discussion / Camera Traps  / 3 February 2025

Trail Cameras in the City

Hello, I am new to camera trapping and I have been researching trail cameras for a project to photograph the city.  I need a trail cam that will work well capturing city enivronments, non-cellular, with IR and no glow. It does not need to be outside for long or have to last for a long time. From what I have seen, I am drawn into the Reconyx cameras because of the color and saturation on the images, however I am concerned about the 3.1 MP since potentially I would like to print the images on a larger scale. Are there any alternatives that I am overlooking? I am looking to spend around 250 (found a hyperfire 2 for that price). 

 

This guy uses trail cameras and I want to achieve a look similar to his