Everyone with the moultrie cam, and having issues...send it back.

The difference between the Game Watcher and Game Spy is huge. The Game Watcher is a Wal-Mart exclusive...they use cheaper parts to knock down the cost. It has been a well-documented problem. The Game Spy is the non-wal-mart version and is made with better parts.

However, that said, both have serious problems. The watcher is known to eat batteries like the cookie monster does cookies.

The spy has a myriad of issues, especially older ones. There are firmware (or software...I'm not sure which) versions on the earlier cameras. They have a ton of problems. Now the newspy 100 and 200 are so-called "no-version" cameras, with better performance. Moultire is well aware of the problems. If you have one that isn't working, call in and talk to Deb or I believe it is Ken/Keith. Tell them you want to send the camera to get fixed. They are really good about it. Many people end up getting an upgrade, or a free battery to cover the shipping issue.

For a detailed look at the Moultrie issue, I found the www.chasingame.com forum to have it nailed.