Single Unit Solar Trail Cameras! Dawn of a NEW Era?

I'm not resistant to change, however it has to make sense. And the new single unit trail cameras make so much much sense. Not technically new, but new to the fact that design and technology have become almost seemlessly intergrated. I recently bought five solar powered integrated trail cameras from different places on the internet. To my surprise, all but one preformed very will and had some unique perks that traditional trail cameras just don't have. 

Let me run through a list of outstanding features

 1) Built in panel that charges an internal lithium battery 

2) Some camera models use 4 AA batteries as back up to the built in battery

3) Efficient solar panel that re-charges the built in battery even in the dappled shade or cloudy days 

4) Outstanding video capabilities with 30 frames per second in 4K(some model has 60 fps) 

5) Solar panel doubles a rain guard to shed water away from the camera body and lens 

6) Multiple money saving opportunities with less battery cost and less camera damage 

7) An advanced wi-fi app allows precise aiming via live view thru cellphone 

8) The wi-fi app also allows viewing images on the SD card for downloading if desired 

9) Most cameras tested cost less than $100!  

WHERE CAN I BUY THESE AMAZING SOLAR TRAIL CAMERAS?

 I will provide some affiliate links to help you get the biggest discount. While I may receive a commission if a transaction THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU

I tested 5 solar trail cameras, but I can only recommend four of the cameras that I tested. The one camera has less than stellar 4K footage. I am not sure if it is a defective camera or an internal software issue.

My favorite Solar Trail Camera tested: The Voopeak TC 22 Dual Lens Solar Powered Trail Camera with a Sony Sensor and Wi-Fi Connectivity and 4K

Best Quality TC-22Model 

My next favorite is the Voopeak TC08 Solar Trail Camera. It is a wi-fi trail cam as well that has 4K and a single lens.

Less Expensive but still great TC-08

 I also liked the the 4K footage and Wi-Fi connections from the similar priced TC-02 solar trail camera from Voopeak.

The TC-02 Stellar Solar Trail Cam

 Finally, I was blown away by the Ceyomur CY-95 Solar Trail Cam with wi-fi, 4K, 30 frames per second trail camera. It came in at less than $75 dollars and included a micro SD card with the camera. It uses the same wi-fi app as the Voopeak Cameras!

CY95 Solar Trail Camera with 4K

 

Voopeak and Campark Solar Trail Cameras are almost identical!
The reason is that they are actually sister companies. If you prefer buying these same models from them, then here is an affiliate link to the outstanding Campark Trail Cam Store

While you may not realize it, but our YouTube Channel has over 68 million views!

Many of these views have come from our 12 years of using trail cameras in the jungle of Costa Rica. I have compiled an amazing playlist of trail camera videos with an amazing collection of jungle animals! It is always interesting to watch the technological advances with trail cameras over the last decade. 

Here is a quick introduction to the solar trail cameras mentioned above.

 

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Puma or Cougar from the Ocho Verde Trail Cameras (Felis concolor)

 We finally got our Puma!

That's right, we saw cellular trail cam images  of a big cat in February and March!  When we arrived back in Costa Rica in late March, 2021, I was finally able to check the trail cams.

We had three new videos and a couple of new pictures of our large male Puma (Felis concolor).

I made the video below that shows exactly how the entire trail cam process went down from our home in Costa Rica and strangely enough...from my house in Charleston.  Please enjoy the video and consider subscribing to our channel to more trail camera videos(actually more wildlife videos too).