this is my second year with a game camera. last year and part of this year i was using a 35mm stealthcam and this year i am using a Bushnell VGA digital. The first camera cost me around $70, and this new one cost about $120. Both were bought off of ebay. The 35mm are usually great quality pictures, but with most stealthcams, you get some pictures with nothing in them. The reason for this, i was told, is because the sensor is just a little bigger than the area for the camera's pictures. They say you can fix this with some tape on the outer edges. Anyways, like i said the pictures are really good quality, however, i couldnt afford to develop film once every week or so. So i bought the bushnell. So far the feature i have been most impressed with is the video mode. pretty damn good videos if you ask me. i did have some problems the first time i used the camera with night pictures, but i believe it was because of bad batteries because i havent had any lately. the find that the resolution is pretty good for the money, but i do think the sensor is lacking. i replaced the stealthcam, same tree and everything, with the bushnell and got only about 2/3 of the pictures maybe. In video mode, the batteries will go after 2-3 weeks, however, with normal pictures, and only a 1 minute delay between pics, i can keep it out there well over a month i believe. I think next season i am going to sell both and buy a digital stealthcam 2.1 megapixels, because i really like the quality of the motion detector on the stealthcams, and i found one that sells at Big R for $170. All in all, i would definately recommend the Bushnell for a beginner cam.