I’m sure you are all familiar with the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program that the US Government recently ran in conjunction with the auto industry.  Of course you are, you couldn’t turn on the TV or open a newspaper without hearing about it.

Well the game camera manufacturer StealthCam has jumped on the bandwagon, and started their own similar program called ‘Cash for Cameras’.  If you are on the StealthCam mailing list, you may have received an email about this.  I did yesterday, and will be taking advantage of this program.  StealthCam will be offering $35.00 worth of ‘bailout money’ through this program which ends on October 31, 2009, so make sure you act quickly.

Here is how it works:

1. You can trade in any old (but functional) digital scouting camera for a $35 credit towards the purchase of a new StealthCam game camera that is priced at $149 or more.  You can trade in any brand of game camera.  The game camera that you purchase from StealthCam must also be in stock, and must be grand new.
2. You must call StealthCam at (877) 269-8490 to tell them that you want to participate in this program, and they will provide you an RMA number.
3. You ship the camera to StealthCam, and upon receipt, they will provide you a promo code with a value of $35.00 that can be used during the checkout process at the www.stealthcam.net website.

I called StealthCam, with some additional questions.  It was about a 15 minute phone call, start to finish.  I have an old STC-WD1 camera that I’m interested in trading in on a Sniper or a Nomad IR.

I had questions about the shipping.  Would I be responsible for shipping, which would reduce the value of the $35.00 credit I would receive?  The answer is Yes, and No.  Yes, you are responsible for the cost of shipping the camera to StealthCam, BUT they will ship your new camera to you Free of Charge.  So the shipping cost is a wash.

You have the option of how you want to ship the camera back.  So if USPS shipping costs less than UPS or FedEx, then you can ship via USPS>  It’s up to you how you want to send it back, you just need to make sure that your RMA number is written on the outside of the box.

So I told them I wanted to participate in the program.  The service rep took my name, address, email, and model of camera that I will trade in.  They in turn gave me an RMA number, and an address to ship my old camera to.  Once they receive it, they will email me the promo code.

I like it, and will be giving it a shot.

I’m excited to see the new 2009 game cameras hitting the market. Stealth Cam will have the new High Definition Prowler HD available on May 9, 2009. The STC-DVIRHD will retail for $309.99. This camera looks hot, and I can’t wait to get my hands on one for testing. READ MORE ABOUT THE STEALTH CAM PROWLER HD

Here is a sample video from the Stealthcam i540ir infared digital game camera.  Sorry, this isn’t a picture of a monster buck.  This is just a sample to show the quality of the infared videos.  This video was originally shot in high quality, high resolution mode.  It was shrunk from 78 MB to 2 MB with video editing software.  There was some loss of quality when this occurred, so you can expect the actual video quality to be better.  Enjoy!

Stealthcam i540ir Video

Watch our review of the StealthCam I540ir. We recently tested this infared model from StealthCam, and were pleasantly surprised by the performance and quality of the images received from this low-cost infared solution.

Here is a slideshow of some infared images I pulled from my Stealth Cam I540ir digital game camera. For an inexpensive game camera, I am pleased with the image quality and overall performance of this game cam.

You can click on the slideshow below to make it larger for better visibility.

The Stealth Cam Sniper V650 is one of the latest offerings by the notable game camera manufacturer. It is endorsed by Jim Shockey, the award winning outdoor writer, wildlife videographer, and wilderness guide.

One of this camera’s most impressive features, is the built-in 2 inch color LCD viewer.  This allows you to view your game camera images and videos in the field, right from your game cam.  The burst mode technology allows this trail camera to shoot 1 to 9 images, or video segments between 5 to 90 seconds when the PIR sensor detects game.  The delay feature can be programmed from 1 to 59 minutes between motion sensing, so you don’t end up with a ton of pictures of the same animal.  This feature is especially helpful if you have the camera set on a feeder or corn pile.

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