20 Best Cellular Trail Cams (2022 Updated)

Have two Revel-X cameras tested both at home before placement in field 4. 5hrs away. Now mind you my precieved notion is both cameras in different locations on lease would have their individual photo plans so I can view them as such.

NOT so- unless you pay more and get unlimited plans. Tactacam pools all your photos together UNLESS it’s unlimited (don’t need that plan-their way making you pay more). I have the starter plan 250pics month(was planning upgrade once season starts, but not NOW).

With both cameras on starter plan 250ea, Tactacam pools both plans together for total 500pic. Now I have one camera that overlook feeder and takes more pictures (I’m ok with that), but second camera takes less looking I to what I believe is big buck area down along creek.

Now since 1st camera uses up more photos it reach 500 limits plan and stop sending pictures regardless that the 2nd camera may have only taken 39-100 pictures. Very disappointing to have them pooling.

When I call then all they say is upgrade to unlimited plan more $$$$. This not what I want. They then say open another account with different email and put 2nd camera in that. ????? To be able to get 250 plan.

I’ll be taking this Revel-X back asap. My Browning way better 1yr 6mos on same set lithium batteries from 2021.

I spent a lot of time reading reviews on cellular trail cams. Based on the positive reviews and the price range, I went for the Tactacam and couldn’t be happier. We hunt an area where access roads are only open in season, so I rode my bike as far as I could and walked in to one of the more remote spots to put the camera on June 4th.

Before I was out of the woods it sent me the first picture of a buck. It’s been there for 4 months now with Energizer rechargeable batteries pumping out great pics nearly every day. When I put it up, it was reading the fully charged batteries at 70%, so I was a little worried.

Fast forward 4 months and they are just now still 30%. Will probably go through them a little quicker in colder weather, but still incredible battery life. I just bought a second Reveal X model and can’t wait to get it out and added.

Setting up the account and getting connected wasn’t too bad. I wouldn’t call it the easiest it could be, but I get frustrated pretty easily and was able to get it connected, up and running with pretty minimal stress.

Probably the only reason I would give it 4. 5/5 if possible, but performance over 4 months solidly justifies giving it the 5/5 for me.

Bought three units based on all the positive reviews and was excited to start using it. Frustration doesn’t begin to describe what a nightmare these units are to setup. It appears their servers are so overwhelmed that you constantly encounter “network errors” or just completely blank screens.

Calling their service line results in a spectacularly failed attempt at AI. It will only acknowledge a short list of issues. If your issue isn’t there, it’s stumped. Next it passed me off to a supposed live person.

I sat and listened to birds chirping for over 45 minutes and then was disconnected. Gave up on the app and went back to the website to attempt signing up using a different approach. After 6 attempts where after each attempt all my info was wiped out, it finally took my credit card info, but I can not activate the unit.

I’ve never encountered anything like this with a tech product. Whoever heads up Tatacam’s IT operation should be fired. Stay away from this unit until they straighten this mess of an IT operation out.

This is what happens when you grow too fast and try to hold it all together with rubber bands and band aids. I’ve wasted 3 hours today and am no better off then when I started. I’m returning all three in the morning.

The reveal gen 1 cell cams have been among the top cell cameras on the market at the best price/performance ratio- bang for your buck! (I own 8 Gen1 Reveal) and Tactacam was able to improve their next generation reveals by listening to what hunters want! The Reveal X takes 16 MP pics and you can request HD pics through the app to be sent to your phone.

It comes with either ATT or Verizon. The new reveal X is very easy to set up through the Tactacam Reveal app- scan the bar code and the app will guide you step by step through the set up process. Your phone will connect right to the camera and you will see image the camera sees on the screen if your phone, with a red line that indicates the movement detection zone of the camera, making it really easy to set up the camera in the perfect spot and at the perfect hight so you don’t miss anything! For the quality of pictures the Reveal X takes, you will not find another cell trail camera remotely in the same price range that performs as well as the the Reveal X does! Still…best bang for your buck!.

I’m the guy that waits until everybody else uses a product and they fix all the little kinks and quirks before buying in. First cell cam I ever saw was a spypoint that my buddy had. Was not impressed.

At all. Or any other cell cams I saw. Wild game Innovations cheaper cameras are normally my go to. But with gas being so high and weighing all the pro’s and con’s and a buddy showing me how his worked, I was sold.

I didn’t realize the other tactacams didn’t have the LCD screen until I bought this one. Now I’m debating if Ill ever buy a 2. 0! For just a little extra you get so much more! I had heard tactacams were the best quality and easiest to setup out of all other cell cams on the market but I’m a believer now.

