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Best night-viewing camera for wildlife?

16 years ago

Hi,everyone -- We've had a mountain lion around here; on the neighbor's roof, actually. Left scat that was ID'd by the Game Warden as mountain lion. I'd like to get a camera to leave set up in our property to enjoy seeing what the numerous species around here are doing, and maybe see the lion also. What make and model would you recommend? Thank you very much.

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jemdandy
15 years ago
If your animal frequents the same spot, you could use an infrared setup. Light the scene with an infrared photoflood and monitor with a camera sensitive to infrared. Of course, it would be in false color. However, you could catch still photos with a second camera and flash equipment. The monitor could run continuously, but you would need a remote trigger for the still camera.

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