GardePro A3S 2-Pack Trail Camera (Non-Cellular, Non-WiFi), Enhanced Low-Light Performance, 64MP Photo & 1296P HD Video, 0.1s Trigger, 100ft No-Glow Night Vision, Motion Activated Wildlife Camera

First: I received nothing for this review. This is important as many, many of the cheaper, Chinese "brand" cameras get their good reviews by bribing people to take down bad ones with free stuff. I own/have owned probably about 15 trail cameras and have had them out in the woods in both freezing temperatures and 100+ degrees and 100% humidity. Except for this brand and the expensive American brands (Browning), they all break fairly quickly. Putting a camera in a great spot and coming back weeks later to find the camera took zero pictures is the ultimate bummer. Don't buy bs like "wosoda" and "wosports". It will fail, quickly. This camera is affordable, reliable, packed with features, super easy to use and takes absolutely amazing footage. The night time stuff is remarkable, and better than any other camera I have-- including a 200 dollar Browning. I use my cameras to find and look at cool animals, not to hunt. Hence, my needs are actually significantly GREATER. I'm not trying to locate a buck to shoot (I click right past all the stupid white tail pics), I'm looking to view smaller, faster, more interesting animals. Many cameras take such crappy footage, that these smaller animals look like little white blurs at night, or just undistinguished brown blurs during the day. This camera catches astonishingly clear, detailed, night time imagery, and crystal clear day time imagery. I've included a video of a weasel. Note you can see the tip on the tail, the face, etc. In the bobcat photo, you can see accurate depth, detail and color. Most other cameras you get a washed out, pixelated piece of garbage. If you're new to this, just trust me. I OWN 5 OF THESE AND THEY'RE ALL GREAT. This is the camera for you if you need an affordable, very high quality product.

This Is A Truly Outstanding trailcam And Better than Most At twice the Price . There Seems To Be A lot Of Confusion Over The Field Of View. There Are 2. The Motion Sensor Is Either 60 Or 120 Degs With The Side Sensors On And The camera Lense FOV That's 63 Degs. That Causes A Telephoto Effect. So If You're Doing A Wide Target Area Move The Cam Back Some And Do A Detection Test. Both My Cameras Had The Video Problem ( A freeze Frame Picture & 30 Sec Audio About 60 % Of The time) . I Emailed Support & They Sent Me An Email With The New Firmware Update Attached. You download The Update , Drop It In An SD Card , Follow The Inst In The Email And You're Good To Go. The Update Also Added The Picture +Video Mode. The Picture & Video quality Is Outstanding . Its Crisp & Sharp. The IR LEDs vary In Output To Prevent Whiteout Which Is Great But If There Is A Close Reflecting Object Like A Tree In The Foreground The Rest Will Be Darker. This Cam Will light Up An Area 75 Ft Away Like High Noon In B+W Or Give Perfect Exposure On A Deer Face At 5 Ft With A Dark Background. The Cam Also Has A 3rd Mode At Dusk & Dawn. A Special Sensor & Sony Software Give Another 30 Mins Or So Of Extended Daylight Color Video. Not As Good As The Normal Day Vids But The A3s The Only One I Know Of With This Goody. Battery Life & Storage - The Over 3 Mon Standby Batt Life Is Fine But Unless You're Tracking Snow Lepards Or Bigfoot And Can Wait 3 Months Why. The Point Is With Most Every Goody It Is Low Use . On The Other Hand On 20MP & 1080 FHD Video It A Memory Hog. ( HD Takes Space) The Cam Will Take SD Cards Up To 128 Gig. However 8 AA Batteries Will Only Fill About 32 Gig (That's About 250-300 1Min HD Vids) If You Have It Set On A Feed Station Looking For That Special Buck That May Be About 4 Days. If You Want To Go To 64 Or 128 Gig Cards You Need An External 12V Battery And A Plug In That's 4MM (Yellow Tip) (Important - Do Not Get The 90 Deg Plug In - They Don't Go In Far Enough To Make Good Contact - Will Fall Out & You'll Be Un Happy. Also Put In The 8 Batteries - It Will Keep Your Presets During Trans And Is A Backup If Some Coon Pulls Your Power Plug. - Amazon Has The Stealthcam Battery Box Under "Batteries" And I Think It has A 4mm (Yellow Tip) Plug. I've Been Running 2 A3s 24/7 For The Last 3 Months I Just Ordered Another.

