This will interesting to read...i was looking at both of them as well.

 

Reconyx is the real deal. I'm "frugal" but ended up buying one. Out for about a month and had 1,600 pictures. My $200 Moultrie M-100 wouldn't have been close and the batteries would have been dead.

Take a guess at the battery life after 1,600 pictures?

 

99%

 

I want a reconx but can't spend that kind of money...how many sets of AAAs would it take to offset an extra $350-$400?

 

I did the math before I bought mine. My m100 would die in about a month it seemed and had 60 pics. $20 bucks a pop for batteries roughly. Not to mention my reconyx pics up EVERYTHING.

 

I have used both and many of the others by far the Reconyx is the best I have used.

 

More like Bushnell tried their best to knock off Reconyx with their new cameras. I don't think picking them up and holding them in a store can actually tell you how they compare to one another. There is a reason Reconyx has been the gold standard in wildlife research for a long time.

 

You never even mentioned which Bushnell??

 

Well I can't speak for everyone but I can tell you why I chose Reconyx over Bushnell. The Bushnell's are known for several issues and even though they have a 2 year warranty they don't do me any good when they're not in the woods. My first 3 bushnells went like this: First one the screen wouldn't work, second one took all black pictures, and the third one now says I've got 0 pictures every time I check it but in reality it's full of images. A good camera with tons of issues. Do the research and you'll see most guys have very similar issues with them. They've got so many model numbers I can't even keep track of them all now. Guys will tell you to buy this number model but not the other because of "quality" issues.

I've never had an issue with my Reconyx, the customer service is incredibly superior to any of the others mfrs (including Bushnell), and they just flat out work.

They take pictures so fast I have no need for video mode and I don't have to worry about them failing on me. The batteries last a full year and take thousands of images...like 30,000+ not 2,000.

For $450 I can get the HC500 with a lockbox and a python lock and free shipping. IMO you get what you pay for. When I'm not in the woods I need a camera that is working and taking pictures not failing and making me aggravated...

 

Guys I am not saying anything bad about the recoynx because I have never used them but I have used the Bushnell Trophy cam. Go in the store put them side by side and look how similar they are.

I am guessing they are made at the same place or Busnell is buying the exact same components. I said I had 2215 pictures in 2 weeks not a year.

This is the camera I am using. I woulnd't hesistate to buy another.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bushnell174-50-Megapixel-Trophy-Cam/745305.uts

I do have a buddy that has a recoynx that isn't working, same issues as above. Says there are no pictures on the card when there is, wont take night pictures.

 

I love my 67c I have three of them

 

No offense but the 150 reviews on Cabela's have given it a 3.6 out of 5. 25 of those gave it a 1 star.

 

I've been running 2 Reconyx's (500 series) since May 2012....thousands of pictures on both and I am still on 93% battery. You cannot beat their trigger speeds...they catch everything. No issues with mine whatsoever. Daytime picture quality is excellent as well as nightime. Hands down the best trail camera I have ever used.

I have no experience with the Bushnells. But am also running two Moultrie M-80 XTs, which are not bad cameras IMO. However, the trigger speed on the Moultrie's is slower....if the deer come by on a walk I sometimes get blank pictures or only partial shots...you really need them to stop with the Moultrie's. They also comsume batteries at a faster rate. But they are a fraction of the cost of the Reconyx.

If you want the best, then Reconyx is it IMO. In the 150-200 range, my personal experiences would say Moultrie. I will tell anyone to stay away from Wildgame....I had nothing but problems out of them....

 

I have two old Moultrie and One year old Primos. The Moultries do take decent pictures. The Primos is a little better and the Bushnell is leaps and bounds better then both. It runs on Double a's so the battery life seems much better and the trigger speed is so much better. I get a lot more front end pictures of deer using the Bushnell.

Again I am not saying this is the end all be all of cameras but for 139 dollars on sale it is a hell of a deal in my mind.

I take all those reviews on Cabelas with a grain of salt. I know a lot of people that have some really nice shotguns that still don't shoot for crap. It is a crap shoot when buying anything. You can get good and bad in the exact same piece of equipmient.

 

Trigger speed = you bet. M-100 I've missed some good pics. I have plenty of pics where all I get is the deer's arse. No fun then the body is big and you can't see the rack.

 

When I win the lottery I will buy a Reconyx...

 

To illustrate Reconyx trigger speed, here is an inflight picture of a turkey. Never caught an image like this on any other trail camera I have used. I check mine every two weeks and I fully agree that they are invaluable scouting tools for season planning....mine have given me a good plan of attack for this season....we'll see how it turns out.

 

I have a Reconyx hc-600 & the Bushnell 476.
There is no comparison that the Reconyx hands down is a premier unit over the Bushnell.
Only downfall is the Reconyx does not have a video mode which I like.
Not even close on picture comparison, the Bushnell has white out issues and blurr. I have zero issues of that with the Reconyx & motion blurr is very low.
Battery life I get a year+ on the lithiums on the Reconyx and I have it set on 10 picture blast with 10 second break. I'll get over 3,200 pix in a week and 90% are night time pix.
I had 923 ten second videos in 7 days on the Bushnell and battery meter read under half good.
The simplicity using the Reconyx is very easy. The Bushnell, if you you don't hit ok after every change, it won't change and you must move the button off setup onto ON or forget it. I thought I moved the switch and didn't and found I had 0 pix. If I leave my Reconyx, it will arm and be ready.
Basically you pay for what you get.
Brand new out of the box on the 476, I have 8 dead pixels on my screen that show up on every video. Nice thing is it has a 2 yr warranty I can return.
Security goes to Reconyx, that passcode is awesome cause if ever stolen, its unusable by them and if they return to "be fixed" to Reconyx, my name is on file with the serial # to that cam.
There is alot of differences, its apples to oranges.

