Customer Reviews

Primos Truth Cam 60 Camera

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is by far the best camera I have used. I have both a stealth cam and a moultrie, and the truth cam takes much better pictures, (especially at night...the 60 LED's really light everything up) and the set up is very easy. I have had the truth cam 60 out in the mountains (in very cold weather) for about 3 months and the battery still shows 50%. I love it, and will definitely buy another one.

I purchased one of these about 2 months ago.

Pros: Takes great daytime shots. Only triggers when something is in front of it. Sturdy construction. Long infrared range (with fresh batteries).
Cons: Sub par nighttime shots (very grainy). Goofy rubber boot over sd slot. Missing most usefull timeout settings (5, 10, 15?) and pics per trigger (2). Lousy buckling system (could not tighten strap).

I nearly returned because of the nighttime quality(you can see what is there, you're just not going to be framing any of the shots), but decided the quality of the triggering made it worth keeping. First camera I've had with no false triggers, EVER! Nearly double the infrared range of the Bushnell trophy cam. The timeout settings is not that big of deal. Have it set at one minute. 5 or 15 would cut down on a lot of the shots of the same squirrel or turkeys though. The rubber boot over the sd card slot works, just seems like it might fall off after a while, and it's on the bottom of the camera, so it's always wet after any rain or snow. I don't know why game cam manufacturers can't make a decent mounting system. The adjustable side of the buckle would not hold the strap at all unless I inverted it so the strap bound against itself (not easy to adjust like that). The slots are too big for the strap and there are no grippers and the angles are wrong. I replaced with a generic buckle from my local Fleet Farm (in the camping section), and that holds the strap perfect. And has any of them ever heard of elastic or bungee? That would make things a lot easier. All in all, a pretty good camera. Could have been a great camera though, with a few modifications.

It claims that it only takes 1.5 seconds to come out of sleep mode into record mode but I tested this and it's more like 3 seconds which may not sound like much but it can easily be the difference between great pics/vid and just seeing the rear end of animals as they go off screen. Also, the .3 second gap claim between videos isn't accurate.

My camera has a half second "freeze" on all videos at about the 4 second mark. Not a huge deal if you are only using the camera to see what animals are going where when but I like to make youtube videos of the animals so the freeze is annoying.

I own several trail cameras and upon taking this one out of the box and setting it up I was pretty impressed. The LCD menu is very easy to navigate to setup the camera, it has rubberized covers that go over the memory card slot to keep moisture out, when activating the camera on the trail it provides a 30 second countdown timer which is a great feature, the pictures even tell you what the temperature was outside when the image was taken. The problem that I had with this camera is after leaving it on a trail for 2 days, upon my return I found the memory card nearly full with over 2,000 photos, apparently taken anytime a twig moved in the wind, and the batteries drained down to 35%. No animals were captured, just wind. I'm going back out to adjust the sensitivity levels to low (and install new batteries) and will post a reply to this review if that helps or not.

I have had the Primos 60 for 2 months now, and have been pleasantly surprised by the clarity of the photos. I have mine set to 7 megapixels, normal sensitivity and full LED output. I have had the Primos 60 out in all weather conditions, including heavy rain, and the unit functioned perfectly with no water penetrating the case. The batteries have lasted nearly a month on constant, 24/7 usage. We have captured several shots of 10-14 point buck, coyote, fox and numerous other critters. I am very pleased with the performance of this unit.

Update 21 January 2012: I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and they contacted the company, who wasn't answering my emails. This week I received two new cameras, and a return-mail UPS label to send them back the old ones. I'm happy to have new cameras, and hope they last longer than the first ones did, but I'm still angry that their warranty is "limited" meaning you normally have to pay $20 to have your camera repaired or replaced. This wasn't spelled out on their website or on Amazon BEFORE I bought the cameras. These are great cameras as long as they work, but good luck if they stop working. I would not buy these again just based on the poor warranty and poor customer service. I'm leaving my review at 2-stars, since the dispute was settled. Caveat Emptor!
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January 6, 2012:

