During my first week owning a NatureSpy Helarctos camera, it has been performing well. I'm still becoming familiar with the many functions, but have managed already to capture night time images of roe deer nibbling potted plants on our patio, a cat on its nightly patrol, and good sharp daytime pictures of birds on our feeders. Unless purchasers already have a suitable mount, it is worth buying the Minipod Stretch tripod as this adds versatility to placing the camera. It raises the camera above damp surfaces, if placing it at ground level or on other surfaces, and helps to make it level. I charged the internal batteries on receving the camera and have not needed to do so since then, due to solar charging, despite living in a wet and cloudy Lake District. So far, I,m very pleased!