that you can’t is the new moultrie edge. For question #1 some where definitely in poorer service areas but I didn’t have a good control on the study to compare them against eachother. Some cameras had perfect service so I can’t say which ones did better than others in that regard.

[@donmunro144]

I bought a stealth cam sonix.What an absolute mistake. It took one picture. Now it won't recognize an sd card. I have had no luck with customer service. At this point it is a hundred dollar lesson. Hopefully someone will read this and not make the same mistake I did.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’ve never heard of that one. I’m done with stealth cam as well after some bad customer service experiences this fall.

[@darrinsmith2845]

Can you turn off and on your camera from phone settings through app... Say if I only wanted to take pictures at certain points of the hour.. I'm building a house it's an hour away so I want to just try to look at some progress once in awhile but I don't want to take 500 pictures in 1 hour

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I know the tactacams you can. I’ll have to find out about the rest. Spypoint you can NOT.

[@oketchjobita2134]

hey man, thanks for the info clip on all the cell cameras. Just one question, of all the cameras that have the video function, are they able to record to to take video continuous footage for long periods of time (like 24hrs straight) without having to triggered by the motion sensor?

[@whatliesbeneathparanormali1662]

Did you find one that record all night

[@YolittosOutside]

Greetings bro, thank you. I loved the guy and it helped me a lot of success.

[@l.janescroggins2555]

Useless. Verizon in E TX Is so spotty you can’t even make phone calls from the end of my driveway. I’d love a new camera but Verizon is awful

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yeah, you are probably better off just using a regular trail cam then. If ATT is better, they have plenty of options too tho.

[@louiesmith4870]

Do u know if u are getting all the photos sent to u? I have a spypoint and I back it. Up with a regular cam and wasn't even getting half photo sent . It was one pic sent to phone to 56 . And yea I have unlimited pic to be sent .. and it's micro

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That’s a test I’ll need to do. When I pull them out of the field in the next few weeks, I’ll try and compare how many pics are on the sd cards to what the apps show.

[@davetackett8126]

10:16.. hint, Bucks have a flat skull, Does have a rounded skull. any of these cameras is a major improvement over cameras 5 years ago.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Thanks! And spot on!

[@brentmcmahon8188]

I love my SPYPOINT but if you want your batteries just set it up to down load once a day but the more you down load the more your batteries go down and I set it up to down load once a day with lithium batteries and they have lasted me up to almost two years.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I normally run all my cell cams to just transmit once in the AM and once in the PM. The only time I will do more frequent is if it is the rut. They usually last the whole season still with lithiums.

[@k123332]

I have a stealth cell camera, my account got deleted twice and their costumer service is nonexistence...pretty sure muddy is in the same family, I wouldn’t recommend either.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yeah, I've had a bad experience with their customer service this year. Moultrie and Tactacam are getting most of my business right now.

[@jamesfettue9989]

I have a Bushnell sell your core 20 and we got some cold weather then started raining and it stopped working I brought in the house then I started working again I'm not sure what's up with that

[@NextStepOutdoors]

It sounds like it got moisture in it some how. I’d reach out to bushnell. They will probably send you a new one to replace it.

[@AchiganAngler]

Best review I have watched. Great job!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment! Always love getting feedback on my videos.

[@marciclark3430]

Great video! Very informative. Thank you very much!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ArmsnAcres]

I assume you need good cell service where you set the camera? Our property only has one spot where we get a signal. I don’t want to invest in a cell cam if it won’t work on my property. Thanks!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yes, you need decent service at least. Even in some areas with less than ideal service I've been able to run cell cams tho.

[@ArmsnAcres]

@@NextStepOutdoors awesome. Thanks for the response!

[@Floridaoutdoorschannel]

🙋‍♂️question? lol how well does the Fusion X and the Tactacam hold up to rain and dew in your opinion? Thank you for your review on all these cameras 🤙

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’ve never had any camera be damaged from rain, etc. sometimes if your cam is in a low spot that gets foggy often, the lens will get some condensation on it. You can treat the lenses with rain X and that won’t be an issue anymore.

