Shaun_300 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I was in Walmart yesterday and saw this Moultrie D-333 for $109. Decided to pick it up and give it a shot. Set it out last night, no pics overnight. Moved it to a better location where I know the deer cross to get from the neighbour's field to our fields. So hopefully will have some pics later! Have 1 doe with 2 fawns, and another doe with 1 fawn that I see daily in the field, and lots of other deer too. So hopefully they will show up on the trail cam. This being my first one I wasn't really sure how high on the tree to set it. So after I did the aim mode on it I walked around to see what it looked like. I must admit, I'm not too impressed with the quality of the pics with it being a 7MP camera. Mind you I had the door open on the cam while I was walking around, so maybe it wasn't focusing properly without the window in front of it? We'll see what the pics look like when I get some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Terrain and conditions dictate how I set my cams. Flat ground shooting out, would probably set it about 3-4 ft high. I do like to set my cameras higher in some cases and use a stick to angle them down. May be some focus issues Shaun, however I can tell you in my experience that moultrie cams are not gonna give real sharp pics. I bought my most recent 10 mp m990(10 mp) for I think $105, it gives a little better pics when it is either very bright or when it is dark. Mixed shade and sun like in your pics seems to be some focal issues. I get much better pics from my homebrews with flash, they are only 4.1 mp cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yeah I'm thinking the sun was screwing with the focus too. I'll try it where it is and I may try setting it higher and using a stick to angle it down like you suggested. They had an M-880 I think it was, I didn't look at the specifics to a tee but it looks like the only difference was the M-880 did video and this D-333 doesn't. I wasn't interested in the video so I just got this one since it was about 80 bucks cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 For 110 bucks I would recommend returning the moultire and buying a bushnell. The moultries false trigger a ton and bushnells can be bought for the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'll see how it performs. I'll return it and get a Bushnell if I don't like it. I reread the instruction manual and I think I missed the step to set the highest photo quality. Gonna head back and change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yeah, thought that price was a bit high for that model, but not sure about currency conversion. I think I gave about $100 for my m880i new when I bought it last year. Some good deals on ebay in the off season, prices now are probably up. Heard mixed reviews on the bushnells that walmart sells here. fwiw, the 880 takes much better pics where it is aimed out over a scrape line/food plot edge that is opened up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Pictures don't look too bad. Looks like you've got lots of browse and understory for food but the buck in the picture looks a little thin. haha seriously, I've used the Wildgame Innovations years ago and they were junk despite great customer service. People seem to have good luck with Moultrie cams but i haven't used them. Seems my cams are all Bushnell 8mp IR Trophy Cams. This spring I won a Cuddeback Long Range IR cam so we'll see how that works. lot of good ones now. "field scan" or time lapse triggered versus motion is a great feature. Lets me do trail cam surveys for helping determine density, buck to doe ratio, etc. and to help determine harvest goals for doe. during the season it's great for plots and inside corners were deer could be out of range on some trails or cams will add pressure/presence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Wow! a canadian Sasquach!...lol Cams are fun and can be very addicting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 just FYI, I have a couple of the Cabelas brand cameras and I'm pretty impressed with the quality, battery life, etc. Been running them for a couple years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Thanks guys! I'm blown away at the amount of pics I'm getting. One day last week I had 267 pics in a 24hr period lol. That's with a 3 shot burst, 10 second event delay. Pics look better now too that I found the "enhanced" 7MP setting instead of the "high" 4MP it was set to by default. Battery life has been good so far, still at 99% after a week of use. (Did one day of 30 second videos too) My girlfriend and I are talking about taking a drive down to Toronto next weekend to go to Bass Pro. And there's a Cabela's about an hour north of the Bass Pro. Might have to pick up another one if I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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