Day 6 Outdoors PlotWatcher™ Pro HD Game Surveillance System
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- Provides a timelapse video of a full day’s activity across a defined area
- Captures HD images as fast as every second
- Ten times the battery life of the original Plotwatcher (up to 3 months!)
- Built-in 2.5" LCD
- Defined time-of-day for video start and stop
- Simple on-board setup
- 1280 x 720 resolution
- Includes GameFinder software
- Runs on eight AA batteries (not included)
Unlike trail cams that trigger on short-range motion, the PlotWatcher provides a timelapse video of a full day’s activity across a defined area by capturing HD images taken as fast as every second. You can then review this video (in 3 minutes or less!) to track specific game movements and identify key travel patterns, including entry and exit points. The original PlotWatcher provides 84 hours of time-lapse video (7 days’ coverage), but the PlotWatcher Pro kicks it up a notch with ten times the battery life (3 months). Built-in 2.5" LCD for on-board camera set-up, video aiming, camera status messages, and defined time-of-day for video start and stop. SD card storage up to 32GB (not included); includes GameFinder software. Runs on eight AA batteries (not included). Color: Realtree AP™.
Manufacturer model #: TLC-200-C.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 by 17
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Atl50 great product
This thing is awesome. The quality of the videos is excellent and the battery life on the PRO model is great.
January 8, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by boltcuttter Plotwatcher Pro
This is the best game camera I have ever owned, and I've had them all. I will not buy any motion activated cameras again. This camera catches every animal; birds, squirrels, deer, turkeys, coyotes, and dogs. Nothing slips by. Battery life is unbelievable even when set on taking pictures every 5 seconds. 2.5 months in the field on 4 AA lithium batteries and they are still at 75%. Early dawn and dusk photos can be grainy dut you can still see if it is a big buck or doe. You might not be able to count the tines on a rack until the sun comes up. I program mine to come on in the dark @ 6:00 and turn off at 9:00 P.M. I see deer that no motion activated game camera would have picked up. I have twice to 3 times as many deer using my property than I thought. On 40 acres I have photos of a 8pt, 4pt. spike and a mess of does and I can see where they enter the fields and where they exit and how long they stay where I want to hunt. Don't hold back, get this camera for this season! You will see more animals than you thought were on the property.
August 14, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by Edsal60 Disappointed So Far
Plotwatcher Pro comes without some accessories needed to make it usable for someone with an older computer. Their manual says contact their website for a SDHC card reader but when you log on it is not included for sale. I've spent two weeks trying to get things to make it functional following suggestions in their manual which is less than accurate but so far all I have is a paperweight that they can have back. Not happy at all with it so far.
July 26, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by KStout Great Purchase!
I purchased this cam last year, and I have been thoroughly impressed. The battery life is phenomenal. I had it set to take a pic every 5 seconds from dusk to dawn and my batteries were still at 60% after 2 1/2 months during the dead of winter here in Indiana. The software is easy to use and get thru quickly. I'm hoping to purchase another one before the 2012 bow season.
July 19, 2012
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what kind of area will this actually capture?like 5 acres? more? less?
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I have it on a 3 ac field and it does great. I'm sure 5 ac would be fine.
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More. This camera catches game at long range. However, its not crystal clear at far distances but you know what game it is and where they are going. I have a field that is 30 acres and it covers it.A:
This camera is designed to watch large areas. How large depends on the available light and the contour of the land. Typically, it can see what you might see with your eyes. It can very easily cover everything that happens on a 5 acre food plot.A:
Yes, if it is an open field and depemding on the background color you should see animals on 5 acres. You can mount this high in a tree also since it is not motion activated.A:
You can catch movement but not specific characteristics of a certain deer more than 100 yards or so. I use mine to strictly define travel patterns and then use my other cams to pinpoint a certain buck I want to chase.
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Per the manufacturer, it is impossible to answer this question definitively. The best way to think about it is to imagine you are looking at it with the naked eye and you can see in a 52-degree fan angle from the surface of the camera. In other words, how well the camera will "see" is dependent upon how good and clear the lighting is at that time, how the terrain lies, etc. Typically, if you can see something with your eye, you will see it with the camera.Another rule of thumb is that you can typically see deer moving at 300 yards. You can identify whether you are looking at a buck at about 150 yards. You can count points on a buck at about 75 yards. These are rough generalizations, but might help. In addition, you can go to their web site at www.day6outdoors.com and look at the accessory lenses that they sell. There you will see some sample pictures taken with each lens that show you what you might see at a given distance and width.
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How does camera mount to tree or other object and are there any aftermarket mounts for it?
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You can use the included strap or a tripod for a camera. It will allow a tripod with a male bolt to attach it.A:
The PlotWatcher Pro comes with an adjustable strap that fits through slots molded into the back of the camera. In addition, there is a female receiver on the bottom of the camera that accepts a 1/4-20 threaded screw such as you typically find on a camera tripod mount.A:
I have been using mine on a regular camera tripod i painted camo. This way you can mount it anywhere even if there are no good trees. It has a built in Master Python lock holes moulded in the back plastic. You can also use bungee cords. Tree screw mounts are available that use the camera mount on the bottom.A:
I use bungee cords. It did come with the typical strap that does work, but I prefer bungees.A:
there is a strap that mounts to a tree just like every other camera on the market. i am not aware of any after market mounts. i used a fence post i placed in the ground to cover a clear cut and it worked very wellA:
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Can this camera be set to only take pictures at the hours of your chosing. Another words can it be set to take pictures only during leagal shooting hours?Please advise and thanks
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It activates with daylight but you can adjust the timeframes. However, it does not have flash so it does not work at night. Flash would not work anyway because this covers a large area, i.e. when deer may be 100 yards away. A flash would not work tha far away.A:
No. You can set it for 24 hours but it doesn't have a light, so there is no reason to waste your memory card space!!!A:
Yes. You can tell the camera what time to come on and go off, or, you can tell it to come on at first light and go off at dark and it will automatically do so.A:
Yes, that is what I like about it. It has two modes. One where it turns on when enough light is available for good photos or you can program the start time and stop time and it has an optional mid-day skip feature where it can hibernates for 2-3 hours in the middle of the day to save battery and memory but the battery and memory life is longer than needed. I let mine run from 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.A:
Yes, you can customize the times easily. I use dusk to dawn. It does not work at night as there is no flash.
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IT CAN BE SET TO TAKE PICTURES WHENEVER YOU CHOSE BUT AT NIGHT IT DOES NOT WORK WITH OUT BEING UNDER A LIGHT. NO FLASH
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