Tactacam Reveal X

[Mr. Hawk]

Anyone tried the new Reveal X yet? I just ordered one, have had issues with my SPYPOINT Micros so trying something new

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Yes. Mine has been working great for about a month.

 

[120+]

Anyone tried the new Reveal X yet? I just ordered one, have had issues with my SPYPOINT Micros so trying something new

What kind of issues? I have a few of them and was just wondering.

 

[Antler Daddy]

Anyone tried the new Reveal X yet? I just ordered one, have had issues with my SPYPOINT Micros so trying something new

Where did you find it in stock?

 

[Andy S.]

Bought one a while back at Cabelas, but haven't deployed it yet. Plan to soon.

 

[Newt]

Just got two reveal x in the mail yesterday have had excellent results out of the gen 1 hopefully these are same quality

 

[RobbyW]

Where did you find them in stock

 

[jbranham63]

I have two of them out as well as two of the first gen reveals. All work great!

 

[Mr. Hawk]

Where did you find them in stock

Sportsman warehouse, not sure if still available

 

[Mr. Hawk]

What kind of issues? I have a few of them and was just wondering.

SPYPOINT a seem to work good if you get one that works. I've had to get a couple replacements but they are inconsistent

 

[tree_ghost]

Got 6 of the "X" models in today. They were ordered from sportsman's warehouse last week. Excited to see what these things can do!

 

[BSK]

Got 6 of the "X" models in today. They were ordered from sportsman's warehouse last week. Excited to see what these things can do!

Very much interested to hear what you think.

 

[Antler Daddy]

Interesting that TrailCamPro did not rate it well. Some of you are getting battery life well beyond what was indicated.

https://www.trailcampro.com/products/tactacam-reveal

 

[Antler Daddy]

I picked up a Reveal and a Moultrie Delta at the Chattanooga Bass Pro on the first day of Father's Day. I'm not even going to mess with the Delta, but I do want a couple more Reveals and I doubt they will go on sale anytime soon.

Here is the response from Tactacam where to find one:

Thank you for reaching out and for your interest in the Reveal X! Customers have told us they are not finding them online and having to call stores and speak with someone there to get accurate inventory info.

Please keep in mind there is extremely high demand for this camera, but we are shipping cameras out as fast as possible.

Here are the dealers where you will be most likely to find the Reveal X in stock:

• Bass Pro
• Gander Outdoors
• Scheels
• Herd 360
• Buck It Ready
• Pure Whitetail
• Whitetails of America
• Sportsmen's Warehouse

Thank you,
Tactacam Curtis

 

[BSK]

That's impressive that they got back to you Antler Daddy.

 

[doubledownranch]

I have 4 of the Reveal X models I've been running on my backyard deer just testing them before I put them out Sunday at my out of state lease.

This is the solar battery set up I'm using with my Reveals with very good success.
Reveal Camera Compatible Solar Charger Kit with Mount- 1500mAH / 7.4- DC-12V

These are the memory cards that work best
SanDisk - SDSDXVE-032G-GNCIN 32GB

So far so good. I had 6 cellular Reconyx last year that obviously had better image quality than the Reveal but I sold them when i sold my hunting property. You can request individual HD pics on the Reveal. The HD photos are 50 for $5.00 on top of the monthly fee. I think I'm paying $84.00/year per camera for unlimited photos. I'd say the image quality is fair, definitely not great, but with the HD request, you can get a quality photo if required.

The app is really easy to use and the set up was a piece of cake. You basically just scan a QR code on the camera and it sets up the camera to your account automatically.

Also, you can change the camera setting from the app, which I like.

 

[Andy S.]

Some of you are getting battery life well beyond what was indicated......

Waaaaaaaaay beyond, repeatedly. While I like TrailCamPro's website, their reviews and their offerings, my experience with cameras, batteries and such have not always aligned with their "experiences". Take that for what it is worth.

 

[BSK]

Waaaaaaaaay beyond, repeatedly. While I like TrailCamPro's website, their reviews and their offerings, my experience with cameras, batteries and such have not always aligned with their "experiences". Take that for what it is worth.

I've had my problems with Trailcampro in the past. When that site first went up, I was convinced it was owned by the Covert trail-camera company. They raved about those cameras, yet I had several and thought they were junk.

However, I've come to rely on their reviews. I don't always agree with them when they say a camera takes "great" video or stills (I'll be the judge of that), but they've been fairly accurate when it comes to most features.

When it comes to battery life, remember that they are calculating that based on X number of daytime and Y number of night-time pictures or videos per day. Most hunters don't get that many pictures/videos per day.

 

[TheLBLman]

When it comes to battery life, remember that they are calculating that based on X number of daytime and Y number of night-time pictures or videos per day. Most hunters don't get that many pictures/videos per day.

I believe TrailCamPro completes a very fair "apples-to-apples" estimate of battery life projections for one cam vs. another. I also usually "beat" their projections.

