Thanks Martin,
There is no zero second interval in fact it's a very unhelpful 1 minute!! But at that price I'm going to give it a go, mostly because I intend to use it a lot on public land and don't want to run the risk of losing a more expensive camera. I'll give it a good go on my own land first then if it does get pinched later at least I'll have some idea what's happening in my own back yard.
The first review on Amazon is fairly encouraging -
"I have used several different lower priced trail cameras for filming wildlife in gardens and on farms. I have had cameras stolen even when reasonably well hidden so I know the risks and am reluctant to pay more than around £110 or a little more if I want sound.
All cameras of whatever price have their pros and cons. My review of this camera is based on my own use and the feedback from a friend who has also recently purchased one.
The stand out feature of this camera is the fast cut-in time. On both settings (video or photo) it starts recording/photographing quicker than any camera I have used amongst the cheaper priced ones. For me and I suspect many other people this is one of the most important requirements - some mammals especially are quickly out of the frame or missed altogether if the trigger time is slow (such as around a second).
The photo image quality and video quality are passable. I wasn't expecting them to be great for this price.
The illumination range in the dark isn't great, which limits the use of the camera given how many mammals are active and more likely to be filmed at night, and when security issues for people are likely to be more significant.
Other downsides of the camera for me are the red glow which appears from the cells when the camera works in darkness or night time. Genuine low-glow cameras have black or blue cells which do not show up in the dark, so I would not call this camera low-glow as the blurb states. However, if you set the camera to a burst of 5 photos (to get a rapid-fire moving effect) there is only a second's worth of red glow.
Another slight disappointment for me is the setting for the delay time between filming, as the minimum delay is one minute camera-sleep time between events. This is far too long and could mean that the subject might only be filmed once. A much shorter interval time of 5 seconds is a good option to have, but alas, not offered by this camera.
The camera size is a third bigger than other standard ones such as Swann, Ltl Acorn, Ixium or Laserware etc. The controls are basic (perhaps to be expected for the price) and easy to use.
There is a longer delay than usual when switching on for filming before the primer green light comes on, so be aware of that.
To my surprise this camera does pick up sound when the source is very close.
This could be a good supplementary or introductory trail camera for many people. It might be good for children to use in their garden or school grounds etc, and I will certainly buy some more. Overall it's good value for money especially at this affordable price."
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