Wildgame Mirage 14 Lightsout Review

Trailcampro Comprehensive Score:

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Wildgame Mirage 14 Lightsout Review Wildgame Mirage 14 trail camera review

Trailcampro Comprehensive Score:

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Picture Quality:Testing in Progress

Mpxl Rating | Video ResolutionSee Breakdown ▼

Battery Life:6.6 Months

Resting Power(on) | Daytime Power Consumption | Nighttime Power ConsumptionSee Breakdown ▼

Trigger Speed & Detection:65/100

Picture Trigger & Recovery Speed | Video Trigger & Recovery Speed | Detection RangeSee Breakdown ▼

Quality of Design:Testing in Progress

Dimensions | Battery Type | External Battery Jack See Breakdown ▼


Pros

  • 6.6-month battery life in picture mode

Cons

  • 0.7-month battery life in video mode

Trailcampro Analysis

Picture Quality: Testing in Progress

Photo resolution: 14 interpolated mpxl

Video resolution: 1280 x 720

Flash Type: No glow IR

We are placing cameras in the field. We will post pictures and videos as they become available.

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Battery Life: 55/100

Picture & Video Resting Power (on): 3.77 mW

Picture Daytime/Nighttime Power Consumption: 1.38 Ws | 4.82 Ws

Video Daytime/Nighttime Power Consumption: 32.16 Ws | 271.35 Ws

Battery life is efficient in picture mode but extremely inefficient in video mode.

Picture Mode

If this camera were to take 35-day and 35-night pictures every 24 hours, the Wildgame Mirage 14 would last 6.6 months in the field on a set of 8 AA Lithium Batteries. We consider this to be good battery life.

Video Mode

If this camera were to take 15-day and 15-night videos (30-second videos / this is the only length of video Wildgame allows) every 24 hours, it would last 0.7 months in the field on a set of lithium batteries. This is very poor.

Detection Circuit: 65/100

Picture Trigger & Recovery Speed: 0.49 s. / 7.2 s.

Video Trigger & Recovery Speed: 1.79 s. / 7.6 s.

Detection Range: 80 ft

Trigger speed in picture mode is fast, but picture recovery, video trigger, and video recovery are all slow.

Detection range was 80 feet in our Detection Shootout. This is an excellent detection range.

Overall, the detection circuit would be good if not for the poor recovery times. The slow recovery times really drag down the overall speed and productivity of the detection capabilities.

Quality of Design: Testing in Progress

Dimensions: n/a

Battery Type: 8 AA Batteries

External Battery Jack: n/a

This category is under evaluation

Review Conclusion: Testing in Progress

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Manufacturer Specifications

  • No glow IR
  • 14 mpxl pictures (interpolated)
  • 720p videos
  • Accepts up to 32 gig SD card
  • 31 degree field of view
  • Requires 8 AA batteries
  • 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio photos
  • Time, date, photo count, location and moon phase on image stamp

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