Is TriggerCam 2.1 worth $250 more than Tactacam 5.0?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- After spending $382 for Tacatacam 5.0 with Film Through Scope (FTS) mount I was dissatisfied with the image clarity so four months later spent an additional $620 to buy TriggerCam 2.1. Is it worth the extra money? Should you spend once, cry once? Or is Tactacam a better option for the money?
Lets deep dive into setup, operation, and video quality and find out.
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I would love to see a similar comparison between the Triggercam and the Scopemate S18 cam.
They are more alike in design, and the S18 Scopemate's price point is 1/2 of the Triggercam.
Thank you for the suggestion. I had never heard of ScopeMate before. I looked it up and I'll put it on the list of things to buy with an extra $350 just to check it out someday. Stay tuned for a future video.
Sounds like the triggercam is about the only thing out there for us to use without having to run into a lot of problems for now anyways. Good review anyway .That's how we all learn
Hey Harold, thanks for the comment. These are the most popular two that I am aware of and out of those two the TriggerCam is so much more user friendly.
That's where I am as far as getting onebut,was hoping there was something else on the market Thanks For the heads up !@@TheProcrastinatingPrepper
@@Cyborg-911 happy I could help.
I just got a trigger cam. Like it so far.
Hey, that's great. What are you using it for?
I appreciate your comparison between the two.
Happy to do it. Because of the price difference I think a lot of people will make the same mistake I did and buy twice, cry twice. Or just be stuck with a product they wish they didn't buy.
Hi please note that the trigger cam has option to change the cam to immediately start recording when unit is turned on
Excellent tip, I'll have to set it up that way. Less confusing. Thanks Craig!
Thanks. Id watched video about 8 months ago and that dude said the Tacticam was best. Clearly TriggerCam is easier to set up/He was talking about ease of the film editing also.Im more interested in just reviewing my long range shots of my partners and myself.So all in all what do you think? Ive watched my friend rotate the Trigger Cam around while shooting to adjust his scope power. You did a great Job Reviewing and Comparing these two.Thanks.Im a new subscriber now.Much appreciated
Hey Tex, thanks for the interaction, truly appreciated.
I would say for "most" people TriggerCam probably wins. In your friends instance, maybe being able to move the TactaCam and then rotate it in the housing may have worked better. But for almost all my scopes I have found the short body of TriggerCam does not interfere. The biggest thing for me is having to take the camera in and off to adjust the scope image.
I think I’ll just zoom my camera on the target less hassle also safer from scope bite on magnums
Appreciate the effort that’s gone into you producing this, you did a good job, I just purchased the ShotKam, I know that it doesn’t film through the scope.
Would like to see a video on ShotKam and Triggercam.
@TheJimmyharris I appreciate your feedback. I know Shotcam is really good for recording trap and skeet shooting. What kind of comparison are you interested in? Thanks for the idea.
@@TheProcrastinatingPrepper
Hello
I shall be using mine for moving game, pigs/pheasant/deer.
As for comparison,I suppose the image quality of each.
I realise they are a completely different , I would be interested in the “Play Back” functions of the software, maybe the “zoom in “ after you get home and start your editing, how easy it is from each device to get the most out of the few seconds/minutes of recording you had.
Also low light levels, I’m guessing trigger cam will function clearer as will use the rifles scope light input.?
You can have both devices mounted simultaneously on the same rifle and have an outing?
I haven’t yet found a video of ShotKam /Trigger Cam.
Thanks for posting. I'm using shotkam for driven hunts on the shotgun but I could use the Trigger cam on my drillings on the lower powered scope. My digitial scope is too high powered for driven hunting.
If I ever get into Trap or Skeet the Shotkam is the way to go I believe.
Great video, very detailed. Thanks for taking the time to put this together
Thanks Pepi, I appreciate that man. Are you looking to start recording your hunts through your glass?
I currently use a firefly action camera with a sideshot scope camera mount. It does the job but it has its issues. I’m looking for a better camera system and have had an eye on the trigger cam
@@pepi_gets_it_done1861 If you have the budget for it, It's a pretty good option. I will say, that the more I use any scope camera the more I notice that when reviewing the footage they just don't do the clarity and vision of the scopes justice. But, next best thing to seeing it yourself.
Great video. But in the garage, just one camera or use the shot changes more sparingly
That is good feedback. Trial and error with video styles. That one definitely didn't work.
Great video! Definitely helped me out! This prep for tactcam is complete non sense!
