Overland Park, Kan - Bushnell, an industry leader in high performance sports optics for 65 years and a market leader in the trail camera industry, has introduced the Trophy Cam Essential. With a one-year battery life and fast trigger speed, the Trophy Cam Essential might be the most affordable and dependable scouting tool on the market.

The Trophy Cam Essential was designed for the hunter who demands performance and reliability at an exceptional value. Featuring 32 low-glow LEDs, a 6MP camera, video mode and Field Scan technology, the Trophy Cam Essential isn't lacking functionality.

By day the camera captures high resolution color images before switching to black and white nighttime images. Alternatively, video mode records footage from the field in 1-60 second clips with audio.

The popular Field Scan 2x technology allows users to program two windows of time lapse capture at preset intervals ranging from one minute to 60 minutes. Field Scan technology improves a hunter's ability to monitor game activity at dawn and dusk while simultaneously capturing live trigger images.

Operable for a year on eight AA batteries and a 32GB SD card capacity, the Trophy Cam Essential can capture more than 20,000 images without taking a break. The new Trophy Cam Essential has a suggested retail price of $159.99. For more information about Bushnell and its complete line of sports optics and trail camera technology, visit www.bushnell.com.