This 2 pack waterproof trail camera is awesome. I use these for deer hunting and they work great. The video and picture quality is very good, I'm not expecting movie theater quality here. I just want relative good quality photos and videos to identify wild animals on public property. I paired the cameras with 64GB memory cards and it is more than enough space to record movement. Night vision is also pretty impressive and works well enough to get video confirmation on legal animals to hunt. My only complaint is the size of the clips to secure the camera to a tree/post are very small. A belt style lock will work fine, but not enough room to fit a small size cable to secure the camera on public land. REQUIRES 8 x AA batteries

This camera works out of the box once you have your AA batteries and an SD card (I am using a regular size 32 GB SanDisk card bought on Amazon for 9.99). It has survived wind and hail and takes very good pictures. The pictures are deleted by pressing a review then delete button on the camera or you can hook up the camera to your computer (or use a card reader) to view/delete. There is a 30 second count down function that allows you to set up the camera without causing it to take pictures of you setting it up (the motion triggers the photos). The pictures are surprisingly clear! There are 3 sensitivity setting and the first time I had it on high sensitivity it took 500 pictures, then only 25 better photos not the medium sensitivity setting. The camera is so easy to use that you don't need a lot of instruction to use it out of the box. I wish the viewing area on the camera was larger but downloading to your computer fixes that. Great camera and it will capture people and creatures in the area of interest with amazing detail in daylight or nighttime,

*UPDATE* I had to update my review....this camera is amazing! I based my other review on viewing the video and pictures on the the camera screen. This weekend we downloaded them onto our laptop - wow!! Our family and friends were so impressed with the clarity of the image,color and the sound. I have added a video - it sounds like there is some sound distortion, but it is only our creek nearby. We are SO impressed with this camera! We bought this camera to see what kind of wildlife we had on our property. The 1st day we set it up, we made the mistake of putting it on the highest sensitive motion (I can't remember the exact setting name as it is not here, nor do I have the manual at my house). The motion sensors were so sensitive we had a memory card full of leaves blowing for hours! (Our fault - the directions specifically warned about that!) So, we set it on low, and checked it a week later - oh my goodness!! It was amazing! We had all kinds of elk (including babies!!) and some turkeys. Our favorite was when one of the elk came up to the camera and sniffed it! CUTE!! The picture was amazingly clear and the battery life said full even after 2 weeks. And, like I said, the 1st time used we filled a 64 GB memory card! We are extremely happy with this purchase and are planning on buying another one for our gate area. It is very easy to set up and use. We LOVE the fact that we can check the pictures right in the woods instead of having to take it back and download it onto a phone or computer. Great camera for a great price!

I've been using mainstream-brand (St*****C**) cameras for years, and they have performed well. I recently bought a newer "Designed in US / Assembled in China" brand (V*****) from another seller. It arrived DOA, but they voluntarily replaced it with another one that works - I'm still testing that one - very good customer service person there. While I was waiting for that replacement, I ordered this GardePro camera that was only $5 more than the "V*****" model. For that extra $5, the build quality and picture quality are leaps and bounds better. I also tested the time lapse feature, which most people will probably not use, but I'm a photographer, not a hunter. It is fully programmable and takes still photos at user-set intervals. It does NOT produce an actual video file, but a video can be produced with decent video editing software. The actual video and picture quality are very detailed and the motion detection is very good - all are adjustable for different resolution, timing, and sensitivity. In certain scenes in video playback, I noticed a slight "exposure-shift" in the playback at about 1 per second. It's probably caused by some part of the internal firmware's light-adjustment algorithm that most of these cameras use. It's more noticeable in a scene with shifting shadows, like those caused by tree branches in a light breeze, but certainly acceptable. At this point, I'm doing tests on the "V*****" brand, and will suggest to them to buy this GardePro model as a comparison - to see how to do it right.

