Campark TC21 Solar Trail Camera - Full In-Depth Review

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @paultreviews
    @paultreviews  Год назад +1

    PLEASE NOTE: at 21:15 these are frames from 4K, 2K & 1080P not 46mp/20mp/12mp photos.
    These are the video specs - pixel count and bit rate:
    4K (UHD) 3860 x 2160 (bit rate: 4,703 kbps)
    2K 2560 x 1440 (bit rate: 14,103 kbps)
    1080P 1920 x 1080 (bit rate: 9,110 kbps)

    • @Natrilhadafauna
      @Natrilhadafauna Год назад

      Good evening sir Paul, greetings from Brazil.
      I believe to be the same bitrate of TC02.
      Even though it is HEVC in 4K, the bitrate is very low.
      The TC06 in 4K that I have records at 32 Mbps in HEVC, very good quality. I only use it in 4K.
      Thanks for the great review.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      Thank you for your thoughts - that is interesting. Have you tested the 4K and 2K side by side?

    • @Natrilhadafauna
      @Natrilhadafauna Год назад

      @@paultreviews Good morning.
      Unfortunately not side by side, until today I recorded only once in 2.7K and never in 1080p.
      Erik

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад

      Always worth a direct side by side comparison.

  • @SmokyMountainBlessed
    @SmokyMountainBlessed Год назад +2

    I just bought this, just arrived, have not taken it out of the box yet, thanks for the review, I wanted it for the sound too, my Campark TC07 has bad sound as you already know

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      That’s great you’ve got one. I hope all future trail cams now continue with this good audio - it makes such a difference. I’ll be interested to know what you think of it.

    • @SmokyMountainBlessed
      @SmokyMountainBlessed Год назад +1

      @@paultreviews thanks

  • @idahobigfootyoutubechannel
    @idahobigfootyoutubechannel Год назад +1

    Excellent review, thank you!

  • @Natrilhadafauna
    @Natrilhadafauna Год назад +2

    Good evening sir Paul, greetings from Brazil.
    I like your reviews as they are very detailed in the information.
    I congratulate you for all your work in recording and editing, very professional.
    I particularly don't like Non-Glow cameras, I prefer red-glow cameras, they record night videos much better, but I understand the use for specific cases of Non-Glow.
    The audio is simply wonderful, without noise, it reminds me a lot of my TC06.
    The video quality of the TC21 during the day is great.
    My TC06 records 4K in HEVC at 32 Mbps, phenomenal quality.
    Thanks a lot for the review.
    Yours sincerely.
    Erik from Brazil.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      Thank you Erik - I am pleased you enjoyed my review. I am surprised the TC06 records 4K @ 32.0 mbps when the TC21 only records at 4.7
      If only the TC06 had a solar panel...

    • @Natrilhadafauna
      @Natrilhadafauna Год назад

      @@paultreviews Good morning.
      I put some examples on googledrive for you to download and see on your computer.
      The download link is in the video below.
      ruclips.net/video/ALcSQfKDnZo/видео.html&ab_channel=Natrilhadafauna
      I only have files in 2K and mostly 4K.
      Some in 1080p are night or "Color Night Vision", I never recorded with it in the main camera in 1080p.
      2.7K
      Format : HEVC
      Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
      Format profile : Main@L5@High
      Codec ID : hvc1
      Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
      Duration : 40 s 33 ms
      Bit rate : 16.5 Mb/s
      Width : 2 704 pixels
      Height : 1 520 pixels
      Display aspect ratio : 16:9
      Frame rate mode : Constant
      Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
      4K
      Format : HEVC
      Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
      Format profile : Main@L5@High
      Codec ID : hvc1
      Codec ID/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
      Duration : 30 s 33 ms
      Bit rate : 32.0 Mb/s
      Width : 3 840 pixels
      Height : 2 160 pixels
      Display aspect ratio : 16:9
      Frame rate mode : Constant
      Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
      Erik

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      Thank you Erik, I have downloaded them and will check them over and get back to you. I did see one download and it looked really nice.

  • @jameswright3563
    @jameswright3563 Месяц назад

    By far, the best review on RUclips. Is there any way of stopping the red light on the front of the camera illuminating whilst viewing the photos/videos? It is very distracting. Many thanks.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you - glad you found my video useful.
      I’m afraid I can’t see how to adjust or stop the red light - sorry.

