I got a remote wildlife camera several years ago for a gift and it turned into a 24/7 hobby.
The camera has allowed me to track wildlife migrations, know weather changes like when snowstorms hit during the night, and even which neighborhood dogs came by the yard.
My Moultrie game camera has served me well for the number of years during its 24/7 use. I'll admit, buying the six D batteries for it has been an expense. I've gone to rechargeable batteries but they don't hold the charge as long as regular batteries. I can get a couple of weeks out of new batteries.
You can get remote wildlife cameras from $80 to $500. Usually a mid-priced one at about $149 will serve you well.
It might be the gift you are looking for if the person you are shopping for is a avid hunter or wildlife and bird watcher. Yup, some people set them up near their bird feeders so they don't miss anything while they are at work during the day.
This buck came by the camera a few nights ago.
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I don't hunt
but we got one last year to watch our campsite during the night.
Very interesting to see the visitors we have during the night hours :D
Campsite cam
Zimo - what did you get roaming around the campsite. I was thinking of doing this, too, on campouts.
I could watch my cats and the neighbor's dog eat all my catfood.
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thiefs
Was thinking of using one to capture the nighttime thief in the neighorhood. But have the flash or the noise, the thief would likely steal the cam. :-(
So the problem is how to secure it.
cable lock
Some cameras have a case and hole for a cable? - Zimo
web based
How do you think your set up compares to a computer based camera- like a webcam.
It would be the ZimoCam.
I really like the Sawtooth Camera- http://www.sawtoothcamera.com/