Moultrie D 40

[student]

If you could buy a new Moultrie D40 for about $40, would you? Are they an ok trail cam? I really don't want to spend a lot of money and I can get two at this price. What are your thoughts?

[jerkbait]

I have 3 of them and no complaints. The trigger speed is a little slow, so you either have to point it down the trail or put out a mineral lick to get the deer to stop in front of the camera. I have had mine for 3 years.

[student]

Did you do anything to yours like adding a 9v battery hookup? Or does the 6D batteries provide sufficient battery life? How long do your batteries last under normal operating conditions, not 20 below zero weather?

[Bear55]

Battery life is great, the trigger speed is slow and the quality isn't that great but its still a decent cam. I have left my cam out for a couple of months and gotten thousands of photos off the original battery. Too bad most of them were of nothing because i was pointed at the sun.

[Code-Man]

I have one had it now two years my longest running trail camera! Only wish it was an IR instead of a flash. I get better pictures on low quality because it don't blur/slow down the camera compared to High quality. Battery life depending on night photo's are 2 months. Easy to set up especially if it still has the lazer aim.

[Bear55]

Good tip Code-Man, my quality was good but not great so I went to high quality and everything got worse.

[jerkbait]

Like code-man said, I get about 2 months on a set of batteries. I have not hooked mine up to a external battery yet, keep thinking about doing it. I think these cameras are 12 volt also. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

[fr0sty]

Same story here. My batteries last about one month. I was going to add an external setup, but for only $10-20 more I could buy a brand new WGI IR40. Sounds like those have 3+ month battery life.

I bought one of those and still have the d40.

I have 3 of them and no complaints. The trigger speed is a little slow, so you either have to point it down the trail or put out a mineral lick to get the deer to stop in front of the camera. I have had mine for 3 years.