    • @jameswright3563
      @jameswright3563 29 дней назад

      @paultreviews Cheers, Paul 👍

  • @susanpareto2677
    @susanpareto2677 Год назад +1

    I got this camera for Christmas and am very excited to try it out . This video was perfect
    for me: well structured, well paced, and all I needed to get started. Thank you!! (Love
    the photos of the fox too)

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад

      Thank you - I am very pleased my video will help you set up your new camera. Hope it ‘catches’ lots of surprises for you.
      I do enjoy the fox visiting most nights. 👍

  • @ohsroadtrip
    @ohsroadtrip Год назад

    Hello~~ I've been waiting for the Your video~~ I enjoyed the review. Thank you. I couldn't even record a bear on my last camping trip.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      Thank you - glad you enjoyed my video.
      I didn’t get a bear either lol.
      Hope you get something exciting on your next trip.

  • @Dinthurt
    @Dinthurt 7 месяцев назад

    Great review, remember IR 950nm (night) shots close focus is diff to daylight, it prob gonna start 4-5ft.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  7 месяцев назад

      Glad you liked the review and thank you for the extra tip. I hadn’t realised that IR950 would be a different focus distance - useful info - thank you.

  • @BiblicalFemininity
    @BiblicalFemininity 5 месяцев назад

    What a blessing to have such a comprehensive review. Your expert tips and suggestions are what I needed!God Bless you!

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  5 месяцев назад

      I am so pleased my video was useful to you and thank you for letting me know. 👍🌻

  • @KV-nh1ts
    @KV-nh1ts 5 месяцев назад

    I mostly use my trail cameras in the woods, which means this one would probably not fare well since there wouldn't be much sun to recharge the battery. Also, I was hoping for more night vision to test distance. I have a couple of very cheap cameras that have excellent night vision if the animals are in the distance. My WoSport does well only when the animal is confined to a small area around the camera (just like you have set up with this Campark). Also, I prefer to use bungee cords so I need to see the back of the camera to see if there are loops for them to attach to. No one ever shows the back.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  5 месяцев назад +1

      As you need plenty of power as your cameras are in the woods, I’d agree that an integrated solar panel plus backup batteries would be ideal. Check out my other reviews - particularly my last one of the CY95 - I also show the back of the camera to give a really good idea of its possibilities.
      Solar Trail Camera Ceyomur CY95 - Full Review
      ruclips.net/video/T0jnTp8Whm8/видео.html

  • @tomnicholes8517
    @tomnicholes8517 Год назад

    Your review was well done, I tip my hat to you. I just purchased this very camera and I find it has been user friendly on setting it up. However, I do have a question concerning the timers. During your presentation showing timer #1, on & off time, and I noticed your #2 timer was "0" start and finish. How can I zero my #2 timer on start time and finish time. Like you, I don't want two timers, but I can't figure out how to get it to use zero's. Thanks for any help.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад

      Thank you - glad my video was useful to you.
      I’ve just had a look and I am able to adjust the start time on my second timer to 00:00 which would in effect be the start time and then put the end time also to 00:00
      In effect these 0 times are midnight on - midnight off.
      Hope that helps.

  • @L.LeeMcGuire
    @L.LeeMcGuire 11 месяцев назад

    Great video I don’t think I’d be able to get this going without your instructions. I have a couple questions what app do you use for this camera? And how do you turn the camera on? It goes off after the two minutes when placed outside? Does it just automatically start filming when it sensesmovement? Thanks!

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  11 месяцев назад

      Hi, the app I use for this camera is ‘Wildlife Cam’
      There is a very small peg that you slide all the way one way to turn it off, slide to the middle to access the settings etc and slide all the way to the right to activate the camera - there will be a countdown and then the screen will go blank. It is now ready for the sensors to activate when anything passes in front of the camera. It will continue to do that until you switch it off or the battery runs out!
      Make sure you have charged the battery with the USB lead. It’s quite a big battery so once fully charged it holds that charge for a long time.
      I notice you say it goes off after two minutes when placed outside.
      So you mean it has recorded for two minutes and then reset itself ready for the next activation? That sounds right. Make sure you follow the settings as per my video so it will do want you want it to do ie video or photo and how long the video will continue for. I set it to only take video.
      Test it by turning on and leaving for a couple of minutes - then do a little dance in front of it - leave it a few minutes and do another dance.
      Then check the videos on replay on the camera.
      Note: you can do all that in your living room so no need to do any dancing in the garden if that’s not your thing 😀

  • @MostynDuVal
    @MostynDuVal 9 месяцев назад

    It looks like it doesn't have an alarm/motion feature when motion is detected?