Also, you don’t have to have Verizon or At&T to use these cameras. They come with a pre-activated SIM card from each company. You pick whatever gets the best signal in your area. App walks you through everything.

Give them a debit or credit card to bill monthly or purchase a yearly plan. Photos are sent to the app! Easy as that! You don’t always get what you pay for, but with this, you get your moneys worth and then some!.

The reveal gen 1 cell cams have been among the top cell cameras on the market at the best price/performance ratio- bang for your buck! (I own 8 Gen1 Reveal) and Tactacam was able to improve their next generation reveals by listening to what hunters want! The Reveal XB takes 24 MP pics and can record videos.

It is compatible with both ATT and Verizon and comes with both SIM cards in the box. Simply insert which carrier has the better signal in your area. The XB is very easy to set up through the Tactacam Reveal app- scan the bar code and the app will guide you step by step through the set up process.

Your phone will connect right to the camera and you will see image the camera sees on the screen if your phone, with a red line that indicates the movement detection zone of the camera, making it really easy to set up the camera in the perfect spot and at the perfect hight so you don’t miss anything! You can request videos sent to your phone and the camera is equipped with gps tracking, making it possible to track the location of the camera, should it start to wander.

For all the features the XB has, you will not find another cell trail camera remotely in the same price range that performs as well as the the Reveal XB does! Still…best bang for your buck!.

I have been using the tactacam reveal X for the past year now and love it!! I decided to get a couple of the tactacam XB cameras to try out and man I was not disappointed. First off there was a change in megapixel you jump from 16 to 24 , that 8 megapixels makes a huge difference on your image clarity, it seems to be just as durable as the reveal x and my reveal x has taken a beating from the weather the whole year it’s has been out and it’s still going strong.

The no glow IR technology on the XB is second to none, I had a concern about battery usage however to my surprise it has proved to have exceptional battery life, with a half second trigger speed, 80’+ detection range, it hides well and even in the most remote of locations will give you pictures in real-time right in the palm of your hand you just can’t beat the tactacam XB!!!.

I have been using the tactacam reveal X for the past year now and love it!! I decided to get a couple of the tactacam XB cameras to try out and man I was not disappointed. First off there was a change in megapixel you jump from 16 to 24 , that 8 megapixels makes a huge difference on your image clarity, it seems to be just as durable as the reveal x and my reveal x has taken a beating from the weather the whole year it’s has been out and it’s still going strong.

The no glow IR technology on the XB is second to none, I had a concern about battery usage however to my surprise it has proved to have exceptional battery life, with a half second trigger speed, 80’+ detection range, it hides well and even in the most remote of locations will give you pictures in real-time right in the palm of your hand you just can’t beat the tactacam XB!!!.

I now have several of these cameras and love them. I pay much closer attention to wildlife activity since the pictures are sent to me immediately, rather than just blasting through a bunch of photos on an SD card that was in a camera for weeks or months.

It is addicting to know their movements on the fly versus well after they were already there and gone. It is nice to also monitor food plot growth without having to make the trips back and forth. It is over an hour trip one way to my hunting grounds so receiving the photos wirelessly saves me a ton of money in fuel costs plus not disturbing my hunting areas is also a bonus.

It is also a plus to be able to stop the camera from taking photos when you don’t want it to, such as when that deer beds in front of your camera, resulting in thousands of unwanted photos. The Hyperfire 2’s have performed flawlessly for me.

The only issue I had to date was the latest camera I bought needed the SIM card updated by Reconyx, which took approximately 4 minutes, and it was up and running. Pictures have always been clear and to my knowledge, hasn’t missed anything that has passed in front of it.

Yes, they are expensive, but I have grown tired of continuously replacing all the cheap cameras that malfunction only after a couple years. I plan to add a couple more to my arsenal and then won’t need to worry about buying new cameras for many years to come.

I’ve been using reconyx since 2011 and the reliability is unmatched. The app is easy and intuitive to use. Sorting and filtering pictures is very easy along with managment of settings. Batteries do burn up quicker in the cell cams, but that’s the trade off you get when you add cell service.

You can expect roughly 2-5k pics with every detection transmission and closer to 10k+ with once daily transmission. The cell cameras work in areas where my cell phone will not. These cameras do not miss anything when set up correctly.

Do the walk test and you have a perfect understanding of what will and won’t trigger your camera. The warranty program is unmatched. Yes it does take a month or so for your camera to be repaired, but it happens no questions asked! All 20 of my cameras are still operational going back to the HC500’s.