I did obtain some 1st generation Browning Defender cell cams for which TrailCamPro said battery life would be @ 2.4 months (based on their standardized criteria). In my first test run, with image at highest resolution, immediate uploads, the battery life still beat their projection, but was less than 3 months.

Subsequently, I started playing around with various ways to increase battery life (with cell cams) and still get what I wanted most from them. One key thing is NOT to utilize "immediate" uploads, but "schedule" them (which you can do frequently during the day). I also change the settings for longer intervals at night, shorter during daylight.

Right now, I have two of these 1st Generations running, batteries changed on both on 12-01-2020, and both were still transmitting today, 6 1/2 months since last battery change. Again, TrailCamPro rated these cams for 2.4 months of battery life.

Each new "generation" of a particular trail cam seems to be obtaining greater battery life. Last year I placed several 2nd generation Defender "Scout Pro" cell cams. TrailCamPro rated this 2nd generation for 10.5 months. Some have already been in place about a year, and I haven't changed the batteries. If they're still going @ July 4, I'll replace the batteries.

Browning has it's 3rd generation cell cam (Defender "Ridgeline") coming out this summer, but TrailCamPro hasn't rated it yet.

 

[BSK]

Very interesting info Wes. Thanks for posting.

 

[jbranham63]

I put my first gen reveals out early last fall. I still have the batteries running in one of them and the batteries are at 100%. Now there are not alot of photos at this spot. Maybe 5-10 per day. The other one which had more activity I changed out the batteries at the beginning of June(battery life on the app said 60% when I changed them). I use lithium batteries. The 2 reveal x I have are still 100% and I put those out at the beginning of June. Probably around 250 pics on each since putting them out. The only issue I had was my own fault when I updated one of the 1st gen cameras I accidentally did the update wrong so I had to send the camera in the be "reflashed" per tactacam customer service. Had my camera back in less than two weeks from the time I sent it out to tactacam. Havent had any further issues with this particular camera. Overall for the price I think these are amazing cameras.

 

[TheLBLman]

I put my first gen reveals out early last fall. I still have the batteries running in one of them and the batteries are at 100%. . . . . . The other one which had more activity I changed out the batteries at the beginning of June(battery life on the app said 60% when I changed them).
I use lithium batteries.

Just a "heads up" since so many users are not aware (and this has been the case with all trail cam brands, not just Tactacam):

The battery meters do not work properly with lithium batteries.
The meters will read 100% until the batteries fail.

If you had one reading 60%, it had just fail.

I usually only get less than a dozen more pics after the meter drops below 100% with lithium batteries.

I've heard in the future the battery meters are going to begin working with lithium batteries (and this is possibly a feature of the new Tactacam Reveal X).

 

[jbranham63]

Just a "heads up" since so many users are not aware (and this has been the case with all trail cam brands, not just Tactacam):

The battery meters do not work properly with lithium batteries.
The meters will read 100% until the batteries fail.

If you had one reading 60%, it had just fail.

I usually only get less than a dozen more pics after the meter drops below 100% with lithium batteries.

I've heard in the future the battery meters are going to begin working with lithium batteries (and this is possibly a feature of the new Tactacam Reveal X).

Mine was still working and taking pictures fine at 60% but it dropped from 100% to 60% dropping 10-20% at a time over a short period of like 5 days according to my app. I just changed them bc I didnt want it to go completely dead and cause problems with the camera

 

[Andy S.]

For those looking, appears WOA has the AT&T model in stock for $140.

https://whitetailsofamerica.com/pro...0o4NIDgtvrEj-hkd4vrSLpud67bTEYypEHUGUFvL_C7Ao

 

[UPSman]

I got 2 from Sportsmans Warehouse yesterday morning at 6:45 am. They are having a sale with $20 off of $100 spent. Got them for $109.24 with free shipping

 

[Antler Daddy]

I got 2 from Sportsmans Warehouse yesterday morning at 6:45 am. They are having a sale with $20 off of $100 spent. Got them for $109.24 with free shipping

Interesting, I did not know about that sale, but did call the Chattanooga store today. They had none in stock and none expected.

 

[nwsg76]

Scheels has AT&T version for $119.
https://www.scheels.com/p/tactacam-...C-XA.html?cgid=hunting-trail-cameras#start=12

 

[Antler Daddy]

This Reveal SK is supposed to drop in July? It has solar charger, and video too.

No telling what we will have in a few years.

 

[wobblegobble]

The Reveal X isn't has good as the Gen1....both daylight pictures are terrible! They become super pixelated when you zoom in...these camera are great for people that aren't interested in seeing specific details on each deer. The battery life is excellent on the x so far....The Spypoint takes someone that can read and comprehend and they are great.

 

[Antler Daddy]

The Reveal X isn't has good as the Gen1....both daylight pictures are terrible! They become super pixelated when you zoom in...these camera are great for people that aren't interested in seeing specific details on each deer. The battery life is excellent on the x so far....The Spypoint takes someone that can read and comprehend and they are great.

What do you think people are not reading on the spypoint setup?