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

The media could not be loaded. Bought 5 of these to monitor a coyote pack on our property. For the cost ($63), these are very nice cameras. Having 5 cameras lets me triangulate coyote movement on the property, but I would never have bought that many if they cost a couple hundred $ each.Daytime pics and videos are very crisp. I can easily distinguish individual markings on the coyotes. Night-time images also very good. The distance at which the motion triggers the camera to start recording is easily twice as far as other cameras in this price range I have used previously, and there are side motion triggers which start recording before the animal is fully in front of the camera. I have found those nice as it starts the video early enough to get more footage of the animal, especially important if the animal is running. Most of the videos that I am interested in are at night. Couple times with the cameras already triggered I have video of animals sprinting full speed in front of the cameras and can still identify individuals. In still picture mode sometimes an animal moving that fast is already out of frame before the camera triggers. Daytime trigger response seems a little better. I have several of animals racing across a trail with all 4 feet off the ground and I still get 1 pic of them. I have 3 of the cameras set up with overlapping fields of view so I can analyze what is getting caught and what's not.Added bonus is the nice audio quality. Previous camera I was relying on had pretty much zero audio recording. I had a recent video of a dark animal at night, lying on the ground, could not tell what I was seeing through the brush. I finally remembered to turn the sound up and could hear distinctly hog grunting that let me identify what the animal was.Too soon to know if the battery life will be as good as claimed - 8 months according to some reviews I have seen. Will update as I have more time on the cameras.June 10, 2024 - still on the original batteries I started using in early February. Not the most expensive nor the cheapest batteries - Rayovac alkaline. Cameras in continuous use just over 4 months. Still getting great pics and videos, especially considering the price of the cameras. No issues with cameras at all.June 27, 2024 - batteries in a couple of the cameras finally started to show signs of weakening. We have had a heat wave of at or near 100 degree days past couple of weeks which probably hastened the battery demise. Still images still fine, even at night. Daytime videos fine. But at night, with the extended time the light stays on for the videos they suddenly started recording for only 3 seconds each. Went ahead and changed all the batteries. 3 of the cameras have been in continuous use for almost 5 full months, and I use Rayovac alkaline batteries. For almost all of the time I have had the cameras I had the video recording set to 2 minutes, which turns out in almost all cases to be way longer than needed. But that does factor into battery life. The obvious largest battery drain is the light necessary to film at night.August 31, 2024 - About 2 weeks ago one of the cameras purchased in February 2024 started exhibiting digital "streaking" on the display, but still recorded without issue. Now, 2 weeks later I only get a solid blue-white screen without access to any functions or menu. It reminds me of an old first generation digital camera I once owned that was susceptible to moisture/humidity. I have never allowed any water inside the casing, never open the door to access camera card if the outside of the camera body is wet. I have contacted the company that distributes to Amazon, will update my review once I hear back from them. Pics of the defective camera. Other 4 cameras continue to function fine.September 17, 2024 - New camera arrived from the company to replace the one that went bad. All 4 other cameras continue to function normally.Oct 4. tried to add some videos a week ago, site informed me only 1 video could be added/review, then did not add any. Trying again. 1 daytime video of deer, 1 nighttime still pic of coyote. The coyote is close to the distance limit for triggering the camera - could be a little further but in this case that's as far as the camera has a straight-line unobstructed view. About 20 feet in this case, estimated not measured.Jan 8, 2025. Replaced batteries for second time. I think there was still some life left in them, but one week there was seemingly a deer hanging around in front of two of the cameras multiple times/night for several nights. The repeated minute-long night lighting from the cameras got the batteries, they started recording videos less the 1 minute long. So averaging about 6 months per battery change.Also, manual indicates trigger sensitivity should be set to "medium" for hot weather. Now that it's finally cold I switched it to "high". Got one deer that must have been close to 100 feet away at night triggered the motion sensor.Had to dial 2 of the cameras back to medium trigger sensitive - both are in areas with an appreciable gap in overhead tree canopy. This time of year (Jan-Feb) late afternoon shadows cast by trees as sun getting close to the horizon kept triggering the cameras to record continuously. Cameras in deep woods without the shadows are ok on high sensitivity.

I ordered the camera in Dec 2022 for backyard wildlife. I was very satisfied with it, good range, quality, motion detection, etc. Recently I went to set it up again and the display screen was messed up -- white vertical lines no what I did to try to get rid of them. I contacted GardePro customer support and reported the problem. After asking for some more info, I was told they would send a replacement. I thought, yeah, sure. Today the new replacement camera arrived, only about 5 days after I contacted support!!! Thank you, GardePro.

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.

I set this camera up on December 26, 2024, and didn’t check it again until May 18, 2025—and I’m seriously impressed. After nearly 5 months outdoors, the battery was still halfway full, and it captured almost 1,200 photos and videos on a 16GB card.Daytime image quality was excellent, with clear shots of deer, possums, hummingbirds, and even a river otter-like critter. Night vision was decent too, though I’ll be repositioning the camera next time to avoid foreground interference that threw off the focus a bit.One unexpected but valuable bonus: it captured footage of a trespasser stealing items from our property. We wouldn’t have known otherwise. Thanks to this camera, we’re now taking extra precautions—and just ordered a second one.Highly recommend this for anyone needing a dependable, long-battery trail cam that performs well in various conditions.