One argument I constantly hear is that you can afford X number of cheaper cameras versus a reconyx. That’s certainly true and what’s also true is that you WILL get less photos and those cameras WILL fail much sooner than a reconyx.

You get what you pay for.

Bought a RECONYX cell camera last year after trying a bunch of Spypoints due to reviews and price. I’m in a group of 5 hunters. Half of our 10 SPYPOINT had to be sent back for repair within a month. Batteries don’t last two months and the solar option doesn’t work at all in the woods.

Tried a RECONYX because we used the non cell versions for years and they were incredible. The cell version does not disappoint. It’s great. Batteries have been running now for two months and still at 90%.

Didn’t have to change batteries at year over 3 months. The trigger speed and number of photos that it takes is unbelievable. Had to slow it down because it takes too many pics. We can’t speed the other brands up fast enough.

They talk about fast trigger speeds but something is different. This camera will take 10-1 pics. You get the whole deer in trails also, not the rear end. These cameras cost a lot but like everything else in life, you get what you pay for.

I purchased two based on reputation of Reconyx, estimated battery life, and 5 year warranty. First set of lithium batteries lasted two months. Purchased solar panel to take care of that issue but as I went to install and turn camera back on I got “modem error”.

Had to pull it out and send in only to receive email it will take 4 to 5 weeks just to look at it. I bought Bushnell camera at same time that also had issue and had to pulled it for repair. Bushnell sent me new camera immediately.

Not so with these guys. Nice options on camera but in my opinion not worth the high cost.

I I bought this camera less than a month ago. I had previously bought a camera from another brand, and the experience was good. With the Delta Base camera, I could say that many of their problems would end if they gave the first 30 days free, doing that, we customers would become familiar with the product and how operates.

However, this is not the case, and in the meantime, we customers get frustrated. My frustration was with not understanding the system, and not with the camera itself. Now that I understand I can say that I give the camera an A+, but Moultrie could do a better job with this camera.

I don’t know if they are like that with others, but their plans (service contracts) are not friendly when you don’t know how they work. Then you learn to know how it works. As for the image and video quality I have nothing bad to say since it is very good.

The other thing I don’t like is that it needs 12 AA batteries to work! Yes, 12 batteries! Although most cameras run on 8 AA batteries, I ran a set of new batteries dry in 4 days. On the other hand, the customer service I must say is first class.

I called them and they immediately solved the problem I had with the setup. In short I will repeat. It is a good camera, but with a data plan not optimal. Perhaps the previous camera of another brand that did give me 30 days free predisposed me for this.

Try yourself and let us know.

This was my first cellular camera. I am very happy with this purchase. Pros: 1. Even though my cell strength averages 27%, I have not missed any notifications and my HD videos have been delivered without issue 2.

Requested image picture and video is great. The quality is what you would expect from a higher priced camera 3. Very simple to set up 4. Picture range is as advertised. I have some brush between my camera and a walking trail.

Trail is about 35 yards. I have picked up deer and horse riders even though there is some brush to disrupt the movement. Con. The only con I have is with the App. For the most part the app works great.

The only issue I have experienced is after selected a thumbnail to view. If I try and zoom in on the pic, the image either moves to the next or the app freezes and shuts down. For me, this is not a big deal because most of the time I can tell what I am looking at without having to zoom in.

Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase. I have already suggested this camera to a friend whose struggling with a competitors camera.

I spent several weeks researching, watching videos, charting and comparing. In the end I picked the Delta base due to the price point, picture quality, video capability although video was not a must.

I have had the camera for almost two months and love the picture cataloging to better understand deer movements. The picture quality is clear and provides the clarity I feel is better than any camera I have used to date.

The set up was as expected and only took a few minutes while at the house. I set the camera up on location and the signal appears to be having issues and lightning up green, but the camera has been working flawlessly since setup.

I’m using a homemade 12v solar battery pack and have no issue concerning battery life. I’m very satisfied with the camera and optimistic about future use.

I’ve used Covert Cameras for years now and haven’t had a whole lot of problems until recently. Had a camera out of warranty of this type and called covert. It only had 2 issues, one button didn’t work and it only flashed 50% of the time.

Otherwise, everything else was fully functional. They said for $25 dollars they could attempt to fix it, if not I could upgrade to a new one for $100 off the price, or just get my old one back. I sent it in, they attempted to fix it and supposedly it totally quit after their repairs.

