Covert is currently my fav commercial made cam outside the crazy priced reconyx.

 

Wing Supply has the Covert MP5(non black flash) on sale for $67 shipped till June 2, 2014!!!!!!

 

You will be pleased with this cam, it runs on 4 or 8 aa's. I have two of the black flash and will probably buy one of these end of the week.

 

Link to sale

What exactly is the black flash?

That camera above is a little slow on the recovery time and options but at that price, heck just let it on video.

 

Black flash means there is no visible light. The LED array is covered in black and theres a certain type of LED used that can penetrate it. An animal or human, cant detect when the LED array lights up. Cams that arent black flash when they trigger have visible light. In video mode its like a glowing signal of here I am. Black flash keeps game from spooking from flash and keeps thieves from spotting the cam as easy but other steps must be taken like using different mounts as the strap on a cam is a dead give away. That horizontal line in a vertical world stands out like a sore thumb.

 

I ran my black flashes in my house for a month and no one ever knew they had their pic taken and I had it set to fire as fast as it could to test a set of high end rechargeable batteries. No sound, No light, hidden mounts and cautious entries make for game that doesnt know youre around.

 

Most people are cam happy and cant let them sit. A cam really doesnt get its best pics for at least a month so you need to have battery life that can let it out that length or longer and let the camera do work. Going in and out to check cams is just like hunting, pressure is pressure whether its a cam or sitting in a stand.

Great explanation. I honestly cant remember if the camera I have has "black flash" or not. I'll have to check.. Thats pretty sweet.