GardePro A3S Trail Camera, 64MP 1296p Game Camera with Clear 100ft No Glow Night Vision, Fast 0.1s Trigger Speed Motion Activated Waterproof, H.264 MP4 Video

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I've been operating a variety of trail cams in the Rocky Mountains of Canada for 10 years now. Some of those cams are getting tired and it's time to look at some new ones. I bought this cam and set it up in my back yard where I've been feeding deer forever. I'm glad I did because the old cams were pretty easy to operate but this cam is unbelievable. With the setting on this cam you can do a lot more and the quality of the pics and videos are amazing. I also bought secured boxes because the black and grizzly bears are hard on the cams but they can handle it in secured boxes with python cables.

I was looking for a no glow IR camera that was invisible to the human eye and found this camera after quite a bit of research. Most of the no glow cameras were twice or three times as much so I was a bit apprehensive. But, after some testing I'm very happy with it. I set it up beside another proven camera and it triggered every time. Most images were center frame. Pros: 1) The price is great. 2) The audio was excellent! Way beyond any of my other cameras and even distant or low volume sounds were captured by the camera. 3) Exposure is adjustable for different locations and will auto adjust mid video if necessary. Medium setting seems to work the best for me so far. 4)LED's invisible to the human eye. This camera is totally undetectable at night. No red glow visible at all. 5) Clear night time photos and video. 6) I like that it uses full size SD cards so I'm not fumbling around with a tiny micro card in the woods. I will say that it needs a pretty fast SD card though. I used a class 10 card first and noticed some stutter in the audio. I switched to a faster A2 card and no more problems. I think many of the negative reviews are from people who are using slower or incompatible cards. If you are getting partial photos or weird video/audio artifacts switch to a quality card with a transfer speed over 30mb like a U3, V30 or faster if you plan to do a lot of video. Sandisk has never let me down. Just because a card works in one make of camera doesn't mean it'll work in all of them. Cons: 1) Bit rate of the video reveals it is on par with 1280x720p even though the video settings allow for 1920x1080p video. Not uncommon but disappointing. In all fairness, the description says 1296p not 1920p (though it lists 1920x1080p setting in the description) It is typical for a camera in this price range and not a deal breaker. 2) My biggest gripe seems like the most trivial but it is the on/off switch. Every other camera has "off" all the way left and "on" all the way right. "Settings" is in the center position. They are easy to turn on and off with gloves because you can just push it all the way over. THIS camera has "On" in the center position, which means I'm going to have to remove gloves and be careful to only slide the switch one click every time I turn it on. That is going to be irritating every time I check the camera.

Great video and audio and works well overall. I did have an issue with intermittent static noise in some of the videos. I reached out to Garde Pro and their customer support was excellent. Worked with me to identify and resolve the issue to my full satisfaction in a very timely and appropriate manner and then followed up to ensure I was satisfied. Issues happen, that's life - how a company stands behind their product is what makes one company stand out - Garde Pro definitely stood out as one of those companies in my interactions with them.

Having used many different cam brands over the years, I've found this one to be reasonably reliable. It's a departure from the big named brands, but the reliability/quality of this cam appears to be on par with the best of those others who've been around for a while. It does not have the cellular option. The setup menu has a lot of options to choose from and is pretty much self intuitive. The onboard display works well for viewing pics/videos as well as setting up the cam. Daytime photos are good (ignore the hype of uber high mega-pixel image ratings as the human eye can't really detect much difference in photo quality beyond 8 mega pixel- only if you want to enlarge portions of an image does high pixel count become a factor). Night time photos and videos are decent; but due to the IR emission of No-Glo LEDs (940nm), you won't get the background illumination that you would if "Low-Glo" LEDs (850nm) were used (~30% reduction in background lighting using No-Glo LEDs). Still, unless the object is at the far end of the detection range, night time photos are still decent. The side PIR sensors can be deactivated if desired, which is handy if you find that your videos are beginning without any activity appearing in the field of view (a consideration if you are doing a photo burst, with nothing appearing in a couple of the photos). I keep mine ON as there are often times that a critter will trigger a cam well after it's come into the field of view, so you miss a bit of movement unless you can start that video a bit ahead of time! If you are taking a LOT of night time videos, you'll burn through batteries- so I would highly recommend employing an external battery source with the cam, in addition to the internal set of 8 (there are external lithium rechargeable battery packs available that are compact in size, as are chew-proof cords for those squirrels that pose a threat). The camo print on the shell will help conceal the outline of the cam against a background of brush or bark (unlike some of the others who use a lighter gray or tan shell without break-up patterns). It uses a standard SD card which you can format while mounted in the cam or via your laptop. Side note: Regardless of the type of LED lighting chosen, one option is to mount the cam ~8 ft up a tree using a screw-in mount so that you can angle it in any orientation desired. Mature bucks tend to not detect the low-glow flash and any scent left on the cam (or its strap) will not be detected. Plus, trespassers will not readily see the cam if it's out of their normal line of sight, which is typically down or straight ahead. For this purpose, I carry 1 strap-on step section and use a harness that will allow me to lean back.