[@Floridaoutdoorschannel]

Thank you I’ll give that a shot

[@randyhelgeson1254]

What about solar and battery life. To elk hunt these need to be more than 2 to 3 hours away. And can i hve them higher aiming down so the don't get stolen.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’m working on figuring out the best options for solar. So far the Tactacam panels are the best in my experience.

[@JBJHonez]

I didn’t hear anything about how hard they are to set up, receiving the pics and them working like they claim. That’s what I wanna know. If they aren’t easy to set up, have decent CS, and reliable, I don’t want them. That’s what a lot of these videos don’t cover. Setup Reliability Customer Service I can deal with 16mp but no point in 30mp and .2sec trigger speed if they don’t work All these vids showing the same thing their sites and boxes claim Edit:and battery life, it would be nice to know battery life

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Those are all great points. So far, they have all been pretty smooth. The only customer service dealings I’ve had lately are sending my bushnell back because one of the door latches snapped off. Waiting on a verdict but hoping they either repair or replace and ship it back to me. In future videos, I’ll probably review a smaller number of cameras so I can go deeper into detail on the other points you suggested.

[@chaddinga476]

Thanks for all the great information. Wish I had come across this video sooner. I bought a Muddy and had a lot of issues with it. Ended up hanging a second camera on the same tree and found it was only taking a third of the pictures it should have. Some of the missed pictures were of deer less than 10 yards away. And their customer service was a joke.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Muddy and stealth cam are owned by the same company. I’m not a huge fan of their customer service either.

[@brandiwalker6191]

I have had a spypoint cam for two years and it never worked they sent me a second one and I can get it to work either. I will never buy from them again.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’ll agree that they can be a pain but if you are 0/2 on brand new ones, my guess is there is some user error involved.

[@adamr5306]

Thank you!!!!! I am very thankful someone has done a good job of a review. Keep up the great videos

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Hey Adam that means a lot. I appreciate you saying that! Glad it helped.

[@rhyan4321able]

My Bushnell straight out of the box, day time pictures have a blur. I think I'm taking it back, just got it,, 10/7/2022

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Wonder if there is a setting to change for the shutter speed. I’m playing around in the app and don’t see one though. Was the deer running or just walking?

[@daisey000]

is there a cellar camera that doesn't require a cell plan? like will send a 100 pics a month for free?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Spypoint will

[@dalesteiner150]

9:22 and further......tactacam temperatures....?.....52 degrees F ?...61 F?...snowing.....🤔

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I think that might have been rain once it warmed up. Good catch though. I’ve never noticed that.

[@billytripp4849]

Can you get a monthly plan on the tactacam xb, can you get it for Verizon? Thanks

[@NextStepOutdoors]

The answer is yes to both of those questions!

[@leonardschofield9913]

I just bought a trail cam. For some reason I assumed video would come with audio.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Which one did you buy? Check the settings. Most have the option to have audio turned on or off. They should all offer it tho.

[@cobrahydro666]

Good afternoon. I'm looking In to cellular Trail cameras. For my city to use. To catch illegal dumping. This is the only video I've seen on Cellular . Do we you know how much and who provides the cellular services. Thank you.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Most are either ATT or Verizon. They all come with preactivated sim cards though and are controlled through an app. It is 100% independent from you cell phone provider.

[@cobrahydro666]

@@NextStepOutdoors Thank you for all the helpful information. 🙏

[@erichovatt]

I love the content. Thanks for making this video!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Thanks Eric that means a lot!

[@stevesamhat2982]

huge feature on XB you forgot is it also has GPS so u can find your camera lost or stolen

[@NextStepOutdoors]

This is a great point. Thanks for highlighting that!

