Foxelli Trail Camera – 20MP 1080P HD Wildlife Scouting Hunting Camera with Motion Activated Night Vision, 120° Wide Angle Lens, 42 IR LEDs & 2.4” LCD screen, IP66 Waterproof Game Camera, SD card incl.

I bought a trail camera once, for twice the price of this one, and never managed to make it work. I'm sure it was me, not the camera, but there was no support and I eventually abandoned it. I was recommended to this camera by a friend, who has the smaller model. It comes packed with care. it's well designed. It has a simple, detailed little instruction book which, if you follow it carefully (as I did after a couple of tries winging it - during which I contacted the folks and got friendly help) you will be able to pop in your card, initialize it, set your time, date and photo quality preferences. You can easily strap it to a tree or whatever, turn it on, walk away and the next morning see nice, clear, video and stills -- if there's been anything moving. I'm very happy with it!

I recently purchased 4 of these cameras and couldn’t be happier. They take excellent pictures and easy to setup. I have had them out for about a month and no issues so far. Seem to be a great value, especially since SD card comes with it. As my older cameras start to have issues I will definitely be replacing with Foxelli camera’s.

Four stars for good overall performance where it counts, but had to deduct a star due to an issue with image preview on the built - in screen, described further down in this review.Here are some good points that I found :- came with a 16GB SD card how cool is that?- it uses FULL SIZE SD cards and not those tiny micro SD that are almost impossible to handle especially in the middle of winter in the field and God forbid you drop one of those suckers pretty much gone at that point.- the default settings are right on target and the box is ready to use right out of the box, however I made a few adjustments to suit my preferences. In particular, the default rate of re-detection is one minute, so that means that after an initial detection it waits for a whole minute before it will respond to another motion activation. I set it to the minimum which is 5 Seconds.- easy to set up and test the motion detection range and sensitivity, which seems to be quite good, as I was able to detect myself walking in the back of my property which is about 60 feet away or so in total darkness. Daytime detection seems to be solid as it captured a 4-point buck in my backyard and it snapped off a couple 20-megapixel pictures as well as recorded a video or two.- instant preview of recorded snapshots and videos is convenient, and it also has the ability to zoom into photos as well.- nighttime sensitivity seems to be good. It picked up my walking at the back of my property 60 feet away and I could see myself clearly on the video. Captured some deer at night also. The images/videos seem to be brighter in the center of the field and the edges were not quite as bright which seems to be fairly typical for most brands.A couple of less-than-ideal items...- the image sharpness was not as good as other sample images users have posted from the 14 megapixel foxelli unit. 20mp isn't much use if pixels are blurry. It's not horrible by any means just not as sharp as I expected. I read somewhere that the native resolution of the camera is closer to 5mp. I will try to post some pics...- not sure what locale the camouflage pattern was intended for but it is way too light for typical trees in Ohio. Plus with it being so light the LED array, lens and the passive detectors really stand out and it becomes very easy to spot by people who might want to take it.- the unit makes an audible click when motion is detected. Not super loud but I would be concerned that nearby animals might get scared away or it would alert its existence to nearby people if close to unit.- the LEDs are human visible at a distance of 20 to 30 ft. I would expect the 940 nanometer LEDs at this price point.- while previewing images/videos on the built - in screen, the unit has hopelessly locked up on several occasions, requiring removal of the batteries. (even switching to "off" had no effect, it just stayed on, but unresponsive). As long as the unit doesn't lock up while in capture mode this shouldn't be a deal breaker.**** UPDATE **** The fine folks at Foxelli provided a firmware update which was easy to apply, however unfortunately the lockup problem persists.I'll probably get one of the 14 megapixel units so that I have something to directly compare to, but except for the image preview problem, this should do a good job detecting various animals on the trail.This is a real review btw... I'm not reimbursed in any way for anything here

I bought one when it was on sale, so I got a great deal. Time will tell how well it holds up but it seems sturdy enough. It includes a strap as well as a nice little mounting plate. It is easy to use and the 16gb SD card came formatted and ready to go.Now for the cons:The current version, built after Dec 2018, has visible red light coming from the LEDs which is kinda noticeable. So it's not good for a stealthy security camera; if you are trying to catch thieves and trespassers, chances are they will see it and take it down.Second, the camera sensor is only 5mp, even though it makes a 20mp image file, the detail doesn't improve when set above 5mp, it just fills the card faster. If you need 20mp detail, this is not the camera for you.Lastly, this camera cannot run on normal (1.2v) rechargeable AA batteries.

I bought one camera which came to me defective by freak accident. It allowed moisture into the actual camera where the infrared light is. I contacted the Foxelli customer service and they were SUPER nice and helpful. Sent me another one right away which arrived 2 days later and sent me a prepaid postage stamp to send the other one back. They apologized a ton and were so helpful with the whole process. As for the actual camera, it’s one of the best I’ve ever had. It comes with its own memory card. It takes great pictures, and you can look at the pictures on the actual camera, which is much more convenient than having to go back home and plug my card into my laptop. 10/10 would recommend for anyone looking for a great trail camera and awesome customer service.

Update: I dropped the review to one star. Bought in January and stopped work in September. It takes pictures as I leave camera area and then stops working. JUNK.I almost sent this back as it was doing this odd audible repetitive relay clicking when turning on. When it takes a picture you can't hear anything so not sure about that. My guess is the relay is what is used to switch the lens from day to infrared. I put it out for a week while we had heavy rain. It was out in open skies and I was surprised to find it dry inside. I was also surprised to find it being pretty fast on picture taking compared to another brand I have. Daytime pictures were pretty decent. Nighttime was worse than my other camera. To be fair it may have been bouncing glare off from an object two feet away on the side. The lens angle is wider than my other camera. I'll report back if I have problems.