GardePro A3S Trail Camera (Non-Cellular, Non-WiFi), Enhanced Low-Light Performance, 64MP Photo & 1296P HD Video, 0.1s Trigger, 100ft No-Glow Night Vision, Motion Activated Wildlife Camera

This unit works wonderfully well. The name brand optics create a wonderfully detailed image. It runs on 8 AA batteries or an extra-purchase wall wart power adapter. It is easy to setup and configure for motion detection and thrifty with battery consumption. I would buy this again without hesitation.

I was looking for a no glow IR camera that was invisible to the human eye and found this camera after quite a bit of research. Most of the no glow cameras were twice or three times as much so I was a bit apprehensive. But, after some testing I'm very happy with it. I set it up beside another proven camera and it triggered every time. Most images were center frame. Pros: 1) The price is great. 2) The audio was excellent! Way beyond any of my other cameras and even distant or low volume sounds were captured by the camera. 3) Exposure is adjustable for different locations and will auto adjust mid video if necessary. Medium setting seems to work the best for me so far. 4)LED's invisible to the human eye. This camera is totally undetectable at night. No red glow visible at all. 5) Clear night time photos and video. 6) I like that it uses full size SD cards so I'm not fumbling around with a tiny micro card in the woods. I will say that it needs a pretty fast SD card though. I used a class 10 card first and noticed some stutter in the audio. I switched to a faster A2 card and no more problems. I think many of the negative reviews are from people who are using slower or incompatible cards. If you are getting partial photos or weird video/audio artifacts switch to a quality card with a transfer speed over 30mb like a U3, V30 or faster if you plan to do a lot of video. Sandisk has never let me down. Just because a card works in one make of camera doesn't mean it'll work in all of them. Cons: 1) Bit rate of the video reveals it is on par with 1280x720p even though the video settings allow for 1920x1080p video. Not uncommon but disappointing. In all fairness, the description says 1296p not 1920p (though it lists 1920x1080p setting in the description) It is typical for a camera in this price range and not a deal breaker. 2) My biggest gripe seems like the most trivial but it is the on/off switch. Every other camera has "off" all the way left and "on" all the way right. "Settings" is in the center position. They are easy to turn on and off with gloves because you can just push it all the way over. THIS camera has "On" in the center position, which means I'm going to have to remove gloves and be careful to only slide the switch one click every time I turn it on. That is going to be irritating every time I check the camera.

Having used many different cam brands over the years, I've found this one to be reasonably reliable. It's a departure from the big named brands, but the reliability/quality of this cam appears to be on par with the best of those others who've been around for a while. It does not have the cellular option. The setup menu has a lot of options to choose from and is pretty much self intuitive. The onboard display works well for viewing pics/videos as well as setting up the cam. Daytime photos are good (ignore the hype of uber high mega-pixel image ratings as the human eye can't really detect much difference in photo quality beyond 8 mega pixel- only if you want to enlarge portions of an image does high pixel count become a factor). Night time photos and videos are decent; but due to the IR emission of No-Glo LEDs (940nm), you won't get the background illumination that you would if "Low-Glo" LEDs (850nm) were used (~30% reduction in background lighting using No-Glo LEDs). Still, unless the object is at the far end of the detection range, night time photos are still decent. The side PIR sensors can be deactivated if desired, which is handy if you find that your videos are beginning without any activity appearing in the field of view (a consideration if you are doing a photo burst, with nothing appearing in a couple of the photos). I keep mine ON as there are often times that a critter will trigger a cam well after it's come into the field of view, so you miss a bit of movement unless you can start that video a bit ahead of time! If you are taking a LOT of night time videos, you'll burn through batteries- so I would highly recommend employing an external battery source with the cam, in addition to the internal set of 8 (there are external lithium rechargeable battery packs available that are compact in size, as are chew-proof cords for those squirrels that pose a threat). The camo print on the shell will help conceal the outline of the cam against a background of brush or bark (unlike some of the others who use a lighter gray or tan shell without break-up patterns). It uses a standard SD card which you can format while mounted in the cam or via your laptop. Side note: Regardless of the type of LED lighting chosen, one option is to mount the cam ~8 ft up a tree using a screw-in mount so that you can angle it in any orientation desired. Mature bucks tend to not detect the low-glow flash and any scent left on the cam (or its strap) will not be detected. Plus, trespassers will not readily see the cam if it's out of their normal line of sight, which is typically down or straight ahead. For this purpose, I carry 1 strap-on step section and use a harness that will allow me to lean back.

Trail cam is compact and has great video quality. Very affordable option and it holds up to the cold winters in Idaho. Instructions were easy to follow for set up and formatting the SD cards couldn’t have been easier. Although I thought lithium batteries would be needed due to the cold weather, I’ve had regular Duracell batteries in them for over almost 2 months and they still have full power. The battery life is fantastic! In would highly recommend these trail cams.

This camera was left out for a year. It was easy to setup, easy to use, and was the perfect size to hide in the tree line. It has a good quality gasket as well. It sat in pouring rain and freezing temperatures and still work flawlessly. Motion detection is a bit of a challenge in the beginning but spend time playing around with it. Easy to connect with you computer.