[@pathophysiology6976]

Michigan hunter here. All types of weather humid, warm, hot, cold. Have done spy point micro, stealth fushion x, reveal xb. I agree reveal has great qualities, pictures, video, no flash BUT, batteries go twice as fast especially with higher quality picture setting and video and takes more batteries than others to run. If you have an active area every 1 to 1-1/2 month could be changing batteries if your lucky,(not using cheap batteries either) especially in cold, only way I would run these is with solar recharging battery that is added cost. For this reason, I don’t feel (my opinion) the quality is much different to the stealth fushion x for that reason I’ll be selling the reveals and buying more stealth. Subscription/Package is slightly cheaper to run on stealth too. Overall both good but when your running more than 2 cameras, stealth is cheaper with same quality I feel. Side note, spy point wasn’t bad, just like other two better. Just my 2 cents.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

With the cost of batteries these days, I've been slowly switching over to the 12v batteries with built in solar panels that tactacam offers. Even on a food plot on video mode, it has yet to dip under 100% battery. Thank you for your feedback though. I've recently had a bad experience with stealthcam's customer service, so I've been avoiding them since.

[@indeskys9714]

Tactacam X-pro vs tactacam XB. Which one do you think is better?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

X-Pro is probably better. Has the same invisible flash as the XB and a slightly better camera I believe.

[@herbnash8104]

I am on year 2 with the Spy point SOLAR battery, as while the pictures are good to get information, VERY disappointed in the battery. On a full charge (and being solar) the battery dies in about a week. NOW this may be due to colder weather but it was starting to get drained of battery in 40-50 degree. Sucks having to bring in and charge.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Are you running the solar micro? I’ve tried 2 this year and they’ve been working out well despite lots of negative reviews about getting moisture in them. I’m sure they’ll quit as soon as the warranty ends tho…lol

[@brewers-country8903]

I have the Wildlife Innovations Encounter camera and would not recommend. It was easy to download the app and set up the camera but then it works and then it doesnt. Even the app sometimes tells me it cannot find my account. Very weird. I will get pictures for 2 or 3 days from my hunting land then nothing for a week. I am not sure what is happening but I am done with WI cell cameras. I called their customer service and was on hold for more than 30 minutes. You have the option to put your number in there for them to call you back. It's been 10 days and no phone call from customer service, so customer service from Wildlife Innovations also sucks. Battery life is ok but I guess when you are only sending 3 days of pictures you dont use a lot of battery.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I typically avoid anything made my Wildgame innovations. I’ve never had a good experience with their cams as far back as I can remember so I’m not surprised.

[@benbearkiller]

What happens if your in the middle of no where with terrible cell service?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

They just function as normal trail cams then and won't transmit pictures. You'd probably be better suited just getting a regular trail camera and save a few bucks.

[@deidrabrey4043]

I am no my 3rd Apeman H45 (as in I now have three actively set up and working). They are no longer reviewed on YT or sold on Amazon but I fin them amazing and simple to use and reliable. I love them. Great support too. And cheap.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Appreciate you sharing!!!!

[@davidlove2055]

Spypoint customer service sucks and all the cameras I've used did as well .... maybe they better now... I own 3 tactacam and one I'm having issues with waiting on service to get back to me but great cameras... but still others on the market he didn't review for more options but some more Money

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’m still trying to find a great cam at a great price with great customer support. Tactacam may be the best overall so far. May or may not have ordered a couple more this week to try. Don’t tell my wife 🤫

[@brandons7272]

CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE! I want to buy a trail cam but I haven't figured out which one to buy and I've been looking at them for the past month! I thought the E6 was the way to go because it's got everything I need... I need Bluetooth so I can put pictures directly from the camera onto my phone cuz I don't use a computer... I'm kind of lost as far as if I need Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. I thought Bluetooth is what I needed in order to hook it to my phone and transfer pictures / videos. Also has to have time lapse mode, built in screen, clear pictures day and night without a visible flash at night time and clear audio, I don't know if this is available but I would like to be able to control it from my phone if I'm in range and make it record when I tell it to whether it be a picture or video/audio that would be nice. I'm going to probably end up using it mostly for security/surveillance type of applications. I want to make sure it take the picture at the right time to get whatever it is in screen... I watched and I saw someone said the Gu gardepro E8 constantly was taking pictures where you wouldn't see what was tripping it and on top of that it was extremely grainy blurry pictures if it was up close and they said the E6 was it not blurry up-close as well as didn't miss what it was supposed to take the picture of and a few other things but it seemed like the E6 was much better than the E8. Also it has to be under a hundred bucks preferably closer to 80 or below. I saw the E6 on Amazon for like a hundred bucks and then it had a coupon attached to it where would come out to be around 70 or $80. Anybody who could help me figure out which one I should buy I'd highly appreciate it! I really want to order it and get it ASAP I wanted it like 2 weeks ago but I don't want to get the wrong one

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I responded to your other comment on other vid. If that doesn’t help let me know. 🤙🏻

[@mr.bouncealot9047]

What about the Num'axes 1023? Have you tried that one out?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Don't think so...

[@chaoyang9309]

I need a sample on setting them up windy a day with trees branches or tall weed/thicket brushes swinging around back and forth. Most of mine trigger hundreds of false pictures on a windy day that really sucks.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That is tough. I make sure to clear as much foliage that could blow around in front of the cams as possible. Sometimes, there is no avoiding it though. Most of the cams have the option to lower the sensitivity of the sensor tho in that case.

[@yakchopgamez1036]

Do you need Wi-Fi to make these work?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

No but you do need to have cell service in the area.

[@emilywheat7146]

Such a good video! Thanks for taking the time sharing the info with us!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

No problem at all!

[@jimyoung9670]

hi , good video ! i have had many trail cameras, moultrie being the worst as all had the display go, they would not fix or have a nre one i could buy, not helpful. what is the most dependable camera ?? one that will last a few years , havnt found one yet !! thanks jy

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’d say any of the tactacam reveal line would be a good dependable camera with good customer service. I’m moving heavily that direction moving forward.

[@mattsullivan4318]

I just got two Tactacam gen 2 and image Is complete trash for about 15 yards out and you have to request everything in HD for additional price these might go back

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That’s how they all work. The pics come though lower quality so it takes up less data to transmit.

[@larrymerseal2500]

Did the date and time show at the bottom on the video with the Stealthcam camera?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yes, they all have the time and date stamp.

[@germe5449]

I have a few questions about signal/service out in the woods. If anyone could chime in on that for me I would appreciate it. I don’t have cell service where we hunt would this affect my pictures when I’m at home? also is the plan through my phone provider or the cell camera I decided to purchase? Thank you

[@NextStepOutdoors]

The plan for the camera is independent of your cell phone plan. It is managed on the app for whatever camera brand you choose and they all come with preactivated SIM cards. As far as service goes, you need to have decent service in the area you plan to set up your camera or it won’t be able to transmit the pictures.

[@dennisb1224]

The stealthcam reactor is really good too at $150.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’ll have to check that one out. Thanks for sharing 💪🏻

[@sapperROSS]

Steathcam is trash. I've returned/exchanged 3 and I have 3 that actually work.

[@FarmallFanatic]

Browning or Tactacam...period

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I like my tactacams. What browning would you suggest?

[@FarmallFanatic]

@@NextStepOutdoors Defender Pro...the cameras are good, they are having problems with the app currently

[@MrSrtman18]

Cell pricing approx. im new. Had expensive cams stolen off my private land. Im leery to put another one out. Someone is out on my land. Saw tracks today

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I’d say $5-$15 a month depending on how many pictures you want. I always use a python lock to secure my cell cams so no one can steal them without getting bolt cutters atleast.

