Best Trail Cameras for Budget first camera

sub-$60 cameras that still deliver usable detection and night images — the honest starting point before spending on cellular. We picked the top 7 trail cameras for this use case, ranked by our review rating.

Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA Batteries, 24-Pack product image
Deer & big-game scouting

Energizer

Ultimate Lithium AA (L91)

9.1
Connectivity

—

Monthly fee

—

Night flash

—

Photo resolution

—

$43.02
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GardePro A3S Trail Camera (Non-Cellular, Sony Starvis) product image
Budget first camera

GardePro

A3S

9.0
Connectivity

sd

Monthly fee

None

Night flash

no-glow

Photo resolution

64MP

$71.99
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SanDisk 128GB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Card with Adapter (U3/V30/A2) product image
Budget first camera

SanDisk

Extreme 128GB microSDXC

9.0
Connectivity

—

Monthly fee

—

Night flash

—

Photo resolution

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$37.99
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GardePro A3 Trail Camera (Non-Cellular) product image
Budget first camera

GardePro

A3

8.6
Connectivity

sd

Monthly fee

None

Night flash

no-glow

Photo resolution

48MP

$69.99
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Vikeri 4K 48MP Trail Camera (130° Wide, No-Glow) product image
Budget first camera

Vikeri

4K 48MP

7.9
Connectivity

sd

Monthly fee

None

Night flash

no-glow

Photo resolution

48MP

$46
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Wosports 56MP 4K Trail Camera (120° Wide, No-Glow) product image
Budget first camera

Wosports

4K 56MP

7.6
Connectivity

sd

Monthly fee

None

Night flash

no-glow

Photo resolution

56MP

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Wosports Mini Trail Camera 24MP 1080p (Compact) product image
Budget first camera

Wosports

Mini

7.4
Connectivity

sd

Monthly fee

None

Night flash

low-glow

Photo resolution

24MP

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