Hey, thanks for the feedback. It makes me happy my video was able to help someone out. The setup is definitely an art lol. Good luck with the TriggerCam.
I have te tactacam and I have no problems with bolt or the throw. I have the tract scope with one piece mount.
Thanks for the feedback.
The bolt is typically not an issue because I mount the camera on the opposite side. However that does make it harder to adjust tighten the screws.
Great review, helped in my decision
Hey, thank you for the positive feedback, I'm glad I could be helpful. What did you end up buying?
Trigger cam has the better photo and video quality but a crappy battery system!
I.E. it is built in and doesn't last long.
TactaCam 5.0 has poor photo and video, but has a, interchangable battery system.
Sytong does a day/night system with 18650 batteries and the picture ability isn't too bad, but not great!
The Sytong sadly needs a lot of focusing and that is a pain.
Triggercam is better, but their battery needs to be 18650 at least.
Thanks for the comment. Agree with all lol. I had to Google Sytong. I see thermal and night vision scopes, am I missing a camera or are you referring to the scopes?
My Sytong is the HT-77 which is a clip on the back of a scope kind and is an IR Day & Night unit.
Apart from all the focusing needed, it's a good piece of kit, plus it has a really good range finder built in.
Earlier I did have a thermal scope but the setting up was way over this mans head, I'm 70 and a bit of a technophobe!
Thank you! If you are using it more than a few times a year YES it would be an extra $250 will spent saving time and sanity!
I absolutely agree. I'm the king of buy twice, cry twice. This would have been a good purchase the first time. Thanks for commenting!
Great review.
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback.
Just use one camera dude
For the intro in the garage?
I really would like something like this to start recording my PRS/NRL22 matches. I feel like reviewing all the footage after would be a great training tool.. Just crazy they are $600+ for a tiny camera.. seems way overpriced.
Indeed over priced. Small market though with not a lot of competition. One thing I did not specifically mention in the video that may come into play for you depending if you dial or hold is that the more magnification you use, the less reticle the camera will capture. Anything over or around 8 to 10 mills of elevation hold may not be captured by the cameras.
has anyone had the same experience as i have that when you are at your last 5 to 10 minutes of shooting light the tactacam 5.0 does not give me a actual video just a black video when camera is mounted without using a FTS unit Does using a FTS allow you to record right up to last schooling light as I am able to view through my scope right up to last shooting light
Great question, thank you. I don't have an answer for you at the moment, but I can test it out for you soon.
Does de trigger cam you can download the videos to the iPhone app ?
When the camera is connected to your phone with the built in WiFi you can view the videos on the TriggerCam app, but it doesn't save them to your phone. I don't know iPhone well enough to know if there is a better way, but from your computer you can transfer from the mini SD card to iCloud.
How does this compare to recording with a digital scope like the ATN? It isn’t much more than these camera systems.
I have only briefly played with an ATN X-sight (I believe). The main difference I can think of is with these add on cameras you are recording exactly what the scope sees (minus reticle from zooming in). The reticle you record is as you see it. The ATN did not record the reticle the same and the video playback was not quite the same. Had a dot or different reticle than what is viewed through the scope. The other difference is when you zoom in through a scope, the camera is still recording at the same zoom rate, not adding digital zoom where the ATN or similar are adding in digital zoom so the more you zoom the less image clarity.
Next time I have and extra $750 to $1,500 I'll have to look into buying a thermal and doing another comparison. Great video idea!
@@TheProcrastinatingPrepper thank you. Yes, the prices are high so you don’t want to make a mistake when buying.
how would it work on a spotting scoop
Several answers to this question, but mostly not well. These are both really expensive cameras to use as a spotting scope camera, but I guess if you only wanted to by one camera and use it for multiple purposes then yes. For a spotting scope I would recommend the Longshot Target Camera system, or even their spotting scope camera. A less expensive option would be the SME SpotShot. Both the eyepieces on these cameras are smaller than most of the spotting scopes I have and they would only fit on small spotting scopes like the Vortex Viper HD 11-30. If you are interested in spotting scope cameras feel free to check out this video:
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How about just using 1 camera in the intro next time 😆
But it's literally a video about two different cameras?
TriggerCam vs GoPro 7, 9, 10, 11, 12😃
Recommendation for being able to mount the GoPro to the scope?
@@TheProcrastinatingPrepper yes. Though I have a TriggerCam already. The comparison will be interesting...
Tactacam sucks I threw it away
It has it's place, but should definitely come with TactaCam branded eye pro in the package lol.