Vikeri Mini Trail Camera - Game Camera 20MP 1080P with Night Vision Motion Activated Waterproof, Hunting Camera 0.2s Trigger Time for Wildlife Monitoring Deer Hunting-M9

I've been using trail cameras for over 30 years now. When I first started, they ran on D batteries and used rolls of film. VERY expensive back in the day. Today, the cameras run on AA batteries or even solar power and use SD cards that can hold thousands of pictures. Most of the cameras back then were around $125 to $150.The Vikeri mini trail camera is better than any of those old ones I used to use. It's so small and lightweight. It records audio, video and of course, pictures. The nightvision works great, the mic is adequate in picking up sounds and so far, the batteries have lasted 3 weeks with no issues and they are still at full strength. The camera is great and, at $39, it's a steal. It comes with a mini SD card (you will need the card adapter if you want to download them directly to your computer though). Luckily I have a few already so downloading them isn't a problem. I just swap out the mini SD and put a new one in. As you can see in the pics above, I captured an ermine at my cabin and a gray fox (we call him George). Him and his brother (also named George), are always running around at night. The video and photo quality are excellent.For $39 you cannot go wrong with the Vikeri mini game cam. Take it from someone who has owned and used at least 50 of them over the years. This one is good!

I have been setting the camera up in my backyard, to see the creatures that come thru. We get raccoons, possums, rabbits, coyotes, and all the daytime squirrels, birds and a few hawks. My favourite night creatures are the coyotes - and this is in the south suburban Chicago area.I found the camera easy to understand for its internal set up, and I am no tech wizard at all. It has been reliable, and is a sturdy little thing. I used mostly the default settings, with just a few tweaks here and there. It comes with a strap that you can put around a tree, or you can improvise as I did and tie it onto a tiki light stand that I can move to different parts of the yard. This is because the animals, especially the coyotes, have different paths they take and the tiki light is more convenient than trying to always attach it to a tree or bush.One thing you have to remember is that, when you are setting it up, most of the animals are not that high, even the coyotes. A few times, all I saw was their backs, so next time I aimed the camera downward more. It also depends upon the slope of your yard. If you were aiming to capture some pictures of birds, then of course, aim higher, but you would still have to try that out also. Of course, if you were looking for deer, or moose (as I will be when we go off on a trip to Vermont,) then aim it higher. It seems to have a wide range sideways, and a rather good range from top to bottom, as well as distance. These are things you can adjust in the internal set up, but a bit of practice helps you know what works best.As it says in the instruction booklet, Windows 10 and 11 are not compatable with uploading the pics from the camera. I have Windows 10, which I am using to write this review in my Amazon acct, so I cannot upload any photos for this review. HOWEVER, it easily uploaded to my husband's Apple laptop with the included cord, so we have looked at the photos on there. I tried to buy the proper adapter so I could upload to my android phone, but I did not bring the camera with me to the store, and had to return the thing I bought as it did not work. I will try that again as it would be convenient.The camera being relatively small and lightweight makes it easy to manipulate, to attach to a tree or my tiki light stand, without weighing itself down. That does mean that the screen is rather small, but as long as your eyesight is good enough, you can see what's on there and if it is worth uploading on the laptop. I've had a few times, as I mentioned above, that the creatures must have taken a different route than the one they usually take, or didn't come thru my yard at all, and when I see that, I can just delete it from the camera itself.I would say that the camera's night vision is quite good. The daytime photos are in color, the night time ones in black and white and grey. The creatures' shiny eyes glow at night. I haven't had any people come thru my yard, which I am glad of! But there is a red light that would go off when it took a photo, that, in the internal set up, you can turn off. That would be useful, considering, as probably anyone who shouldn't be walking thru your yard anyway would take the camera away with them.All in all, I am pleased with the Vikeri Trail Camera. I am not using it for hunting or for security, just for curiosity about the creatures who come thru the yard. It is quick and easy to set up, and I think it will last a good amount of time.

I use the camera for monitoring inside of a small dark area that is not tall enough to fit the height of a regular size trail camera and I monitor only with night vision and low to no light at all. for this use case, 1080 is enough quality for the lighting I have available.This works with high frequency of recordings. I bought rechargeable lithium batteries to use with the camera. I use the camera to monitor small wild animals in their home. I can't compare the quality of the video with other trail cameras of this size. The night vision video quality is slightly more fuzzy than my other taller trail cameras. But those are more expensive, use better sensors than this one and are filming a larger area.I would recommend to get this trail camera only if you need a shorter size of trail camera. Reading the reviews of various shorter form trail cameras brought me to this one (there are a bunch of different brands that have a similar size product with similar camera, PIR, and led placements.) this works well enough for the price (which includes microsd card and batteries to get you started.)If it works for you, then you can upgrade to a larger microsd card and/or rechargeable batteries or a corded power option.

The Vikeri M9 mini trail cam works great with a tight budget and a curious mind. The included 4 AA batteries worked fine for 5 days straight running 24 hours a day and still has 50% battery life. Rechargeable batties are the way to go. Plus, I never ran out of data space with the provided 32 gb media card.I'm displaying 3 screen shots from videos captured over the last few nights. I set the cam to medium sensitivity and 20 second videos. With some practice I should be able to get better views of the activities of our nocturnal guests. It must be noted that the lag time before subjects are recorded or "triggered" is probably more like 2 seconds rather than the advertised .02 seconds.The videos created are .avi files and windows 11 had no issues with opening them. Resolution is very good and as expected some animals that get too close to the camera get washed out/whited out. Overall a great trail camera with everything you need for under 40 bucks :)