GardePro E5S Non-Cellular Trail Camera, 1296P HD Video with Sound

Delighted with this purchase. Easy to set up and even easier to view the photos. Couldn't be more pleased. We needed a non-WIFI version and this works exactly as described. The really cool part is the picture quality. It's crisp and clear. We focused it on our driveway and discovered that the 'neighborhood kids' who were leaving acorns on top of our truck actually had 4 legs and bushy tails. Squirrels. The squirrels were sitting on the hood and eating acorns. I guess that's their version of dining out. The neighborhood kids were just riding by on their scooters. The dogs are delighted because they now have something new to bark at. We're delighted because we don't actually have drive by acornings. The squirrels are delighted because our neighbors have an oak tree in their front yard. The trail camera is delighted because it has something to take pictures of. Everybody's happy.

Trail cams are hit or miss and of the many I have tried, this is by far the best. It’s the one I chose when I first started using a trail cam after returning 2 contenders for not functioning properly and it’s the one I am keeping after having to replace that first one. My only complaint is that it only lasted 1.5 years. Now to the good. You can program what you want and this cam does it. I am watching wildlife on my property, I’m not a hunter who just wants to see if anything comes by. My video recordings are set to 30s and this camera runs all 30 of them and smoothly. Of the 5 cameras I returned this time around, 4 did not record more than a few seconds and one delivered a choppy video on top of it (all cameras were capable of good resolution and correctly programmed). The picture quality of this one is great and the illuminated area large. All other cameras have a smaller illuminated area, which means you get a video with dark areas all around the center and see less. The sound recording is also appropriate- background noise is low and you can hear an animal walking by. That also is not a given for every camera. I do not believe there’s a better option to be found and if so, I haven’t discovered it yet. I am returning a camera twice the price of this one because it doesn’t produce videos as good. The picture I included is a screenshot of a video. Last but not least, I use the basic model. I don’t need WiFi access and don’t want to pay to transfer footage that way. You need to get your own SIM card, which they should include like other brands, plus a card reader for your phone or computer and you are all set.

Was hesitant on this cam, but I've had it for over a year now and it works great. I love that it has sound. Brings live to the videos. Quality of videos is great.

Good video quality, easy setup, secure program password on every restart. My only complaint is the video length is limited to 10 seconds...that's it. Other cameras that I have in this price range have greater range and quality of photos and videos. I don't notice any difference in the claimed trigger speed of 0.1 second vs. 0.2 trigger speed in my other cameras. In this price range it would be a good starter trail camera.

Im satisfied so far. Its early on, but if it fails Ill come back to update my review. I havent plugged it into my PC yet with the Type C port, so idk what that interface will be like, but im confident it will work just fine. Seems well built. Didnt come with a card or batteries so I bought those, x8 AAs and a 32 G card. Thats fine. Great picture quality. Can sense my dog, me, my truck across the yard 80 ft or so. Good weather gasket seal on it. Buckles tight. Good night vision. A ton of modes and options, photo, video, cluster photos, you can set the pixel resolution. You can set the motion sense delay. Good angle view probably 70 degrees. I personally just like it to take clusters of photos when movement is sensed. You can set the sensitivity angle, narrow or wide. Idk if you can remote view with this camera or not but in my case, I dont need that anyways. Mounting options, comes with a simple 4 ft strap and buckle. I didnt use it. I took a pc of metal mending plate and drilled two holes into a safe spot on the back, fixed that, so I can slide it on and off of a metal fixed clip on a tree or plank, without having to unstrapped it from its place. I wish they supplied something like that but no big deal. Careful not to puncture the battery housing if you do this. I also detailed up the camouflage a bit but again, this isnt necessary. So far I like this its great for the money.

I'm a huge wildlife game camera hobbyist and I have multiple game cameras deployed for wildlife viewing and footage. I saw someone posted the images of one of these cameras and I thought they looked really sharp, so I decided to purchase one to test out on my line-up for myself. This camera was nothing but disappointment and aggravation for me. No matter how low I set the motion settings, this thing would trip off all day and night with nothing of note in the images. Resulting in drained batteries, full SD cards of hundreds of false captures, and no images of anything of interest to show. Trigger speeds would miss wildlife. Picture quality was subpar. The field of field of view was also really weird and narrow as compared to my other camera brands set up in same locations. I finally got tired of dealing with it and took it off the line. I did notice it is basically the exact same design and function of Meidase cameras, which I have several of those, and have been pleased with their performance, but this GardePro one really sucked. Glad I only purchased the one to test out versus several at once as I had originally planned on doing.

I've used these cameras a long time and they keep getting better. If you have issues, they have Great service and a quick response from the company. So far the game camera is working great and I will purchase another one.

I had an E6 for about 5 years before it gave up the ghost. Having used it for all that time, I realized I didnt need the wifi/bluetooth stuff. I had always just set it up, picked it up later and took the card out see what had been recorded. Why bother with all the other stuff if you dont need it. It works just like the other one did (but without the aforementioned stuff). The side views are pretty cool, too. It's like a wide field of vision. They can be turned off or on.