P200 Trail Camera WiFi Bluetooth, Game Camera with 48MP 1296p, 100ft Night Vision, Cell Phone App, Fast 0.1s Trigger Speed Motion Activated, Waterproof

I have 6 game cameras, four of which are Meidase (just bought one more to replace one from another brand). This is the best camera I have. It is easy to use and reliable. I did have a problem, but Tao from Meidase Support took care of it quickly, sending a replacement.I love wild animals, hence the cameras. I have hundreds of videos of javalinas, deer, racoons, foxes, coyotes, skunks, people and other critters. The area behind our house is a national forest. Catching wildlife on camera is not always easy – there are so many variables involved in getting a good picture: location, time of day, position of sun, wind and nuisance animals (mostly birds) that trigger shots. Often the animals do not cooperate as they should. The use of a game camera is part science and part art. I set the camera menu for 1 photo followed a by 30 second video. I usually leave sensitivity setting on ‘medium’ and battery life is always good for 2 weeks. Sometimes either battery will deplete or memory card space will fill up beyond this point, depending on traffic. As I said, there are so many variables.What I like about the Meidase product:1. Good resolution2. Good night vision3. Reliable. My cameras have taken their fair share of rain and show, down to -5 degrees, with no problems (well, only one, in almost 2 years)4. Ease of use, particularly the on-off-config switch. It is easy to see and the setup menu is the best.5. Most of all, I like it because the videos are good and can be viewed by any windows program. The other camera’s videos sometimes choke on Windows media or play erratically.6. Excellent support.I do have a wish list – longer video recording, but this is also problematic because so many ‘takes’ are really not interesting. A 30-second video of a bird flying by or a tree swinging in a strong wind is frustrating. Maybe one day AI will help with this, recognizing interesting shots and adjusting the camera accordingly.John Arthur, Arizona

Bought this to monitor a situation after dark around my trash cans to help me avert the behavior of the wildlife that makes my yard look like a landfill every night. I have it mounted and connected to my mobile device. Range is exceptional, and the motion detection seems to be perfect. It takes amazing photos during the day, and I won’t have a night test until this evening.The device itself is well-built and sturdy and the seals seem adequate to keep the water out.Update after a week of use… Range is VERY limited on this thing, maybe 40-50’. It doesn’t push a notification to your phone when activated. It takes excellent video under any lighting condition, and was really easy to set up and use. Only wish it had better range and a push notification upon being activated.

The media could not be loaded. This is a very good camera and at the price it's a terrific value. Having said that, it is not without some shortcomings.First the good:Daytime image quality is excellent - very sharp with accurate color reproduction. Nighttime image quality is not as sharp but that is to be expected from infrared cameras.Motion is detected at distances of at least 65 feet as specified. The deer in the attached video are about 65-70 feet from the camera.Since being installed, the camera has been out during several snow storms, thick fog, and three heavy, wind driven rain storms with no water leakage.Setup and configurations is easy.Build quality is good.Now, the not so good:The IR lights are specified to work at distances up to 65 feet. In my experience, the actual useful range is closer to 40-50 feet that. At further distances about all you can see are the eyes and a black silhouette of the animal. You can tell the shape and size, but not much more than that.In general, the user manual is very good, but I found one shortcoming that caused me to think that my camera had a failure. There is a section describing how to test the sensing angle and distance. In test mode, a red LED flashes when motion is detected. Thinking I was being clever, I devised a way to test the center and side PIR sensors independently by covering the center PIR and approaching from each side. The red LED did not blink which I assumed meant they didn't work. I sent an e-mail to the manufacturer explaining this. I was pleasantly surprised when the next morning I received an e-mail telling me what the side PIR sensors do. They wake up the camera from standby mode so that when motion is detected by the center PIR the camera is ready to begin capturing images & video. They do not cause the red LED to flash in test mode. This should have been better explained in the manual and I shared my ideas for improvement to prevent others from drawing the same conclusion as me. Again, response from Meidase customer support was prompt and appreciative of my suggestions.I have not had the camera long enough to comment on battery life. However, I can tell you that when the temperature is very low, even new batteries to not produce enough power to record video for more than a few seconds. In actual use low battery was detected after 3 seconds of video recorded at night and at 7 degrees F. Battery power and camera operation returned to normal once it got warmer.

Good value for the money. Very user friendly set up. One complaint I had, is that is did not come with a mounting strap. Luckily I had one from an old trail cam. Also a minor complaint is that I would have preferred it if the switch had the ON and OFF setting on either side with the Set in the middle. It is too easy to accidentally slide the switch to the SET position rather than ON and end up with nothing. Currently it is OFF/ON/SET. Fairly good quality photos and video EDIT: Mounting strap found. It was in between a double layer of cardboard in the box. Luckily I had not thrown out the box. It can be easily missed. Therefore, I am upgrading my rating to a 5 star

Excellent product. Does its job

Awesome product so easy to use

The media could not be loaded. Once I figured out the best place to position my camera, I had a great time with it! I placed it near the ground to capture wildlife in my backyard. I got to see my little skunk family grow up! This camera has all sorts of settings on it. I programmed it to take photos, videos, day/night. You can set it for motion detection at various times. I mostly set it at night because I was just getting squirrels and robins in the day. My parents ended up getting one for their place too. You have to buy an SD card for it, but they are cheap. Takes 8 AA batteries.

Quality is amazing