Yum! Setting up a photo trap for theft! Great idea to get proof! I never thought of that but now feeling full of fiendish glee! Thanks so much! Also thanks for the concealment ideas.

I have had various iterations of BlackBerry, plus the Galaxy Note2 and now the 3, plus Canon Power shots and Olympus small cameras. Improvements amazing! Comparing the Note 3 with the Canon sx50, yes, you have PRE-processing. In fact, lots of the apps are for PRE-processing, Ahmeta. I know you are one of the best photographers on here so much of this would be frivolous for you. Actually, me, too! But much as I love my Canon 5-D and assortment of lenses, most of the time it stays in the bag and so does the sx50 since I got the Note3.

Thank you. One problem I have is that if these guys have hidden cameras set on my property, they can monitor me going to my cameras, then steal my camera(s). I can take the memory cards out of the game cameras I bought, then view the images in my Canon sx50. I just don't want the vermin viewing me visiting my cameras! With the amazing cell phone technology and hidden nanny cams these days, it seems logical there is some teensy wireless weatherproof spy camera availability.

Thank you. Me, too. I am surprised by how different the forum seems displayed since I joined. Whoever set up this website sure is a genius!

Have you looked at some of the cell phones with cameras? I recently bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. It has been said it's like taking pictures with a cafeteria tray. It does take some getting used to! I took some trail photos with it AND my sx50. In some ways, starting with portability, the cell camera is better. Also, for the frivolous, there are sure some fun editing options.

Thanks for your replies. We only have a Gander Mountain and a Dick's sporting goods here. Of course I can look online at the catalogs of the other outdoor equipment but not touch feel. I bought a game camera from each. Pretty nifty! IR! Also a set of supposedly outdoor monitor cameras from Best Buy. The game cameras are pretty big and difficult to conceal. The bullet cameras don't look very waterproof. As a former Minox user I thought there would be less cumbersome equipment available. Is there a game warden who posts here who has had success in dealing with outdoor gangs?

Thank you all so much for the warm welcomes and encouragement.
Much appreciated!Looking at this site each morning, especially seeing the marvelous critter images, is one of my favorite parts of the day!I used the wrong word, "negative."
My objection is to the relentless toxic treasonous attacks on the President of this country which are hard to ignore.

Yesterday there were some interesting exchanges about surveillance cameras so this query is particularly addressed to the knowledgeable folks here actively installing and using surveillance devices. My situation is that I live in a very isolated woodland area and am plagued by poachers, trespassers, atv riders and thieves. They are MUCH smarter than I am. I of course want to deter these human vermin by methods less lethal than calrops or stretching wires between trees to decapitate them. Ha ha. Siccing lawyers on them would work! So to me, that looks like photo data to identify them but what cameras to use? How best to hide my devices so they won't find and steal or shoot them? I went to Best Buy three times but ooops, no knowledgeable sales people. Internet searches don't reveal as much as some of you guys, right? Thanks!!!!!

Thanks for this forum! I have been enjoying it every morning with my coffee since last summer when I discovered it while searching for information on my sx50hs. Reluctant to join because of certain negative posters but there are so many more good-hearted folks, here I am at last.