TACTACAM Reveal X PRO Cellular Trail Camera, Verizon and AT&T, NO Glow, Integrated GPS Tracking, Built in LCD Screen, HD Photo and HD Video (X-PRO)

I picked this cellular game camera up for use on a wooded part of my property, mainly to track deer and occasionally check for trespassers. So far, it’s done everything I wanted and more. Setup was quick and painless—the app walks you through activation, and the camera connected to the cell network (Verizon in my case) in under 5 minutes. I opted for the monthly data plan and was up and running with photo alerts that same day. Image quality is excellent. Daytime photos are crisp and full of detail, and night vision is surprisingly clear with a good IR range. I especially like the time stamps, which help me spot consistent animal patterns. The motion detection is very accurate, and I haven’t had issues with false triggers from wind or small branches. I’ve set mine to send the first photo instantly, and I can view the full SD card remotely when needed.

I have four of these around my house, and couldn't be happier with them. One on my gate I have set to take a picture then a video, to get license plates and faces of intruders. All I have set to notify me instantly of movement, which does tend to eat the battery life. The pictures the camera sends me are very low resolution, but the pictures and video on the SD card is great, whatever resolution you set the camera up to take. If someone actually sees the camera (they blend in so well I have trouble seeing them) and steals it the pictures and video are automatically uploaded to Reveal's cloud, you have to pay for them but it's a great backup. The cameras also have built in GPS, so if someone puts power to it you can see exactly where it is. I did buy some inexpensive screw hangars on Amazon that screw into a tree or post, then have a swivel that screws into the back of the camera instead of using the included strap. The hangars give great adjustability and won't rot in the weather. Using 12 AA batteries can get expensive, so I bought a couple of the Tactacam battery/solar panels but one was bad right out of the box. When I found it had a 30 day warranty I was able to return it just inside that window and bought four of the Bolyguard 79 inch DC external power cables from Amazon. They plug right into the battery input on these cameras, and I wired them to a $30 U1 lawnmower battery I got locally. The lawnmower batteries haven't needed to be charged yet on any of the 3 cameras I have them on, and it's been a couple of months. The one remaining solar panel seems to be working OK, but if it quits now that it's out of warranty I'll put an external battery on it too. The service isn't that expensive, and these are great since they use cellular instead of wifi. My old wifi cameras didn't work most of the time due to poor signal, these are mounted away from the house watching for any movement, I've got virtual 360 degree coverage around my house. I've been considering buying a fifth one to monitor any movement inside of my hangar at the airport.

My husband now has several of these for hunting and they work great. He likes seeing the animals on his phone.

Bought it for my dad as a birthday gift. We set up for him and it has worked like a charm. 88 years old and he has it set to his phone and shares the alerts with all of us. Great picture and easy to set up.

Set up: The setup wasn’t too bad as long as you follow the instructions. You have the ability to choose from Verizon or ATT. This choice doesn’t need to be made at the time of purchase as both SIM cards are in the box. You have the option to test signal on either SIM you just need to reset the camera between SIM cards. Plan: there are a few options for plans. The plans are affordable $5-$13 a month based on the number of pictures you want. You also have the option to have HD photos sent your way if you pay $5 for 50 pictures. Otherwise you can pull the SD card and get your HD photos/videos. Videos don’t get sent to you, just stored on the device, unless you pay the $5 for 50 HD videos/photos. This plan is legit and there’s aren’t hidden charges. Photos: The deer are close to 30 yards away. The camera is install at 5’ and a slight downward angle. The camera is on the highest sensitivity and set to trigger every second, no delay. It probably catches 25% of the deer that walk through. Thoughts: works for the price. You could get a reconex for $800 and get 75% of deer or you could just get more of these u it’s and place them around more spots. I feel as though these cameras are made to inform the hunter that there’s deer in the area not allow the hunter to score the buck from 50 yards. I would buy, the picture quality on the app/web is good enough to know there are deer in the area. Notes: .5 acre food plot using “Big Sexy” from Domain. Planted July 15th. Northern Wisconsin.

Battery life is fantastic!

Excellent camera, clear photos of animals and easy to use and set up. We plan to purchase more

Great Camera. clear picture and battery life

Nice to see your photos sent to your cell phone without having to go to the actual camera, it works as it should.

I purchased this for my significant other and he was incredibly excited. It's a step up from the one he already had and has gotten some great pictures from it.

Camera works fine, captures most things that move in front of it and sends notifications in a timely manner. The subscription seems a little much for what you get. Can't view videos on the web app, only the phone app. Camera, SD card, rechargeable battery, and a solar panel will run you about $300-$400 CDN per camera. Go with the monthly subscription so you can suspend it when you're not using it.