Tuesday, October 13, 2015

PlotWatcher Pro vs. Traditional Trail Cameras

Peeking in, barely visible from the edge of a trail-camera picture was the partial rack of a huge buck. Front and center in the picture, taken by a traditional motion-sensor camera, was a big doe. Numerous times when looking through his pics, the owner of the camera had completely missed the accidental buck in the background. This hunter had just realized what the "Trail-Camera Dead-Zone" is.

This was an inflection point, also known as an "ah-ha!" moment, for the hunter. How many deer were being missed by his traditional trail camera because the deer were out of range of the motion sensor? Important information was being missed. A PlotWatcher Pro Time Lapse Camera doesn't miss a thing. Instead of an incidental picture of a hit-list buck barely visible in the background, the hunter would have multiple pictures of the buck.

The PlotWatcher Pro takes a picture every few seconds regardless of what's moving right in front of the camera. It does not have to be triggered by movement within a few feet of a sensor like a standard trial camera. A PlotWatcher Pro covers a wide swath of ground. A standard trail camera has to be placed exactly where a deer is going to walk by. If a buck takes a different path 10 yards to the left or right, a traditional trail camera doesn't snap a picture.

Place a PlotWatcher Pro and a traditional trail camera on the same tree. A week later, compare the pictures. This is where you will see the "Trail-Camera Dead-Zone." The traditional trail camera will have pictures of everything that walked close enough to trigger the motion sensor. The PlotWatcher Pro would have those same pictures, plus pictures of every other deer, turkey, coyote, game warden, and trespassing hunter - every single animal that passed within the field of view of the camera would be memorialized on a digital picture.

There's another advantage to the PlotWatcher Pro over a traditional trail camera. How many trail-cam pics have you seen of a close-range buck that look like he's seen a ghost and is about to turn inside out trying to get away? Just look at the pictures, and it's obvious that the close-range flash and sounds of a traditional trail camera spook deer. If the camera itself doesn't disturb a mature buck, the hunter constantly walking into a buck's core area will certainly disturb the deer. A PlotWatcher Pro can be set up a comfortable distance from the buck's trail and still get great pictures without the hunter bumping the buck when checking the camera.

The images taken with a PlotWatcher Pro can be viewed in a time-lapse video with remarkable speed. A hunter can review footage from a 12-hour day in approximately 3 minutes. With the included GameFinder software with MotionSearch, the hunter can review hours of video quickly and easily find frames in which movement is detected. The PlotWatcher Pro saves up to 1 million images direct to video with Tru-Video™, allowing hunters to review their scouting videos immediately. There is no waiting on images to load into their computers. See what a big buck is to and when, and get to hunting.

The original PlotWatcher from Day 6 Outdoors revolutionized scouting camera technology and functionality. The PlotWatcher Pro takes the revolution to the next level. The PlotWatcher Pro has the best battery life of time-lapse cameras, lasting up to 4 months on a set of 8 AA batteries.

To learn more about the PlotWatcher Pro, and view video samples, visit www.plotwatcher.com.