Moultrie m-1100i Review

The Moultrie m-1100i Review aims to find out just what makes this camera such an attractive option for those looking for a good trail camera. To find out more benefits of this trail cam, as well as learn if there are any drawbacks, keep on reading this detailed review of all this product has to offer.

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No-Glow IR

The Moultrie m-1100i has a no-glow Infrared led which is what a trail camera needs if it is to go undetected by nearby wildlife. The Infrared flash has a range of 80 feet, which is impressive for a trail camera too.

Exceptional Image Quality

If it’s good quality images that you want from your trail camera, then the Moultrie m-1100i may be for you. A 12MP maximum resolution is achievable by the camera, which delivers high quality photographs consistently. The Moultrie m-1100i is also able to record HD videos at 1080p. The videos can be set to record up to 30 frames per second with a maximum of 90 seconds recording time during each trigger.

 

Detection and Trigger Speed

The fast trigger speed and the 50 foot range of the Moultrie m-1100i camera ensures that every time the camera is triggered, it always takes a high quality shot with the animal that triggered it in the view of the image. The trigger speed itself is a fast 0.5 seconds, which is generally a much shorter time than it would take most animals to be able to move back out of shot.

Whilst the motion detection feature works so well, it is possible to set up alternative options depending on exactly what it is that you want to capture on the camera. The time-lapse option takes images every few seconds or minutes, depending on how you want to set up the camera. Whilst this does take up more storage than motion detection mode, you will be able to capture wildlife that is out of the 5o foot range of the motion detector.

To have the best of both worlds, you can set the camera to take time-lapse videos with motion detection.

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Battery life

The Moultrie m-1100i is powered using 8 AA batteries, which is quite standard for most trail cameras. Depending on the settings that you choose for the camera, a single set of batteries in this camera can last for up to 1 year.

If you want to prolong the lifetime of the batteries, you should take into consideration the additional energy consumption caused by constant use of Wi-Fi, frequent image capture and time-lapse mode.

Additional Options

The Moultrie m-1100i is very customizable and comes with a range of options to further enhance the performance of the camera. As up to date as a camera can be, the Moultrie m-1100i supports Wi-Fi SD card, giving the user the option of connecting the camera to a wireless network. If you are using the Moultrie m-1100i close to a wireless network, then you can set the camera to automatically upload the photos that it takes directly to the Internet so that you don’t need to go to the trouble of manually retrieving the card from the camera. Effectively, you could leave the Moultrie m-1100i running until the battery runs out without ever having to return to the camera.

Another feature of the Moultrie m-1100i is that there is a memory management option. Because the camera can upload photos to the Internet, you could set up ‘overwrite oldest’ mode. This will instruct the camera to delete the oldest photos when the SD card becomes full and replace those older photos with newer ones.

Simplicity of Use

A 2.5-inch display screen makes programming the Moultrie m-1100i easy. Remaining battery power and the date are both displayed on the screen and the display is very clear and easy to view. The user interface and menu itself is very straightforward and you can have the Moultrie m-1100i up and running quickly. The camera also has a security feature in place, which makes it possible for the user to set up a 5-digit security key to restrict access to the camera.

Pros

• Aesthetically pleasing, camouflage design blends into the background
• Time lapse, motion detect and a mixture of time-lapse and motion detection can be set up on the camera
• Large 2.5 inch display for easy setup
• Long battery life
• No glow infrared flash with a range of 80 feet
• 50 feet motion detection
• Short 0.5 second trigger speed with just 5.5 seconds recovery time
• 12MP image resolution

Cons

• The only real complaint with this camera is that the quality of the images isn’t quite as high as the competition, with other cameras offering up to 20MP

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Summary

For a high quality trail camera that offers all the functionality you could possibly want for recording wildlife, this Moultrie m-1100i review shows that this is the perfect choice in camera. With high quality HD recording capabilities, 12 MP image resolution at its highest setting and plenty of additional optional extras, this camera will continue to be one of the best on the market for years to come.