This review is for the Primos Truth Cam Blackout Model 63035, not the 63050 Model as pictured on some websites, so look at the model numbers. From what I read, I think the 63035 Model has been out a little longer than the 63050 Model, camo color, and has two less LEDs. There is not much info on these Blackout cameras, so here are some of the specs:
1. Camera is 9" ht, 7" wide, 2" thick
2. 6 volt camera and has external battery port
3. Requires 4 D batteries
4. Requires SD card 1GB to 32GB
5. Has 60 LED Settings allow you to use 36 LED or 60 LED
6. Takes 2MP, 3.1MP, 5 MP, or 7MP photos
7. Takes 15S High Res, 15S Low Res, 30S High Res, 30S Low Res, or 60S Low Res videos
8. At 3.1MP, the SD card can hold the following: 1GB=820 pics, 2GD=1650 pics, 4GD=3300 pics, 8GD=11420 pics, 16GD=13220 pics, 32GD=26440 pics. At 2MP, the camera will hold about a third more images.
9. Will record time, date, moon phase, temperature
10. Has a delay of 5 sec, 10 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min, 30 min, and 60 min.
11. Has photo burst of 1, 3, and 5
12. Has 3 sensing modes: low, normal, and high
13. 1 sec or less trigger speed
14. Pictures are color during day shots, b/w at night
15. Comes with 72" strap and will except security cable lock
16. Instruction manual says batteries can last a year using minimum delay and photo burst
I just purchased the Primos Truth Cam Blackout, so I will update this review after some more use.
I put the camera out last night to test and it was very easy to set up. It has a push button digital control panel that illuminates with large digital text. Standing inches from the camera and staring directly into the blackout flash, you see a very, very, very small hint of red when the camera takes a picture, but cannot be detected if more than 8" away.
This morning I had 441 pictures on the camera. This was using a 30 sec delay with 3 burst. There were no pictures that were blank and all had visible wildlife. A couple of images had an animal or two that were blurred, but the camera remained focus within the shot.
Remember, an SD card with a faster download speed allows you to use less battery, save images faster, and will keep up with the camera trigger speeds. If you have a camera with an awesome trigger speed but your SD card cannot download the images quickly enough, you will start getting blank photos. I recommend purchasing a higher quality SD card.
So far, I'm happy with the purchase. I'm not the biggest fan of Primos, but after a lot of research, this seems to be one of the better cameras on the market for the money.
UPDATE AS OF OCTOBER 14, 2011
I have now had two of these units in the field from August 27 to October 14. First thing is setup. The camera comes with a strap that is worthless when hunting Texas mesquite/scrub brush, but the camera does have four threaded holes on the back of it for the Primos bracket. I didn't use the Primos bracket but instead attached the camera using some u-bolts to a 2 inch steel pipe driven in the ground 5 feet. It's nice and tight. I prefer this method actually because too many cows and deer have moved my cameras in the past. These cameras had a 16GB SD card HQ and the settings were on 3.1 MP, 1 minute photo burst, normal sensing, and 60 LED flash.
First camera had 16008 pictures and the batteries had very little juice left. Camera had recent pictures from October 14.
Second camera had 5760 pictures and the batteries were dead. Last pictures taken were on September 15. How does one only last three weeks and the other seven weeks, I have no idea. In the past, I've purchased bad batteries off the shelf and this may be the reason. These were Duracell's so I thought they would have performed better.
Another thing I noticed about this camera is that as the pictures went on, the night flash range was not as wide or long, but you could still make out the animals within some distance. I'm sure this was due to the batteries losing juice.
As for weather, winds speeds get really high and there was some tree movement that set the camera off; not to many times, but some. These trees were about 50 feet away. After having 4 inches of rain the week before, there were no signs of moisture in the units.
In conclusion, I think the cameras are performing well have taken some great pictures at these feeders. I have tried to include a variety of pictures of day and night, so I hope this helps everyone when comparing and researching game cameras.
UPDATE AS OF 11/06/11
This weekend I checked the cameras again. The two cameras had about 11500 pictures each since the last update; same camera settings. Duracell batteries were replaced 3 weeks ago and only had 10% life left on both. I'm thinking this was probably due to the weather moving through the area causing it to get down to 18 degrees. Colder temps have always eaten up battery life quickly. Next week I'm putting a solar panel and rechargeable battery on these things. Pictures are still good and the units had moisture sitting on them this morning; no visible signs of moisture in the units. I was also in the blind at 530 this morning and there were no visible flashes while the unit was taking photos. Besides being a little disappointed with the battery life, the units are starting to fade. Really could care less about the fading as long as the plastic housing doesn't start too brittle from sun exposure. I assume Primos puts a UV protectant in their moldings and this is only effecting color. We'll see how these will do thru the winter.
UPDATE AS OF 11/14/11
This weekend I checked the cameras again and they're working great. Besides eating up some batteries, the pictures are really nice and crisp and the camera have no visible flash; I have gotten thousands of great pictures this season. I'm really happy with the purchase.
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