i think every manufacturer will have lemons when producing large volumes of certain products but i have been completely happy withall my Moultries. even the "top end" cam's like Cudde's are getting bad raps with alot of their new stuff. i'll admit, the older Cudde's were top notch and unbeatable during their time period 2 years ago. since they have come out with newer cam's you hear more and more horror stories with them. let's face it, this day and age every company seems to "cheap out" and cut corners where ever they can but Moultrie stepped up their game over the last year or so.