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  9 месяцев назад

      Correct - it’s not connected to the Internet.

  • @alexmossman4198
    @alexmossman4198 7 месяцев назад

    Great review, very informative.. thanks! Question: If I use the camera to run in timelapse mode taking one picture every hour all summer while I build my log cabin, do you know if there is a way to output a video that strings all the pics together, or do I need to manage thousands of stills somehow, and compile the timelapse video elsewhere?
    btw I found your video while I was trying to figure out the range of delays available for timelapse, so I was v happy with how you went through all the camera settings!

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  7 месяцев назад

      Sounds like an interesting project - glad my video was useful to you.
      The trail camera will provide the 1,000s of stills so you will have to put them together to make the Timelapse video. There are plenty of pieces of software which will do this.
      Do some testing first - you will want to only take photographs during the day so that’s where the ‘monitoring period’ comes in.
      You will probably have to change the SD card at some stage. Work out how many photographs will fit on the card.
      Each second of end result video will consist of 30 images.
      Good luck - I’d run at least two cameras - more - in case of any failure. There are also dedicated Timelapse cameras.

    • @alexmossman4198
      @alexmossman4198 7 месяцев назад

      @@paultreviews Ok thanks. Looks like windows moviemaker might do the trick.

  • @KurtB49
    @KurtB49 27 дней назад

    Hello- Thank you for the video! It was very informative! I was just gifted this trail camera. I live on a few wooded acres, so the camera would most always be in the shade. As such, I would never be able to use the solar panel. Do you think this camera would function well enough without the ability of using the solar panel? As I can't use the solar panel, I am thinking it would would be nice for me to have a camera that could be charged with a USB, but that I could also put backup batteries in. Wondering if you would perhaps have another recommendation for a camera that would meet my needs? (I am in the USA.) I would also like a camera that is wifi capable without having to purchase a monthly plan. Also, you never really discuss the distance you can be from the camera and still connect with your phone. Do you have to be very close to the camera to be able to connect live wifi? Thanks!

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  26 дней назад +1

      Hi, you raise some very interesting points.
      The camera has a decent internal battery which is charged up by USB. This battery will last a fair time so if you are able to retrieve the camera to charge it up again then that might do. The solar panel is quite substantial in size and would charge the camera even in overcast weather - but of course nothing like as well as in sunshine.
      I would recommend the T180, CY95 for cameras that have solar panels, internal battery plus facility for adding back up batteries for when the internal battery runs out.
      I have reviewed both those cameras.
      The WiFi on these cameras is a local WiFi to your smartphone - I use this facility when close to my cameras to accurately position them, so I don’t know the maximum range - I seem to remember the manuals usually state something like 65 feet.
      None of the cameras I have use the Internet. If you do want one that is cellular, then you would indeed need to purchase a plan with a SIM card.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  26 дней назад +1

      As a thought - how about connecting a small powerbank to extend the time the camera can spend ‘in the wild’

  • @MostynDuVal
    @MostynDuVal 9 месяцев назад

    And if you do get a ping on your phone when a detection is made, is the device shareable with other people (like the Green Feathers nextcam)?

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  9 месяцев назад

      No, this is not a cellular trail camera connected to the Internet.

  • @greyhaven6607
    @greyhaven6607 10 месяцев назад

    Paul T, I am having to replace one of my older Campark models. I want the solar and wifi capable. Would this TC21 be the one you would choose or can you direct me to another one that I should look at? Price is not the object as I prefer quality

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  10 месяцев назад

      Hello,
      The TC21 has the best audio I’ve ever heard - the TC22 the second best.
      The daytime quality is equal and fantastic.
      So the main difference is the TC21 is no glow and the TC22 low glow.
      That means the nighttime quality is significantly better on the TC22.
      I find the convenience of the solar panel arrangement more convenient with the TC22.
      I have done a video on the TC22 which might be worth checking over.
      Hope that helps.

