After a few more days I removed the camera from the test areaand was pleased to see more great photos and the battery still had 30% left after 60 photos inover a week ( not counting the test shots in the house). I am using a Rayovac 6v Maximum plus and it seems to work well and it is approx 6 bucks. I have the camera set on 2 pics and 1 minute delay.

I have used the cameras hard drive as well as the SD card option and booth work the same with no problems. So Far so good.