i read the reviews about the cuddeback on the other site and wondered why they were so harsh,i have hada cuddeback expert for a year and it has taken excellent pictures.battery life was great ,have never got a picture without a animal,distance that it took some pics were far i thought.and didnt have any problems with leakage that i know of.this year though i set it up and would only take a couple of pics before the batteries would die.so i called cuddeback got to talk to a real person right away,explained my problem,and that i didnt have the receipt.she said no problem send it in and we will have it back in 7 to 10 days and well throw in a newer version circiut board or something like that while we have it here?that was 4 days ago so still waiting but customer service so far ill say is awesome.just my experience.