Worked great for 6 months then stopped. I changed batteries, thinking it was that. But even fresh batteries wouldn't start it up again. Dead as a doornail

I received my two pack of GradePro trail cameras (model #A35) on January 28, 2025. I had similar cameras prior and set the two cameras up with ease a few days later. The quality seemed good and as I noted prior the setup went quick and easy. Throughout February 2025, I used the cameras several times and they worked as advertised. The picture quality was pretty good although the video playback mode did not always work. On March 31, 2025, I pulled the SD card out of what I call camera "A-1" and found moisture had somehow entered the camera and fogged up the light and the camera lens (see picture). I viewed the videos on the SD card and the view is obstructed due to the water intrusion. I inspected the rubber seal, and it was intact and there was no debris present that would have caused the "weather tight" seal to fail. I live in Southern Oregon, and we have had rain in the last month but nothing extreme that should have caused the camera to fail. Unfortunately, the return window on the GradePro cameras closed on February 27, 2025. These cameras were not hugely expensive but should not have failed after less than 3 months. I understand the rubber seal deteriorating over a period of time, but failure after less than 3 months is unacceptable. Fellow outdoor enthusiasts do yourselves a favor and spend a few more bucks and get a higher quality camera that will last several seasons. I would have given the cameras at least a 4.5 star review had the seal not failed. What good is trail camera if the "weather tight" seal fails? It's not! Disappointed in Oregon, Johnny M.

Excellent

We bought this to see the critters that were destroying our back lawn last summer, so we could stop guessing and actually see what was going on. We had put up extremely bright motion sensitive solar spotlights and also a motion sensitive sprinkler so what we saw right away was very entertaining footage of skunks and raccoons reacting with shock to being lit up and sprayed with water while they busily rolled up and dug large sections of lawn. The camera handled the sudden changes in light levels beautifully, took great pictures and in general did everything it was supposed to do faultlessly. What I liked the most was that it was extremely easy to understand exactly how to use it. The file storage system is a little eccentric but again, easy to figure out. The support strap is probably great in the woods but awkward in a large open space. Next year we will buy the stick that can screw into the bottom of the camera. All in all, we are huge fans of this camera.

Great value , haven't used in the field yet, but checked out the dogs nocturnal activity.

When I opened the camera a small screw fell out and wont screw back in so that was dissappointing.

We have been running dozens of different trailcams year-round for about a decade. We test out the occasional "cheap brands" that come and go on Amazon. Most of these seem very similar (software, design, etc) as if parts and software come from the same place, or there is constant "re-branding" going on. Issues were common (software crashing, water ingress, loss of contact with SD cards within hours or days after setting it regardless of card brand, date/time drifting, electrical buzzing sound over audio, etc). We hike all over the mountains and having any camera malfunction and missing footage when you have hiked two 12 hour round trips to set and check it is a pretty big issue. However, this review is not about THOSE cameras. This review is about the GardePro A3: We ordered two GardePro A3 cameras in early May. 2022 After a few weeks of running them, we did not encounter any major issues. The cameras ran the entire time. The motion detection works very well. The video quality is quite good. The sound is fairly good as well. We could hear the bears chewing grass near the camera. We did notice at the beginning of every video, there is a loud "woosh" sound for about 1.5 seconds, but it's easy to cut out with editing software. There has not been any water ingress from the rain we had so far. We did notice the tightness of the latches are inconsistent (loose on some cameras but tight on others) but all seam to close/seal enough that they do not leak. We were were optimistic enough about these cameras to order 2 more of them in early June 2022. Now we have a total of 4 and still no issues. The real test will be how the cameras hold up to coastal rain storms in the fall as well as Canadian winter. At these point these cameras seem very good overall. I will update the review if any issues arise.