Deer & big-game scouting
Energizer
Ultimate Lithium AA (L91)
9.1
Connectivity
—
Monthly fee
—
Night flash
—
Photo resolution
—
$43.02
Best Trail Cameras for No monthly fee
WiFi and SD-card cameras with zero subscription — the picks for buyers who refuse a recurring cellular data plan. We picked the top 12 trail cameras for this use case, ranked by our review rating.
Budget first camera
GardePro
A3S
9.0
Connectivity
sd
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
64MP
$71.99
Property & driveway security
Reconyx
HyperFire 2 HP2X
9.0
Connectivity
sd
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
3MP
Budget first camera
SanDisk
Extreme 128GB microSDXC
9.0
Connectivity
—
Monthly fee
—
Night flash
—
Photo resolution
—
$37.99
Deer & big-game scouting
Browning
Strike Force Pro X 1080
8.8
Connectivity
sd
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
24MP
$113.85
No monthly fee
GardePro
E8 2.0
8.7
Connectivity
wifi
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
64MP
$89.99
Deer & big-game scouting
Browning
Recon Force Elite HP5
8.7
Connectivity
sd
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
low-glow
Photo resolution
24MP
No monthly fee
GardePro
E8
8.6
Connectivity
wifi
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
48MP
Budget first camera
GardePro
A3
8.6
Connectivity
sd
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
48MP
$69.99
Backyard wildlife & nature
GardePro
E8P
8.3
Connectivity
wifi
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
white
Photo resolution
48MP
Solar / set-and-forget
CEYOMUR
CY95 4K Solar WiFi
7.8
Connectivity
wifi
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
68MP
$59.99
Budget first camera
Wosports
4K 56MP
7.6
Connectivity
sd
Monthly fee
None
Night flash
no-glow
Photo resolution
56MP
$59.99
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