Browning Trail Camera Reviews

Strike Force Pro XD

The Strike Force Pro XD is one of Browning’s top trail cameras. It features dual-lens technology, with one lens for day time shots and a separate one for night. The result is crystal clear images and videos no matter what time it is.

It comes in a perfect camoed box that is rugged, weatherproof, and pretty much invisible to anyone or thing that doesn’t know it’s there. It includes a tree mount bracket and once placed, the camera has a great battery life so you don’t have to worry about missing any shots or disturb the wildlife by changing them.

The camera has a great variety of modes including rapid-fire, multi-shot, time-lapse, and video. Unfortunately, there is no hybrid mode so you will have to choose between photo, video, and timelapse at placement.

The detection range is huge at 80ft and with one of the fastest trigger speeds of around 0.1 seconds, even if a deer sprints past, you’re probably going to capture it. The flash is IR and invisible, so nothing is going to notice the camera when it goes off.

It records in full 1080p full HD video with sound which when played back couldn’t be crisper. This does chew up a lot of memory space but the camera is compatible with a 512GB SD card, so you should be fine. While you can record up to 2 mins in the day, the night vision video maxes out at 20 seconds which is a bit of a bummer.

Dark OPS PRO XD

The Dark OPS PRO XD is quite similar to the Strike Force Pro XD above, with just a few minor differences.

The Dark OPS Pro XD shoots 24MP images and records 1080 full HD video with sound whether it’s day or nighttime. It utilizes dual-lens technology, using one lens for the day and one for the night, ensuring you get the best images or video no matter what time of day it is.

You can choose from a few photo modes that include single, multi, or rapid shots. There is also a time-lapse plus mode that includes IR-triggered images, so you can have both your motion sensor photos with a time-lapse too.

Videos last from 2 seconds to 2 minutes in length but they won’t fill up the memory if you use the maximum 512 GB SD card.

The Dark OPS PRO XD has an 80 ft detection range with an 80 ft invisible IR flash, so you can get pictures of your target way in the distance. The trigger speed is 0.15 seconds with a 0.5 second recovery time, a little slower than the Strike Force Pro XD, but still amazingly fast. You’re not going to miss much that wanders past this camera.

The Invisible IR flash uses Illuma-Smart technology to automatically adjust to the light settings at the moment giving you the best bight images you can get rather than overexposing them.

Strike Force HD Apex 18MP

The Strike Force HD Apex 18MP camera is the little brother to the Strike Force Pro XD. It has the same idea around it, is much more affordable but lacks some of the more high-end features. It’s an ideal choice for anyone just starting their trail camera career.

The Strike Force HD Apex records in 18MP image quality and you pick from single, multi-shot or rapid shot modes, rapid being the highest with 8 pics in one burst. It records video in 1600 x 900 HD and is compatible with a 512 GB SD card that can handle it.

The detection range is 80 ft and the flash is around 100 ft, so if anything sets off the camera, you know the flash has you more than covered. The trigger speed is at 0.22 seconds and the recovery time is 0.6 seconds, so it is a little slower than the other more expensive models, but this is still exceptionally fast.

The image and video quality in the day is excellent but it’s not so good at night and you’re going to have to spend a bit more to get that extra crisp if you want it.

Overall this is still a great trail camera, especially for the price, and is best for beginners or anyone looking for some backyard security.

Spec Ops Edge

The Spec Ops Edge does pretty much what most of the other cameras can do plus a little more, which is what sets it apart.

The first thing to praise it for is that the screen is forward-facing, this means you can see what your camera is pointing while mounting it to a tree, removing all that guesswork.

It takes pictures in single, multi-shot, and rapid shot mode, max 8 per trigger. The camera also records in time-lapse plus mode and 1080p HD video. You can choose between two resolutions, high (30fps) or ultra (60fps). Both record incredibly high quality and smooth video, plus the sound are also crisp.

The video will take up to 2 mins in the day or 20 seconds at night, and you can use SMart IR mode to tell the camera to continue shooting to the maximum time as long as there is something activating it. So if a deer stops to drink at night, and you have set the record to 5 seconds, it’ll go past this to the max of 20 seconds.

The trigger speed, recovery time, flash range, and detection range are all top class on this. The trigger is adjustable from 02.-0.7 seconds and you’ll get great images of anything moving in from 80 ft away.

The Spec Ops Edge takes up to a 512GB SD card and comes with SD card management which allows you to overwrite images if your SD card fills up on a shoot.

Overall, the Specs Ops Edge is one of the best cameras out there for video recordings, while having the awesome image specs of the others.

Recon Force Advantage 20MP

The Recon Force Advantage 20MP is all about adjustability, everything is adjustable so that you can tailor your images and video down to perfection.

It records images at a 20MP resolution in 5 modes; single shot, multi-shot, rapid-shot, video, and time-lapse. When in video mode it records at 1080 FHD and you can choose it to be in either high (30fps) or ultra (60fps), both are super smooth and the sound is excellent too.

The detection range is adjustable between 55-80 ft, the flash range is adjustable between 3 modes with a max range of 80 ft, and the trigger mode is adjustable to between 0.4 – 0.7 seconds. Like we said everything is adjustable. This allows you to find your ultimate combo for each hide but you’ll have to get used to playing with the settings.

The camera comes with a USB 2.0 reader and a SanDisk Ultra SDHC 16GB 80MB/S Class 10 Flash Memory Card included in the price. At 16MB the Sd card is a little small and will fill up quickly, it’s best to expand to at least 64GB and you can go up to 512GB.

Overall a great camera for anyone who wants to tinker with settings to get the best recordings possible.