[@dualthreatoutdoors]

Wow, you must have got a magical cam from spypoint. I have both that and the muddy manifest, and the muddy performed much better mainly for puncture quality. I sold all my tactacams and spypoints recently and will be all stealth/muddy this year. Imo the pics for stealth cam fusion x and reactor are a little better than the tacatacams, and for tacatacams you only get 250 pics/month for $5. For Stealth you get 600 pics/month for $5. Also, I had my tactacams on pic/video mode last year and the videos never sent to the app…..had to wait to see the videos until after I pulled the cams👎🏻

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Ironic how different peoples experiences can be. I’ll likely never spend another dollar with stealth/muddy due to several issues this past year. Moultrie and a Tactacam are my top after this last season.

[@dualthreatoutdoors]

@@NextStepOutdoors that’s crazy; the delta was the worst trail camera I’ve ever bought

[@RWH3354]

Think U did a great job on this vid!!! So I subscribed as well as beside liking! The 1 thing many Game cam reviews always seem not to mention is if the camera has a port for a 12v external battery...For me its an important feature... so maybe can can tell us if the Tacticam & SpiPoints do? Thanx for an in depth video on cell cams, I'm thinking of tryin one!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

They all have them, however, I believe tactacam has a special size port so you need to use cables specifically sold by them. I just got some of the solar panel/12v battery combos through tactacam and am excited to try.

[@SuperCharcoalangel]

I have been looking into cell cameras but I don't hear a lot of good things about their service in general. I have two small locations I am set up to hunt on but I found that the service was really bad in the area I would like to put a cell camera.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That makes it tough. I just put out two of these last weekend in an area that has spotty service and although it shows “weak signal” in the app it’s sending me pics still. amzn.to/3MDAVYx They have both ATT and Verizon SIM cards installed and they automatically flip flop back and forth on which ever is stronger signal at the time. No promise it works but maybe something to consider.

[@patnoble1914]

I have had the spypoint and a bushnell. I have had problems with both cameras leaking and corroding. Do you know any tricks to better seal these cameras?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I haven’t heard of any issues with bushnell and the only spypoints I’ve heard of having issues are the ones with the built in solar panels. I’d try contacting the companies to see what they can do for you first and foremost. Maybe try duct taping the seams or something like that once you set your cam and turn it on. Not ideal for sure.

[@joshuaolsen8844]

Would love to see a video discussing settings and best batteries to use! Thanks for sharing!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That’s a great suggestion. I normally just run lithium energizer batteries but you can also run solar panels or 12 volt batteries for all of these.

[@9409savant]

Awesome vid bud😊 great info

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Thanks David! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment!

[@nuffsaid6807]

Spypoint doesn't let you change your plan on the app...you have to go to their website which my camera still doesn't work

[@NextStepOutdoors]

What issues are you having? Firmware update fixes most issues but need to make sure to do it properly.

[@JonR35]

I see the reveal x says 16mp but you say 24? Which is it

[@NextStepOutdoors]

It looks like 16mp on the site so if I said 24, it was a mistake. The reveal XB is 24mp. Thank you for catching that.

[@dylancarlson2301]

Do all these cameras work with all cell providers, (t-mobile,Verizon, etc.) Or do you have to have a specific provider?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Most have an ATT or Verizon preactivated SIM cards. Everything is controlled through the app so it’s completely independent from your phone plan.

[@Gaumik-c2l]

I use the Stealth Cam Reactor cellular camera and daytime pictures are the clearest i've ever seen on any cellular camera nightime photos are ok and never used the video on it!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

That is one of the few I’ve yet to try. I appreciate you sharing your feedback. Hopefully it helps someone else out looking for answers on the Reactor.

