Don't get me wrong. I love my ScoutGuard SG550. It has a great compact design. The battery life and trigger speed are good. The image quality is nice. I could go on and on about it.
But there is one feature that I wish it had, and that is an external LCD. I have my SG550 in the woods right behind my house currently. I'm always out taking walks in the woods, and never know if it is worth pulling that memory card out to check the images or not. I pulled it the other day and only had a few pictures on it. I would have been better off saving my time and just leaving it in there for a few more days.
I guess that HCO had to make some sacrifices to keep this camera so small. The remote control is easy to use and can be quickly connected to check the camera status. The only problem is that you have to have it on you when you check your cam.
If that is the only complaint or drawback that I can identify with the Scoutguard SG550, then that says a lot for it. The SG550 might be small, but it is packed full of features.
The Scoutguard SG550 is one of the hottest digital game cameras on the market right now. The price to performance ratio is making it gain rapid popularity by hunters and digital game cameras enthusiasts. Here is an example of the video quality that the SG550 can provide when shooting infared video at night. See the Scoutguard SG550 Infared Video
If the popularity of the ScoutGuard SG 550 says anything about its performance, then this might just be the next best digital game camera on the market.
This trail camera features a compact size, measuring 5.5" x 3.25" x 2". This game cam won't stand out in the woods, and make it a target for would-be thieves. To cover the highpoints, the 5 megapixel camera provides excellent quality pictures at a resolution of 2560 x 1920. Its infared flash reaches all the way out to 40 feet for sharp night time photos. It shoots two different resolutions of video as well. The ScoutGuard SG550 is loaded with features, and includes a 1.7" LCD. With a better life of around 5000 pics and a fast trigger of around 1 second, what's not to like?
So what are the SG550 owners saying?
I have had one out is about 3 months and still had power to spare
From what I can tell this SG 550 is the best cam for the price.
I've had my first camera out since mid june and have around 3000 pics and 1 hour of video and yesterday it still showed 2/3 battery life. At this rate I should get 5000 pics!
The more I use mine, the more I like it. I pulled it today after 5 days in the heavy rain. It had 833 great pics on it. This is a great camera for a great price.
That probably says enough. The ScoutGuard SG550 gets a thumbs-up.
You can find these selling on eBAY for around $200. Click to see the available Discount ScoutGuard SG550 game cameras.
Oh, and did we mention this camera shoots infared video at night as well? Have a look at a sample for yourself.
