Another trailcam test - the CEYOMUR CY75
Things are still on the quiet side here, but the weather is getting cooler and I am hoping for some snow soon. In the meantime, I have been given the opportunity to test another trailcam by Ceyomur, the CY75. It arrived yesterday, so I cannot be super conclusive yet but I am rather pleased with the photo quality of this trailcam. The info page claims it has 60 MP photo quality but this is not the true number. I tried 8 MP, and I think from all the cams I have tested so far, it produces the best photos, and they may even be ok printed. The camera comes with a solar panel and requires 4 AA batteries. I use rechargeable ones for my trailcams and always have some charging and some in use. It has been cloudy here and little activity but so far the camera holds up. The info page says it has a 0.1 s reaction time, which is faster than the other Ceyomurs I am using, but I will have to test some more to see. A fast reaction time is good especially for birds since some may get missed because they are too quick. This is where the photos come in handy because sometimes they show a bird that has not been captured on the video. As the other ones, it also comes with an app, a different one than the other Ceyomur cams, and it will also create a little WiFi network between your phone and the camera to check the positioning and settings and also the camera roll. The app is very responsive and also gives information about the temperature outside. Settings-wise it comes with all the things the other trailcams from this company have too. Photo mode, video mode (it claims 4K quality and the videos look good but I am not sure what the native resolution is), and photo + video mode where you can choose how many photos it will take (I always do three to get a glimpse and preview for the video clips), and it also has a timelapse function for video and photo. I have not tried those yet.
The one downside I have found so far is that the sound is not really stellar. It has the weird mechanical noise effects that make it sound a bit like in the gutter. But with some editing, things should be ok. I may also try to tape a piece of foam over the microphone to see if that helps.
The camera comes with a preinstalled 32 GB SD card. It was a bit hard to get out because it goes in on the side and with the back to the front but once you get a hang of it, it works well. I don’t know how long it would take to get the card full since I check it every day. It is not a micro SD, so harder to lose in the grass.
The camera is a bit bigger than the others and I will try to mount it in different spots to test it more in the coming weeks. You can check and get it here.
