Scout Quality Unit
Posted on Sunday, June 19th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Field Trial of the Cuddeback Expert IR Digital Scouting Camera
I have tested some of the Cuddeback products in the past and I have had mixed success with them. For the most part they have been decent cameras but the image quality was fair and I had some problems with the mounting system that they used. I was anxious to see if they had made improvements on some of these issues.
The Image Quality
The images taken by this camera are a little better than the previous 3.0 model. They are not the quality that I get from my Sony Cybershot but that is not the use that they are intended for. I would rate the image quality somewhere between fair and good. It is sufficient for using as a field camera to research the deer I want to track. You might have some trouble blowing up or cropping images but overall it is not bad.
The Trigger Speed
In my opinion maybe the most important feature of a field camera is its ability to capture images quickly. I have been using field cameras for some time, and the early generation cameras were painfully slow. Some of them were even over five or six seconds. This is one area where the Cuddeback Expert absolutely excels. This is actually the faster camera I have ever used in terms of its trigger speed and that is a big plus. Those early generation cameras took plenty of pictures of the forest by itself, and often I could not tell if the sensor was just picking up movement of branches or if the camera was trying to capture a buck moving quickly through the focus of the camera. I have to give credit to Cuddeback for maintaining great trigger speed on its cameras.
Batteries
The Cuddeback Expert takes four D size batteries. The battery life is about four weeks on this model. The manual tells me that when the battery level indicator gets to one then the batteries should be replaced. When it was at one, it seemed like it was out of juice. It did take a fair amount of pictures but the life of the batteries could be improved upon. If you are planning on using rechargeable batteries then you will see the battery life cut in half so it is probably not advisable unless you plan to be checking on your camera very often.
Other Features
One thing that has been a contention for me is the equipment that comes with many field cameras for setting them up on the tree. Cuddeback has been no exception to this rule, although the current set up is an improvement on the former. You can padlock the case closed which is good, but they could improve the strap system even more if they wanted to really make this an easy to use unit.
Overall the picture quality is ok with this camera, the functions are actually pretty good and the trigger speed is outstanding. The cost of these cameras remains low, so if you are getting into the field photography I would suggest that this one is worth a look.
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