[@GgaryRT]

I know my experience with spypoint may not be the same as other people. I’m sure that some have had no issues. I bought a micro last year and could only get 25% signal where I had it, but still got pics although it might send them 50 at a time. This year I have 100% signal and after the couple of weeks before season opened it had sent maybe 25 pics. My other camera that isn’t cellular, which is at the same location had 1400+ pics in the same couple of weeks. Not tell anyone not to buy one just telling my experience.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I've been starting to change my position on spypoint. Most of my new cameras are Tactacam or Moultrie and I've yet to have a problem with either. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@Chromicon]

Plans are super important. I have the Moultrie Edge, with the base plan. That's up to 1,000 pics/month. Since the does like to graze around after I put out some corn, I might easily get 250 pics/night. So, that's going to be a problem. Also, they don't mention that if you want to actually see a 33Mpixel picture, you have to pick one of the low res. pics that you get normally, and ask the the camera to download you the high res. pic the next time it checks in... and you only get 5 high res./month. So, choose wisely. Also, you only get 10 videos/month. I haven't actually turned that feature on yet, I'm saving it till the week b4 season starts. I assume I'll end up with 5 videos the first night, so that will suck.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

I recently added two of them to my Arsenal. One was placed in an area with iffy service. The one thing I don’t like is the fact that there is no sd card. All other cell cams will still take pics and save them to the sd card when there is not enough service to transfer to the cloud. I do not believe the edges do that unless they have some amount of internal memory.

[@BigRigRich]

Where can I get the cost of the cell service options and cost!

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Big rig rich don't need to look at prices!

[@Drundel]

Any of those have a timer on them or a way to schedule pictures? I want one for our farm to use for duck hunting and want picts at sun up, then +5 minutes.

[@brad72157]

Not sure about the others but, the Command App for the Stealth Cam and Muddy cams has that option.

[@NextStepOutdoors]

The only ones that currently do not allow you to pick time are moultrie and bushnell. All the rest you can.

[@Picard80]

Thanks for taking the time running this great test. Excellent information. The plans though - how to choose the right provider, how easy to turn the plan on and off, what does "500 pictures" means? You are done for the month once 500 are taken or you are limited to important 500 of your choice to your phone .... - is an important factor and clarification, experience sharing would be useful. Thank you

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Those are great questions. As far as provider goes, it doesn’t matter so whatever one has better service in the area you are planning to deploy the camera. If you buy an annual plan, you would be able to cancel at any time before it renewed the following year. For the monthly plans you can start and stop them at any point through the app. For the pic limits, 500 means it’ll send 500 pics and then stop sending to your phone but the camera will continue saving them to the SD card so you will still be able to see those whenever you check the cam in person. If you have your eyes on a specific brand, let me know and I’ll double check all of my info is 100% accurate

[@Picard80]

@@NextStepOutdoors Thank you. I appreciate your fast and thorough response! I will either buy a Spypoint or Tactacam XB. Spypoint has the value, XB the specs. The plan is the big question as I am not sure I need unlimitted but would be frustrated if I maxed out and miss the key information in money time. I m only interested in remote pictures. I might follow your advice and buy a spypoint as a beginner choice

[@NextStepOutdoors]

It looks like tactacam offers unlimited for $13/month and the next step down is 500 a month for $8. Spypoint is $15/mo for unlimited or $10/mo for 1000 pics. If you’re only running them for hunting season I normally just get the unlimited so I don’t need to worry about it but 1000 pics is a lot unless you’re planning to put it on a bait pile or a super high traffic area.

[@Picard80]

@@NextStepOutdoors I m more worried about misplacing it and getting pictures every second because some leaves would move :). I did more research and read complaints about the Spypoint durability. I will likely give the XB a shot. Any concern regarding battery life on the XB?

[@NextStepOutdoors]

Yeah, I would just go with the unlimited plan then. Batteries did good. Think I changed them once in a 4 month time frame but they were on a corn pile and had non stop birds from sun up to sun down on video mode taking videos every 15 seconds. I’d expect to get an entire fall out of them under normal circumstances but I was trying to get as many pics/videos as possible to test it (although I wasn’t intentionally trying to get the birds). Huge downfall of baiting and I don’t like baiting anyways. Food plots are going in as we speak 🙌🏻