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Zeiss Secacam 5
- Premium
- 4G / cellular
- No-glow
The Secacam 5 is the compact, lighter sibling of the Secacam 7, sharing its 4G connection, sensor and invisible flash but in a smaller body without the removable battery magazine. A Wide-Angle version with a 100° view and close focus around 35cm suits gardens and feeding stations.
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Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Small and light for a 4G camera
- Plug-and-play with SIM, SD card and batteries installed
- No-glow 940nm flash
- Wide-Angle option for close garden subjects
- Multi-roaming SIM, GPS and app control
Weaknesses
- 5MP native sensor; 12MP figure is interpolated
- Transmitted video limited to 480p/10s
- Battery compartment not removable
- Many app features sit behind paid plans
Who it suits
The research we draw on points to: deer, badgers and foxes, 4G, remote sites.
On our shortlists: 4G / cellular
What reviewers found
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Full specifications
From the manufacturer. “Not published” means we couldn’t find the figure in the maker’s own information.
- Brand
- Zeiss
- Model
- Secacam 5
- Year launched
- Not stated
- Price band (our label)
- Premium
- Photo resolution
- 12 MP (interpolated; Zeiss states a 5MP sensor (transmitted photos 1920×1440))
- Video
- 1080p/30fps
- Trigger speed
- 0.35 s
- Detection range (PIR)
- 25 m
- Night vision
- No-glow infrared
- Night illumination range
- 25 m
- Power
- 8×AA
- Battery life (maker’s claim)
- Not published
- Storage
- SD/SDHC up to 32GB (32GB card included)
- Connectivity
- 4G, app
- Solar
- No
- Weatherproofing
- Not published
- Viewing screen
- 2.4in
- Dimensions
- 130 × × 100 × × 70 mm
- Weight
- 320 g
Sources
Checked 18 October 2026. Specifications and findings come from:
- Zeiss: Secacam 5 product page (zeiss.com)
- zeiss.com (zeiss.com)
- which.co.uk (which.co.uk)
- Which? best wildlife cameras (which.co.uk)
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Printed from wildlifetrailcameras.co.uk/cameras/zeiss-secacam-5/ · Checked 18 October 2026 · Research review: manufacturer specifications and independent findings, not our own tests.