That's the problem with most "cheap" cams, they give subpar pics and eat batteries which we all know aren't cheap therefore in a short amount of time you have spent a fortune keeping them running and have easily surpassed the price of a better cam. I suggest going to chasinggame.com and loooking at the reviews and tests the run before you purchase a cam. My Moultrie & Cudde's take hundred and hundreds of pics and still have tons of battery at the end of the season. If you are concerned about theft don't put them where they are highly visible. Sometimes sacraficing the "best" cam spot is worth lowering the temptation factor of a-holes who think they can take whatever they want.