Moultrie Mobile EDGE 58/100

The Moultrie Mobile Edge is a cellular trail camera that connects to multiple nationwide cellular networks and has built-in memory, allowing the user to view and manage images using the Moultrie Mobile app without the need for an SD card. The camera can run on 8 or 16 AA batteries (alkaline or lithium) and is compatible with Moultrie solar power accessories. It has a 33-megapixel sensor and records HD 720p video with sound. The Moultrie EDGE has a 40-degree field of view and a detection and flash range of up to 80 feet. The Moultrie Mobile app offers real-time alerts, camera setting adjustments, activity charting, interactive maps, and weather forecasts. It also includes species recognition, smart tag AI, and wind direction arrows for hunting. The app is free. An annual or monthly subscription is required to download photos and videos. The camera comes with a 2-year warranty and US-based customer support.

The setup through the mobile app was a little tricky as the provided QR code needed to be bigger and of better quality, as our phone could not read the code.

However, once the cellular connection was established, the connection was stable, and the transfer schedule works correctly.

The field of view is very narrow at only 40 degrees, and the camera is not suited for tighter spaces.

For under hundred bucks, the Moultrie EDGE mobile trail camera takes surprisingly sharp images and has excellent battery life.

Photos and videos can only be viewed through the phone app or the Moultrie website.

Unfortunately, the images can only be downloaded from the app or the website.

The camera has a built-in memory card and does not allow downloading files directly from the camera.

While the manufacturer is selling the built-in memory as a positive feature, not having the ability to download the images directly from the camera is a huge issue. At least for us.

We like to archive most of our images, and downloading individual photos is not an option because we get dozens, if not hundreds, of photos per day at some of our busy locations.

Another issue is that downloading a lot of files comes at a price. Steep price!

Monthly downloads are limited based on your selected subscription.

For example, the "Standard" package at $10/month has only 10 video downloads per month. Yes, 10, you heard that correctly! That's $1 per video download!

Not only that you pay a buck per video, the videos are not even 1080p but only 720p.

Sadly, even if you spend $204.00 per year for the fake "Unlimited" package, you can only download 50 videos per month without being charged "overdraft" fees for every additional download.

Fifty videos download monthly limit is not sufficient for most users and should not be called unlimited. Sometimes we get 50 videos in one day!

To rub more salt into the wound, the EDGE camera only works if you have an active subscription, and the camera cannot be used as a non-cellular camera.

Clearly, Moultrie figured out that removing the option to swap memory cards or download files directly from the camera would be more profitable because we, the users, in order to get our images, would have no choice but to spend more money on monthly fees.

As it has been more than 30 days since we purchased our cam, Moultrie refused to accept a return.

As we are stuck with this camera, at least for now, we decided to use this camera as a weather station that provides daily temperature readings and visual snow level conditions for one of our remote locations.