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This is my 3rd Browning camera, and I still have my first purchased from 3 years ago. I also have a couple of other brands. The BCT5 is loaded with very useful and beneficial features, and you can get all the specs from a variety of sales and on-line resources, so I will only review what I have direct experience with. I am a deer hunter and outdoor photographer hobbyist, and have the benefit of typical Maryland wildlife (deer, fox, raccoon, etc.) frequently in my backyard woodlot, less than 75 feet from my backdoor, so regularly monitoring wildlife and testing trail cams before I use them in the field is very easy. First things first - this is a feature-rich, dependable and durable trail camera that takes excellent daytime and very good night time pictures, and handles transitional light settings extremely well. If you take a few minutes to review the owners manual, determining the settings that work best for your applications and programming it is very easy. Any questions about wildlife - their habits and possible existence of trophies can easily be handled using the BCT5. Compared to other manufacturers I have purchased, this stands out on a few fronts. Basic external features: It has a very small profile on a tree, and the design pattern is an effective camo. The latch for the door has improved over previous models. The strap is very easy to deal with and provides plenty of length for the biggest tree. Functional features: from my particular perspective, the most important feature is 16X9 aspect ratio is not only for video, which of course is standard for HD 1080 or 720, but also applies to photos. This is extremely beneficial when you consider how important it is to document as wide a field as possible in relation to the cameras motion detection range and flash coverage, both of which on this camera are excellent. The half-second trigger speed and recovery time of under 2 seconds have been consistent. The settings for video clip lengths and photo sequences (multi-shot bursts and general intervals between shots) are quite agile, and I have tested a few of these settings to great success. As agile as these setting are, other manufacturers have the more preferred feature of completely manual setting instead of the fixed 5, 10, 20, and 30 seconds and 1, 3, 5, 10 30 and 60 minutes. Based on how frequently you can access the camera for changing the card and batteries, this is either relevant or not. Battery life is very robust. The 6-AA battery compartment, which is a slide-out tray is easy to access and change. Improvements in power efficiency allow this camera to perform very similar to my 8-battery models. There is very little that I don't like about this camera. The price point is very reasonable for the features. The most important attributes of any trail camera, motion axis and range, flash, trigger speed and battery life all perform very well. I highly recommend it, and this recommendation is mine alone, with no affiliation with the manufacturer or any other influence after direct, comprehensive use.Read full review
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I hesitate to have all potential buyers judge Browning cams based on this "Refurbished" unit, because I have others that have preformed very well. This unit was a marked down unit that has very poor detection, and optic quality is ...maybe C+ grade. Otherwise, it seems ok. It will still be useful in confined places where highest quality photos are not imperative.. The price was very reasonable, so I won;t go the hassle and expense of sending it back, but if I had paid full price, I would send it back. To be fair, I have three other Browning similar models, and they have been very dependable, and given quality results.
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16gb smart card has lasted over a week with over 1k pictures.. Seems to be good quality and was easy to set up
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Picked up one of these refurbished cams to try out. I've had it out 2 weeks along with a few other brands. Pulled cards yesterday and I am impressed. All deer were center screen. Will be buying a couple more.
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Been using this model game camera for over a year now....long battery life and takes great pictures and video(with audio)....you can't go wrong buying this one....
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