They said I could either upgrade for $100 off a new one or since they worked on my now totally broken one, I’d have to pay $25 to get it back in a 100% non functional state. I’m not expecting a new camera, I would just assume they might give you more if they are the reason the camera is in worse shape than when they received it.

Horrible service, they just kept repeating to me that it was out of warranty and either $100 off a new one or $25 for the old one that. I would expect that you take care of customers if you were the one that made it worse.

Heck, even send me an old refurb one, not break it and tell me to deal with it. Never again with covert.

I started using cellular cameras 4 years ago and used spypoint. Recently they both quit working so I tried covert. I hunt in an area of very weak cell signal. My cell phone will usually not send a pic if I text.

Set up of the covert cam was easy. Had to get the booster antenna to get signal. The sd card that came with camera was no good. After 1 pic it would say card full. Switched cards and it works very well and sends much better pics than Spypoint cams.

I just ordered another one. Hope they add a solar version or external 12v option in future. That would be icing on the cake.

It takes a photo when triggered by movement, in my case deer but the deer are never fully in the picture, I have tried all trigger settings with no success. The camera photo quality is far from desirable.

Many less expensive cameras have a much better picture quality. If you are wanting a decent photo over 10 yards this is not the camera for you. I give it a 3 because it has cool features.

I sort of took a chance on this because it had so many bad reviews, but I am very happy that I did. I installed the software update from Browning (customer service was awesome, gave me the update instructions and file the same day I requested them).

I have not gotten the camera out in the wilderness but it has been running/testing in my back yard for a week on a 5 minute all day time-lapse, at 26mp setting, and it has been working awesome. Alkaline batteries still read full.

It has only taken about 12 to 15 night photos, mostly of me dinking around in the dark seeing how it works, and bunnies, but they all look great. All the time-lapse videos are really clear and crisp.

I am really happy with this camera so far, it is easy to use, takes great pictures during the day and the night, I still have to test out the videos as I have not tried that setting yet since there is basically no movement in my back yard during the night.

The software update must have corrected the issues others have had as I am not having any of those issues.

Just purchased my second Browning Strike Force. I’ve been using my first one for just over a year so far. I’m really happy with the trigger speed and especially the fast recovery time in between photos.

The picture quality is very good and the detection range is outstanding. Also the metal clip on the strap is a far better idea than the plastic ones on most other cameras. I’ve had two break in the past.

One from the cold, the other from plastic degradation due to sunlight. I was mistakenly disappointed in the longevity of the camera at first. Stopped taking pictures at night after only four months of use.

Contacted Browning and they recommend lithium batteries, said that alkaline batteries give off a gas which in time creates the corrosion you sometimes see when batteries are left in for to long. The technician said you may not see signs of corrosion yet, but it is there.

And that although spinning the batteries in place will clean the contact surface, just attaching the camera to a tree can move them slightly out of position again. They recommended cleaning all contact surfaces with denatured alcohol every time you replace the batteries when using alkaline and yearly with lithium.

Well after cleaning every contact surface on the camera as well as the batteries, bingo works like new again. Did the same to another brand of camera which I had replaced with the Browning and it started working again as well.

I’ve tossed three cameras in the past thinking that they were possibly damaged due to lightning strikes. I feel this tip is something that should be in the owner’s manual. All in all I have been happy with the Browning Strike Force HD.

I have 3 of these on one lease and about to buy a few more for another property we hunt. When setting them up make sure you select the appropriate cell phone provider because you’ll run into issues. I had to return one and found out that it was an issue with me selecting Att vs Verizon in the set up.

HD pictures are incredible and the invisible infared doesn’t spook anything. I was initially receiving alerts not stop and had to schedule them to minimize the notifications for new pictures. Not sure why the ratings are so bad on this camera.

I started with one and eventually bought more and really enjoy the real time photos. Battery life is incredible as well although they use 16 AA batteries. I’m assuming the bad ratings are from folks that don’t have a good signal?.

This product have great features on paper that do not seem to work at all. I tried setting on picture mode, video mode and timelapse plus mode and the camera does not seem to capture properly, I bought the best Sandisk Extreme pro SDXC memory card 512gb rated the best for video capture and the camera is freezing often when I try to activate it and did not shut off when I put it on off position.

I upgraded the software before starting to use my camera as I was planning to use a big capacity memory card I In addition to this, the Browning buckwatch timelapse viewer software is not working at all on my computer and I had to uninstall it.

I paid almost 300$ cdn for this. Very expensive for a deceiving experience. I am very disapointed with this product and by Browning that is normally making good products.