Wildgame Mirage 16 Lightsout Review

Trailcampro Comprehensive Score:

In Progress

Pros

• 6.7-month battery life in picture mode

Cons

• 0.7-month battery life in video mode

Trailcampro Analysis

Picture Quality:  Testing in Progress

Photo resolution: 16 interpolated mpxl

Video resolution:  1280 x 720

Flash Type:  No glow IR

We are placing cameras in the field. We will post pictures and videos as they become available.

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Battery Life: 55/100

Picture & Video Resting Power (on):   3.65 mW

Picture Daytime/Nighttime Power Consumption:  1.28 Ws |  5.01 Ws

Video Daytime/Nighttime Power Consumption: 32.27 Ws | 304.61 Ws

Battery life is efficient in picture mode but extremely inefficient in video mode.

Picture Mode

If this camera were to take 35-day and 35-night pictures every 24 hours, the Mirage 16 would last 6.7 months in the field on a set of 8 AA Lithium Batteries. We consider this to be good battery life.

Video Mode

If this camera were to take 15-day and 15-night videos (30-second videos / this is the only length of video Wildgame allows) every 24 hours, it would last 0.7 months in the field on a set of lithium batteries. This is very poor.

Detection Circuit:     65/100

Picture Trigger & Recovery Speed: 0.48 s. / 7.4 s.

Video Trigger & Recovery Speed:  1.76 s. / 7.6 s.

Detection Range:  80 ft.

Trigger speed in picture mode is fast, but picture recovery, video trigger, and video recovery are all slow.

Detection range is 80 ft. This is an outstanding detection distance.

Quality of Design:     Testing in Progress

Dimensions: n/a

Battery Type:  8 AA Batteries

External Battery Jack:  n/a

This category is under evaluation

Review Conclusion:     Testing in Progress

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