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EagleEye Trail CameraThe EagleEye trail camera operates on two AA batteries and one 9 volt battery. I have had good battery life using rechargeable AA NiMH batteries. I change out the AA rechargeable batteries each time I download the pictures. With a 256 mb memory card I've recieved well over 300 pictures and the AA batteries are not dead. I use an Energizer alkaline 9 volt battery. The last one lasted for nine months before the trail cam stopped taking pictures. The EagleEye trail camera can be set on five different image size settings, varying from small e-mail sized images to the largest 4M size. Of course the smaller the picture size the more you can fit on a memory stick. Currently I have the settings on the camera at the 1M quality (1280 x 960 pixels). At this size I can get 210-215 pictures on the 128MB card that I purchased at Walmart. The camera comes with a 16MB memory stick that holds from 8 to 97 pictures depending on image size. At the settings from 1M to 4M the pictures are very good quality and can be blown up to look for more detail. Image quality can also be changed, but I keep my EagleEye set on fine for better quality pictures. You can take a look at pictures from the EagleEye and our picture quality explanation here. The time that it takes for the EagleEye trail camera to power up and take a picture is always a concern with digital scouting cameras. The trick is to set the camera up so that the animal is moving towards or away from the camera. No matter what you do it is almost impossible to catch a deer that is running by at full speed with a digital camera but power up time has not been a problem with our EagleEye. One time we got a picture of a turkey taking off, that one was pretty neat. The EagleEye Model EE4100 digital scouting camera utilizes the Sony DSC-P41 4.1 megapixel camera, housed in an enclosure with a camouflage finish. The camera can easily be removed and used as your personal digital camera. I have not done this; I leave it in the woods all of the time. Adjustable settings allow for nine time delay settings ranging from 10 seconds to 1 hour between pictures, as well as a double picture mode, and video clips. You can also select daylight only, nighttime only or 24 hour operation. Sensitivity adjustment prevents false triggers. A USB cable and software come along in the package so you can hook it up to your computer and download the pictures. The Sony camera also has an LCD screen so you can view your pictures right out in the woods. I have also taken my laptop right into the woods and downloaded the pictures. I use a Python locking cable to attach the EagleEye to trees. The Python locking cable is an excellent locking device for trail cameras. The EagleEye trail camera has the capability of taking short video clips. I've finally tried this and it was interesting. The video was somewhat grainy as compared to the pictures that the camera takes. Just remember to switch the unit to day only mode. The video clips were about eleven seconds long. The Sony P-41 is a very nice camera that has a lot of capabilities. You have to make sure that you read the instructions and get the settings correct, but the picture quality is excellent. Our EagleEye has finally quit working after over seven years of great performance. I'm not sure, but I think that I may have contributed to its demise. Last summer it was infested with ants so I sprayed it with ant killer, and I think I sprayed too much. The ant spray seemed to corrode the electronics board and we've been having trouble with it ever since.
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