I've not heard any negative comments about the flash of the covert II's. They are improved upon over the SG550. The night time pictures are really great especially considering the small compact size. As for the PIR sensor pointed out by chasing game in their review, Lets just say that owners that I've spoken to have not seen it as a negative. I've sold several hundred units since they came out in Nov and not one negative response yet. The owner of Covert tells me he has had exactly 2 customers with PIR issues which were early models that had misaligned pir's. They were replaced with newer units and the customers were happy. Other customers have contacted him saying the like the wide pir sensing are because they were not allowed to bait deer and they always got three shots on trail sets. Others said the liked the flexibilty of being able to put a thin strip of electrical tape on the pir lens to block a small portion for feeder sets then remove it during the rut for trail sets. There is no such thing as a perfect camera. There is a reason so many manufacturers make so many different models. If you want a sub compact camera that is affordable, reliable, takes great day and nighttime pictures, gets phenominal battery life, has a fast trigger especially on trail sets, and is backed by a company that cares about customer service then the covert II fits the bill. If you want a camera that does all of this and will only ever be used on a feed station then the Covert SG550 fits that order.