I am leaving my original gushing review of this camera so that you can read about how much I loved them when we first got them. They were purchased in July 2011, and by December 2011 both of them stopped working. We read the manual, checked the batteries, and just couldn't get them to turn on. I contacted Primos to ask for a return authorization, and after several days I received a reply. With the Return Authorization came their instructions to send $20 each for repairs. It says right on their website, and here on Amazon, that these cameras have a 1-year warranty. Mine worked less than 6 months and I am not willing to pay $20 to cover what should have been part of the warranty. Two emails to Primos about this have gone unanswered. I will update this review after this issue is settled. Until then, I'm dropping them down to one star, and might contact the Better Business Bureau too.

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Original review:

I read a hundred reviews before buying two of these Primis Truth Cam 60 game cameras. We wanted them partly to keep track of who comes on our land without permission and partly to watch the wildlife. We put out a salt block to attract the deer who live in our woods, and mounted one of the cameras nearby.

We collected the disc today (after 5 days) and were amazed by the pictures! All of the deer pictures were taken at night, since deer like the cover of darkness for feeding. But we had 20 clear B&W photos of deer at the salt block. Two photos showed the deer looking directly at the camera, so they must have noticed the red infrared light or some slight sound from the camera but they weren't spooked by it. The camera took clear nighttime shots up to 30 feet away. There were a couple of daytime shots where we didn't see any animals in the frame, but the pictures themselves were crystal clear and in full color. I posted two of the photos from our camera - you can see them if you look at the photos under the main camera photo on the description page.

I like that the camera is camo colored, so it blends in with the surroundings. It comes with a long belt that can be strapped around larger trees. We are considering buying a locking cable for the camera, in case anyone comes across it in the woods. It also has rubber covers over the disc port and the USB cord port, which protects the camera from rain and dew. There's a button to set when you are ready to turn on the camera that gives you 30 seconds to get out of the way before it starts taking YOUR picture. It comes with a user's manual that explains how to set the date and time, and how to set the sensitivity of the camera so it doesn't take photos of blowing leaves. If set properly, it will put the date, time and moon phase on each photo to help determine when the camera was triggered. It runs on D-cell batteries, which were still fully charged after the first series of pictures we retrieved today. You will need to buy a flash memory card for the camera - I suggest 8 GB Sandisk because it will hold all the photos your camera can take. Perhaps buy two cards so you can switch them at the camera and bring the full one in to view the photos. There is no way to view the photos on the camera.

I love this camera! It's just what we needed and I'm happy to recommend it to anyone looking for a mid-priced camera.

Edited 10/10/11: Be sure to register your camera online with Primos, to activate the warranty! There's a number inside the camera door that is specific to your camera.

Did much research before buying this camera.Have been using the camera now for one month and getting good results. I use the sensitive setting and it will pickup a squirrel or raccoon at 15 to 20feet. Difficult to read the screen during daylight.I am using the video option. I throw dog food in front of the camera and even the deer stop to investigate.
Satisfied so far.

I use this to capture the construction in progress on my property - it does EXACTLY as you would expect it to. I have it hanging on a tree and there is easy access to replace the batteries and sd card - by using the picture instead of video format - the batteries are lasting longer and it does not fail to pick up whatever has triggered it's motion sensor, as I have these pictures taken unattended. Once I'm on site, I know the video portion will work as well - a friend of mine used this product and talked me into it - they use the video portion to catch the wild-life and it does a wonderful job as I've seen their posted videos. I'm extremely happy with this product.

I set it up on my drive way and then walked in front of it. I started at 30 feet and worked my way back to 120 feet and it took pictures every time. There was hardly any delay. It got my picture as soon as I walked into the coverage area. I also did the same thing at night and it got my picture up to 100 feet. I tried it in the field and it also worked just as impressive. I would just get the hind end of a deer with other cameras because they walked through too fast. I always got the whole deer with the Primos.

I bought this camera last october.I still have it out.It was great all winter and I live in the north country of n.y.Where we have harsh winters.Had no problems with it took fatastic pictures.