StealthCam has definitely one-upped itself with the new Jim Shockey Signature edition digital scouting camera. The Sniper V650 MTR digital game camera is endorsed by the professional big game hunter and outfitter, Jim Shockey himself. This hardcore scouting camera has all the features to get the job done.

• 6 megapixel camera
• 50 foot flash range
• A built-in 2 inch LCD color image viewer
• Time and Date stamping
• Moonphase and Temperature stamping
• Photo 'burst mode', which can take from 1 to 9 pictures when triggered
• Shoots videos, programmable between 5 - 90 seconds

You can set a delay on this camera between 1 and 59 minutes.  So if you have this camera over a food plot or corn pile, you don't end up with a ton of pictures of the same deer.  But you can expand the memory to 2 GB with an optional SD card, so who cares how many pics of the same deer you get.  If it's that monster buck I've been watching, I want all the pictures I can get of him.

My three favorite features of this camera have to be the integrated 2" LCD image viewer, the 50' flash range, and the ability to add an optional 12 volt lead acid battery pack.  I hunt a lot of remote areas, and it's not always easy to get the time to go check my cameras and pull the memory cards.  Having the ability to check the pictures right on the spot with the image viewer allows me to determine whether or not to leave my camera in that spot, or abandon the area and move it to another location.  If the area or trail is deal, you will know it right then and there, and you can move on.

I have other cameras that have a weak flash.  I can't tell you how many times I've had a camera triggered and I can see other deer in the background, but the background images are too dark to make them out.  The extended flash can give you a full view of a group of deer when the lead animal triggers the camera.

I love the 12 volt battery for hunting remote areas.  There is nothing I hate more than going to check a camera after a period of time, and finding dead batteries.  Who knows how many pictures might have been missed.  The 12 volt battery gives you a strong supply of power that is ideal for those remote game cameras.

Yes, StealthCam has definitely exceeded expectations with their newest scouting camera.  If you own a StealthCam V650, we'd love to hear from you and see some of your pics.  Please post a comment.

It might look like the same old reliable StealthCam, but it's grown up a bit.

The new StealthCam i550 digital game camera now boasts a 5.0 megapixel resolution, so you get more detailed pictures.  When viewing the pictures on a PC, the bigger resolution allows you to enlarge the pictures, without losing the details you need to see.  Perfect for counting points on that big buck's rack.

The flash now reaches out to up to 50 feet.  This is excellent for seeing the deer that may be following the one that triggered the sensor. 

You still have the same time and date stamping on your images.  But you now get the moon phase and temperature stamping on the images as well.  This holds true for the AVI videos as well.

The extended coverage area makes this game camera worth the money.

The video recording is only available during the daytime, due to the need for a flash at night.  This camera is very programmable, allowing you to delay between 1 and 59 minutes in between pictures.  The burst mode setting allows you to take from 1 to 9 images when activated.

Make sure you have extra SD memory cards, so you can swap them out and review the pictures on your PC at your leisure.  And consider the long life 12V lead acid battery pack as a worthwhile addition.

If you have any pics that you have taken with you i550, we would love to see them.  Please post a comment.