  • @jesse6249
    @jesse6249 2 месяца назад

    I forgot the password on one of my cams i tried holding reset but it did not help

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  2 месяца назад

      Did you set the password yourself or did you just use the default one?
      The default one is usually
      1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

  • @franmansfield-clark7992
    @franmansfield-clark7992 8 месяцев назад

    Help my sd card seems to be over writing is there a solution .. have looked at your settings and adjusted and still it over writing previous recording.. it was working beautifully until a few days ago.. memory card still has a large capacity .. I am flummoxed.. any advice for me please

    • @franmansfield-clark7992
      @franmansfield-clark7992 8 месяцев назад

      sorry its the TC02 i have

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  8 месяцев назад

      The only thing I can think of is that you have accidentally selected ‘loop’ mode in the settings.
      That specifically tells the camera to overwrite files - but only when the card is full. Hope that helps.

    • @franmansfield-clark7992
      @franmansfield-clark7992 8 месяцев назад

      @@paultreviews no the loop is set as off..

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  8 месяцев назад

      I presume you format the card in the camera once you’ve downloaded all the images?

    • @franmansfield-clark7992
      @franmansfield-clark7992 8 месяцев назад

      @@paultreviews no kept images saved on card would this make a difference?

  • @Shotsofwildlife
    @Shotsofwildlife Год назад

    Does the case thing have to be on it or is it waterproof without it?

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      It’s waterproof without the facia - I don’t bother with the facia most of the time.
      The facia just clips on the front and just adds a little visual disguise - it has no other function.

    • @Shotsofwildlife
      @Shotsofwildlife Год назад

      @@paultreviews okay thanks, i have two of these cameras i thought they needed the cover to stay waterproof. I thankfully got all my cameras sorted i have 2 daytime cameras which are both this camera and i have usogood tc91 & tc80 for my nightime cameras but im going to get the browning hp4 elite because the nightime cameras aren't very good when the animal is close to the camera but i got suggested to get the browning hp4 elite because they don't overexpose animals.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      @@Shotsofwildlife sounds like a good considered set up you’ve got.
      Now back to these TC21
      I haven’t actually asked the manufacturer if they are waterproof without the facia - I actually assumed it because it’s a relatively loose fit and doesn’t cover the base which has the card and set-up slider. I do make sure that sealing strip at the bottom is really well pushed in. I suppose it would stop direct rain hitting the buttons but presumably not water running down between.
      Let me know what you think of the quality of the Browning when you get it and how the daytime stacks up with these cameras.
      I try and avoid the over-exposure by trying to make sure the animal is not in the centre of the frame and I have the LEDs set to ‘low’.

  • @UlkeIcin-br8sk
    @UlkeIcin-br8sk Год назад

    Selamlar merhaba paul bahcenize kamera koymanız iyi olmuş gece yabani hayvanlar geliyor bence ince dar aralıklı çelik citle cevreleyin bahcenizi giremesinler nerden giriyorlarsa oralara önlem alın bütün vloglarin birbirinden güzel fırsat buldukça izleycem ama herbirine yorum yazmayabilirim işlerin yoğun seni yormak istemiyorum diğer kanalında olduğu gibi bu kanalinada abone oldum turkiyeden selamlar😊

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад

      Hello Ulke, thank you for watching the videos - I appreciate it. The animals that enter my garden do not do any damage so in Britain we enjoy the wildlife. I put up the trail camera to enjoy the nocturnal visitors.
      Merhaba Ülke, videoları izlediğiniz için teşekkür ederim - Beğeniyorum. Bahçeme giren hayvanlar zarar vermiyor, bu yüzden İngiltere'de vahşi yaşamın tadını çıkarıyoruz. Gece gelen ziyaretçilerin keyfini çıkarmak için takip kamerasını koydum.

  • @dieucanonbogoslover7088
    @dieucanonbogoslover7088 Год назад

    video nocturne mauvaises , manque de netté,loin du 1080 proposé en infrarouge.

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      Les vidéos nocturnes sont normales pour les caméras 940 nanomètres "sans lueur".
      Pour une meilleure vidéo nocturne, vous devez vous procurer une caméra de 840 nanomètres.
      The nightime videos are normal for 'no glow' 940 - 950 nanometre cameras.
      For better nightime video you need to get a 840 nanometre camera.

  • @Natrilhadafauna
    @Natrilhadafauna Год назад

    Good evening sir Paul, greetings from Brazil.
    I saw a video on youtube and it looks like this camera below also has great sound.
    ruclips.net/video/r9FZIhjQUUE/видео.html

    • @paultreviews
      @paultreviews  Год назад +1

      I agree Erik - the sound was good without noise interference.