Love it! Photos and videos are clear. We have caught lots of different types of animals including an owl as it caught a small animal. Batteries last a long time. Camera is well made and durable. Easy to use

We have several very active game trails on our rural property so I thought I would place a camera at the two most used trails to see who was around. Hoping to get some better footage of our nocturnal neighbors. I purchased this GardePro trail cam for the main trail head. First attempt: I placed the GardePro trail camera at the head of the main trail focused on the spot where the most activity seems to happen - and my older camera at one of the side trails. I read the GardePro manual for set up and formatted the SD card as it said to. When I set it up at the trailhead, I adjusted for motion capture as instructed. Then I set the camera to on and left it for a week. The picture posted is the clearest picture I was able to retrieve. All the other photos and video were greyed out. I spent two hours trying to recover the data to no avail. Perhaps I didn't retrieve the data properly? I read through the manual again to set the camera up, and placed it back at the main trailhead. Second attempt: After a week, I went to retrieve the SD cards. This time, I took the camera down and brought it back to the cabin so I could plug it directly to my computer and retrieve the photos that way. The older camera had indeed captured some activity, but the GardePro camera didn't capture anything at all. Save for the few photos of me checking the motion capture, the SD card was empty. I reread the user manual and walked myself through setup again to make sure I'd done everything correctly. (I had) But perhaps I was wrong about which trail was being used? Maybe it didn't see anything because there wasn't aynthing to see? So I switched the cameras, this time setting the GardePro camera on the lesser side trail. Adjusted for motion capture, made sure everything was good to go and left. Third attempt: After 5 days I was back out to the property to check the cards. The older camera, which had been monitoring what I still thought of as the main trail head, has lots of photos! Opossum, otter, beaver and that weird coyote dog the neighbor said she saw. I wasn't wrong about the activity level at the main trail head. There really *were* a lot of visitors. I checked the GardePro camera on the smaller trail but once again the SD card was empty. The GardePro took no additional photos or video. But, was it possible that the lack of pictures was because I'd set it on an unused trail? I had proof that the main trail was being used a lot. So if I set the GardePro camera back on the main trail head (and it works) it should record something almost every night. I RE-reread the manual. RE-reset to factory settings, RE-reformatted the SD card. And even thought the camera turned on ok, and the indicator icon on screen said that the batteries were full, I put in fresh batteries just to be sure. When I set it back on the main trail, I focused the camera where I knew there would be movement to capture. I checked for motion capture and made sure everything worked fine before I left. Results: After a week, I returned to the trailhead to find it is a mess of scent piles, and piled up twigs/leaves. The soil on either side of the trail is freshly tamped down. If the GardePro camera works as it should, it should have captured something. But once more, the SD card was empty. The GardePro camera didn't capture anything -even though the physical evidence shows a significant amount of activity took place 8 ft in front of the lens. I have exhausted my troubleshooting resources. This GardePro camera just doesn't work. Now I've just returned from the property to discover that it is one month and ONE DAY after purchase and I can no longer return this item. I am super irritated at having wasted my time and money on this useless product and even more irritated that I've apparently missed a boss fight episode of Game Trail Showdown. I going back to my old camera.

Has night "Glow" , Night picture quality is OK, day quality is very good.

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Great device. I have recorded Coyotes and Racoons. I would like to have more powerful IR light for long distances. I was able to catch animals at 20 meters. In the close range photos are still blurry (because of motion) , but video is great. In anyway - love it. Very simple to use

This is by far the best trail cam I've bought. And I'm happy I bought two. - Great video - best audio witch came as a bonus surprise to me - batteries last for what seems forever - never fails on the date, time, temperature stamps I purchased the two in December 2024. June 2025 one of the cams stopped working. After inspection I discovered that water had penetrated it burning out some of the electronics. I emailed Garde Pro about my situation and they replaced the camera free of charge. All they needed was proof of purchase. They delivered it promptly as well. Now I am back to my two camera set up. Garde Pro has proven to me to be a class company to deal with along with a fantastic product. Thanks Garde Pro for keeping this customer very satisfied.

Works quite well, night vision is good too. I find the reaction time a little slow (at least in video mode) when an animal is moving at a decent pace and the framing is tight. Overall solid value; I’m still on my first set of rechargeable 8x AA’s and it’s been 2 months. Like all Amazon trail cams, take a look at the specs. You get 1080p/30fps out of this camera, but the higher resolution brings a lower frame rate. A 30 second 1080/30p video is about 30MB or less, so only a bit rate of about 8mbps. I think you’ll run into this with any random capital letter brand here on Amazon when you’re not paying several hundred bucks. I’d hazard the megapixels are interpolated as well; not that you need 64mb trail camera photos anyway. Edit: This thing is great on battery; lasts for months. I use it only on video mode; it’s pretty good for the price. I find it misses some fast moving animals, or catches them late.

I've been operating a variety of trail cams in the Rocky Mountains of Canada for 10 years now. Some of those cams are getting tired and it's time to look at some new ones. I bought this cam and set it up in my back yard where I've been feeding deer forever. I'm glad I did because the old cams were pretty easy to operate but this cam is unbelievable. With the setting on this cam you can do a lot more and the quality of the pics and videos are amazing. I also bought secured boxes because the black and grizzly bears are hard on the cams but they can handle it in secured boxes with python cables.