Thank you so much for this in-depth review of this camera, I was really nervous about spending the money on it but it does seem like everything I need it to!

How come my wifi drone can go a mile and still maintain video and control? Trail cams can't.

@GuyInAMountain

2 жыл бұрын

Signal power, different technologies

@j.whisper2379

2 жыл бұрын

@@GuyInAMountain ! What different technologies? Mavic mini is smaller than some trail cams, and can operate over a mile, and it flies! Why can't that technology be incorporated into a trailcam?

@GuyInAMountain

2 жыл бұрын

Mavic is not using standard wifi protocol, Mavic uses DJI protocol. Trail cameras like this uses standard WiFi protocol. I guess is possible to add a similar protocol like the one from DJI to a trail camera but trail camera cost 1000$

@j.whisper2379

2 жыл бұрын

@@GuyInAMountain ! Mavic mini 2 combo about 500 dollars, yes, but drones are far more complicated than any trail camera! DJI protocal. Can't be incorporated to a fixed camera? Other drone manufacturers are capable of similar distances.

@GuyInAMountain

2 жыл бұрын

There is something more. When you use the drone the wifi signal is on the controller. The controller talks via wifi with the drone. Then the controler send the signal to the mobile via usb. The movile phone is not comunicating via wifi with the drone. What I mean is to recreate this system with the trail cameras the camera will need an aditional device that should be connected to the mobile to tranform the new wifi to usb. It is not that convinient. I guess there are high end trail camera with such features. What it is most common is trail cameras with SIM card. Then you can connect from everywhere (As long there is mobile signal)

I really don't understand the hype around this Blaze Video A280 Cam and all people seem to be so happy with it. I personally have had other trail Cams before, that where the cheapest of the cheaoest, but performed way better than this A280. I truly hate this A280's delay in the audio recording so that you already see the video running when watching and then with delay the audio kicks in - ridiculous, have not ever had a cell phone, a normal good old fashioned camera, or even older a video camera 30 years ago where video and audio would not start 100% at the same time. I do videos only with my trail Cams and audio delay only is already so annoying and reason enough to not ever go for a Blaze Video Camera again. And if that wouldn't already be plenty of bad news, no, it doesn't end here. I had my cheapest $ 25 Camera and the Blaze Video A280 set up on a tree, one right an inch above the other one, both facing in exactly the same angle at the very same direction. Results are just more bad news. The cheap Cam has only one motion sensor and yet gets triggered by any wildlife motion just as early as the Blaze Video Cam with its three sensors, 1 straight +2 side sensors. On top of that, the field of view the Camera lens captures pics and records videos reaches around 10 degrees farther to each side, left and right with the cheap Cam in comparison to the Blaze Video Cam. All in all, not worth to buy a Camera for three times the price if it performs worse than one of the cheapest ones out there.