TrailMac Camera Review Page

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TrailMac Digital

http://www.trailsenseengineering.com/

(from Trail Sense Engineering)

 

(purchased from American sportsman)

This has been a good camera and is easy to use. The flash is good and it has a 4 to 5 second trigger time. Battery life is 3 to 4 weeks. This cam should be aimed up or down the trail also. The pictures from this camera are exceptional in quality.  Factory support is excellent with a return in approximately one week.  Care must be taken when a battery change is made to this unit. The dip switch cluster is directly under the battery pack and it is easy to snag a switch and put your camera into an unwanted mode. This happened on more than one occasion so we taped a small clear plastic piece that would hinge up for switch access and this so far has eliminated this problem.  This camera's manual is pretty straight forward except for the dip switch settings which can be set wrong unless you pay close attention. The digital camera instructions are the same instructions that come with the proven Olympus-540 camera and are very complete.

Note: These sample pics are unmodified.  They are original size and may take a while to download on a slower connection speed.

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TrailMac

24mm film
model

http://www.trailsenseengineering.com/

(from Trail Sense Engineering)

 

 

(purchased from American Sportsman)

We can not recommend this camera even though it works very well. This is due to the type of film required 24 mm(800) speed film which is no longer made and hard to find. If cost is the reason for choosing a film camera the 35mm model of this camera is the one to choose. The only real issues with this camera is  the main switch which protrudes out the front of the camera and is very fragile. Even the slightest bump can break the switch. The other issue is the same issue with the dip switches being located under the battery pack as the digital version and the same correction applies. If this manufacture were to choose the same type switch that is utilized on the leaf river DC 1 and 2 BU, I feel this would be a better choice. We believe this camera has been discontinued but is still available for purchase.  Also, night time photos are very grainy.  Film advance mechanisms create noises that will spook deer.  The dip switch settings for this camera are the same as for its digital brother.  Be very careful reading the camera's instructions and all will work properly. The instructions for setting the time date to the Kodak F620 are a little confusing but if done carefully is easy to do.

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