This review contains sponsored content. Originally published in German on Geartester.de.
WildCam in the field: a solid debut with room to grow
Hello Geartester! With the WildCam, German provider Hunter & Companion takes its first step into the trail camera market, and I spent several weeks with the camera in the field. Up front: the debut turns out quite well. For 119 euros (or 499.50 euros for a bundle of five), you get a 4G LTE camera with direct integration into the MyHunt app and some genuinely well thought out details. Not everything runs perfectly smoothly yet though, and that’s exactly what we’ll look at in detail.
Transparency note: the WildCam was provided to me by the manufacturer for this test. This had no influence whatsoever on my assessment: every judgment in this review reflects only my own practical experience.
Build quality and handling
The housing feels rugged and, thanks to its IP66 rating, shrugs off wind, rain, and frost without issue. The camouflage is genuinely convincing: if you don’t know where the camera is hanging, it’s easy to miss, a real plus in the field. I especially like the one-handed opening mechanism. It works even with gloves on or stiff fingers, exactly the kind of detail that actually makes a difference when hanging the camera or swapping cards on a cold winter day.
Elsewhere too, it’s clear someone put thought into this: the SD card sticks out slightly and comes out without fumbling. The swappable battery magazine allows a quick battery change without fiddling with the camera for long. And battery life is impressive: in testing, the batteries lasted several months, so the WildCam is genuinely stingy with power.
Easy to swap SD card
Image quality and night vision
Photos and video at 2.7K deliver good quality. The advertised 48MP is interpolated though, worth knowing and not to be confused with actual sensor resolution. IR shots show sharp detail and are good for a camera in this price range.
There is one weak spot though: audio recording behaves inconsistently. Sometimes audio gets captured with video, sometimes not, and I couldn’t identify a clear pattern. I didn’t explicitly measure trigger time, but it never struck me as slow in everyday use and was quick enough for the odd hare or a moose on the move.
You’ll find videos from the trail camera every now and then on my Instagram account @der_waidwerker.
Transmission and connectivity
Image transfer over 4G works reliably. The included Flexi-SIM automatically picks the best available network and worked flawlessly in testing, even in Norway, handy for anyone who also uses their camera abroad. Only a single video simply refused to upload, without me finding a clear reason. One small downside: the SIM is locked, so there’s no free choice of carrier.
App and software
Initial setup is quick and painless: connect the camera, open the app, done. Integration with the Jagdgefährte/MyHunt app is one of this camera’s central selling points anyway. The overview is clean, photos can be conveniently filtered by animal appearances, and settings can be changed entirely remotely, so there’s no need to hike back out to the camera location.
The software doesn’t feel fully finished yet, though. The WildCam section of the app feels a bit rough in places, and the app crashed on me once, briefly. One genuine bug is the GPS location: latitude and longitude are shown swapped, for whatever reason. My camera is not, in fact, hanging in the Indian Ocean west of India (14°N / 67°E). This bug is annoying but should be fixable with an update.
Subscription and cost
The camera price itself is fair, but the online features require a subscription. The cheapest tier (Base) costs 2.49 euros a month or 23.90 euros a year and includes 100 photos, plenty for casual use. Anyone wanting video and the upcoming AI features needs the Plus tier (8.99 euros/month or 86.30 euros/year, 1,200 photos and 25 videos) or the Ultimate tier (13.49 euros/month or 129.50 euros/year with unlimited photos and videos). The annual plan is noticeably cheaper.
One criticism remains, though: pricing applies per camera. Anyone running several WildCams across their hunting ground pays multiple times over. Cross-camera combo subscriptions would make a lot more sense here.
AI features and what’s next
Heavily advertised but not yet available: the announced AI features are supposed to arrive in Q2 2026 according to the manufacturer, so they simply can’t be evaluated yet. It also remains unclear exactly which features are actually planned. That’s a bit unsatisfying if the camera is on your radar partly because of that prospect.
Conclusion
The Jagdgefährte/MyHunt WildCam is a promising debut: good image quality even at night, thoughtful handling, impressive battery life, and a cleanly integrated app make it an attractive option at the lower end of the price range. Anyone already working with the Jagdgefährte/MyHunt app gets a coherent overall package.
Trade-offs come in the form of minor software bugs, the swapped GPS coordinates, inconsistent audio recording, still-pending AI features, and a lack of flexibility in the subscription model. As a still-young brand, the WildCam also still has to prove its long-term durability. But anyone willing to join a product at an early stage and benefit from the promised updates is in good hands here.