 

well the bushnell in video mode..I got tresspassers on cam and I can hear what there saying when they walk through about comming back and trying to hang a stand on my land..also have deer running in the middle of the night I can hear **** dogs barking like crazy so I know why the deer are running on the video..audio is very usefull to me
the video is in 1080p very clear (durring the day) trigger speed is slow on my 67c..but the bushnell being 300 bucks cheeper then the other I think its a good deal..also I do
60 second videos it really helps me see and hear whats going on when the deer are on cam...each to there own I guess

 

I have been using Reconyx and Bushnell cameras for the last 3-4 years. I have 4 Reconyx and I think 6 Bushnells. They are all approximately the same age .... 3-4 years ... so I can't speak for the cameras that either is making now. Most of the cameras stay out in the woods year around. I can't say that I have been dissatisfied with either camera. Have had zero problems with the Reconyx. Every year I have had a few problems with the Bushnells, all of which Bushnell has taken care of .... after a fair amount to time and aggravation. Bother cameras take pics. The Reconyx takes better pics and more pics. By better, I mean clearer pics ... rain, snow, shine, day, night. Fewer butts. Fewer missed shots. I have a setup in the back yard with a Reconyx and Bushnell on a post at a feeder so it is easy to compare performance. Battery life with the Reconyx is probably 2X the Bushnell. Based on my experience, the Reconyx outperforms the Bushnell. Is it worth the difference in price .... you have to answer that for yourself. I see a use for both cameras. I hunt both private and public land .... and run cameras on both. I rarely ever run a Reconyx on public land because of concern over it being stolen. For most setups I can find out what I want to know with a $200 Bushnell rather than a $500 Reconyx. The only time I run a Reconyx on public land is when I have a tough situation .... tight trail with deer passing very quickly where I need really fast trigger speed. I read all the hype about Bushnell trigger
speed but I get too many butts and blank pics in situations like this with Bushnells. I am not a camera buff so it may not be trigger speed ... maybe it is sensitivity or a combination of both. All I know is that in tough situations the Reconyx gets the pics and the Bushnell does not. That said, most set ups are not that tough and the Bushnells work fine. To me, using a Reconyx to watch a corn feeder where the deer are sticking around would be a waste of money. On private land where I feel the cameras are relatively safe, I run a mix of Reconyx and Bushnells. However, I still use the Reconyx for the tougher setups. Typically I do not have enough Reconyx to cover everything so am almost always using a combination of both. If I were to go out tomorrow to expand the herd, I would still probably buy a mix of the two.

 

You're comparing a Porsche to a Honda. I have 3 Reconyx and 3 Bushnell Trophy HD's. There is huge difference in the two. The Bushnell is a good camera for the money, but Reconyx has set the bar.

 

You're comparing a Porsche to a Honda.

i agree, they are at 2 vastly different price points. for what the reconyx cost, it should be a better camera. i have 17 2012 bushnell trophy cams, i love them.
sure the reconyx might be a better camera, but look how much more ground i can cover, i can get 3 trophy cams for what one reconyx cost. if i just wanted several
cameras, and only had a few places to hunt, i would get a reconyx. i am lucky to have access to alot of land in 4 different counties, i wanted alot of cameras.

i love the bushnell, the settings, battery life, and picture quality is great.

 

Like I said I have no exsperiance with the Recoynx. The point I was trying to make is they appear to be made at the same facility.

 

Looks can be deceiving.

Recoynx = "RECONYX cameras are proudly made in the U.S.A."
Bushnell = Made in China

 

I had 7500 pictures my Reconyx on a spilt pile of corn and it used 8% of my battery. They are awesome!

 

This is comparing apples to oranges. Reconynx cameras may be expensive but not really in my case. I bought four different other brands over about five years. Each camera was about $200 each. All of them either broke or only worked part time. So I spent about $800 over five years. I got sick of messing around with all the other brands and decided to get a Reconynx. I am on the third year and have had zero problems. It works flawlessly and takes a picture of whatever walks in front of it every time. So I spent $550 on the camera but wasted $800 before. In the long run, it would have certainly been less expensive to buy the higher quality camera!

 

I have the reconyx RC60 and it's been great for about 4 seasons now and still going strong. Just bought the HC600 and it's better yet. Thousands of pics (over 10k so far) and batteries still read full. 12AA lithiums in the new ones so you get a full season out of them or even more. Switch it on close it up and wait. No forgetting to activate etc.

 

No comparison at all. Reconyx is in a league of its own.

 

X2....:thumbs_up

 

bushnell 2 i have are really old first ones they came out with 10-12000 pics on set batteries and i have birds in flight red birds, hawks, squirrels rabbits and chipmunks

 

I have both, and both r great cameras, if money were no option id get a reconyx everytime, nothin against the bushnell, its nice knowing that when i go
To change out the cards the reconyx will be working, over 20,000 pics and still 99 percent battery life, i love my reconyx, but i will still keep the bushnell too, cant really complain about either

 

I've never used a Bushnell so I can only comment that the Reconyx I own is the best cam, by a mile, that I have used. Maybe the Bushnell is good, too, although I would have to actually use one (not just look at it) before I would post anything that compares it to the Reconyx.