“I bought the camera as a present for my sister. I knew she would like it but wasn't expecting it to turn into an obsession. I have been waking up every morning to find a new photo or video emailed to me- hedgehogs squeezing under a gap in the gate, running up the driveway etc etc. Perfect present, and its been amazing watching garden life at night, which we do not normally get to see! Thank you”
“NatureSpy Ursus Trail Camera
I have a number of different trail cameras all bought at varying prices and all delivering different quality/characteristics. I would put this at the upper end both for quality and value for money.
All cameras are different - so while the Ursus takes good pictures you should be aware that the field of view is quite narrow compared to some others. Excellent to cover a long track but not so good if you are going for closeups.
Pictures not quite as good as the Browning (but the half the price) and I like the hybrid capture which you dont get on the Browning.
I have only one minor gripe - the SD card inserts with the connectors facing outward so extracting the card can be a might tricky.
So overall pleased with my purchase.”
“Just retrieved the cam from it's first night out. I must say I am very impressed with it. I have only watched the captured videos on the built in screen as yet, but it looks great.
Easy to use, build quality seems fine (very early days though). Weather was dreadful on this night, no water ingress through.
Great product! I will be back.”
“The Ursus trail cam is a great night vision camera for a beginner I bought it because I wanted a better camera for watching the wildlife in my garden than the two very basic ones I had ( they'd cost about £30 each online, no make or model on them ) They'd been Ok to get me started but not very good quality. The nature spy one I purchased is bottom of their range but is a massive improvement on what I had, it even works at temperatures below zero so I've managed to get some great footage on frosty nights. The support department are great too, I've had to contact them a couple of times and they got back to me promptly and were able to help me with my problems.”
“Previously had a Browning from NatureSpy, but it turned upside down on its ball mount, and water got in (my fault). I replaced that about two years ago with an Ursus. This was about half the price, and the stills are not quite as good. But it sits at a sweet spot in the price/quality tradeoff. It reacts quickly, has a good range of still/vid programs, takes good quality stills and vids, is easy to set up, is more compact than our previous cam, and shows no signs of deterioration or water ingress after almost two years. I should add that I usually put it out inside a crude wooden box, sprayed black inside, that I've built to help hide it (it's usually at our allotment, so vulnerable to theft), so it has had a relatively protected life so far.
Many reviewers have mentioned that it's difficult to remove the SD card, and that's true. Even when the card is released from the spring lock, there is no way of grasping it. I use tweezers. That's a minor gripe. The other criticism I agree with is that you cannot see field of view when you set it up - you have to learn from experiment/experience.
So far, we've recorded all the usual suspects at the allotments, except badgers and deer.
What we didn't realise was there is a polecat up there. We are hoping for even more exotic creatures - maybe wildebeest.
What has astounded me is that I am only now having to change the batteries. It has taken thousands of stills, and hundreds of vids on one set of Logik alkaline batteries from Currys. I'm not sure whether the batteries are especially good, or the camera is especially miserly in its use of power - I suspect both.
After almost two years use, I would recommend this camera, but buy some tweezers.”
Thanks Dave! So glad you're enjoying the camera and it's been doing the business since your purchased it.
We actually have changed the SD slot since you purchased - there is now more room to grab the card :)
“A super bit of kit that we've got to grips with quite quickly!.Arrived swiftly and is set up in our garden right now - sadly mostly capturing the neighbourhood cats!”
“Really happy with this little camera. I've used quite a lot of cameras over the years but this one is simple, straightforward and easy to use. The video quality is great and I like how tough the case is - it feels like it will last. Its obviously not as good as the high-end, more expensive Brownings - but for the price its a really solid wildlife camera, and I'm already planning on getting another!”
