I know these are cheap cameras and that the more expensive ones that are built better will do better but, this is all i can afford camera wise right now. I'm just trying to make this work as best as I can and my question was regarding extending battery life and the ways you do it such as 6v batteries or maybe rechargeable etc... maybe I should have been more clear on that. I wasnt asking, "hey will my cheap camera work as well as your nicer one?!" or "why is my cheap camera eating batteries?!" not at all. I'm just looking for ways to improve the setup I have. If anybody has any help that they can provide me in this particular area it will be much appreciated.