What we did was put the camera on a tree and pilled brush up Right infront of the camera. We then moved the brush around so that only the Lense of the camera was showing. I had to go into the setup and change the camera so that it didnt flash. The camera didnt make noise when it took pictures, the only time it makes noise is when the film runs out and rewinds itself. We had it set up so it was on a 5 min delay, meaning that it will only take pictures every 5 minutes if something is infront of it. It is actually my cousins camera. We took it out on the farm last season and set it up where we knew the people would come in. We got a few pictures of their faces and one of their license plate. It seemed to work very well for us.