As what seems to be a yearly thing now, I am again looking for a few more trail cameras. While Reading all the reviews on the various websites I wonder if these people really had bad cameras or they just didn't know how to operate them correctly or use substandard accessories with them.

I was just curious if anybody has any little tips that might make anyones trail camera, no matter what the brand, work better. Sometimes these little tips might make the difference between a camera working good or spending hours trying to replace it. Here are two that I try and always do:

After trial and error with some of my cameras there are things that I have learned that will always help a camera. When I look for a new camera and read reviews I always wonder if the people leaving the reviews tried to go the cheap way and buy a good camera but try and spend as little as they can on the other components. The two things I always do:

1) Use high quality Lithium Batteries. Sure you can buy a 24 pack of cheap AA batteries for $6.99 at most stores but remember, batteries are what give the sensor, trigger and flash its energy. I believe the better the batteries, the better the photos. High quality batteries can make the difference in catching that big buck on camera or just getting a pic of a blurred out hind quarters

2) A good SD card. I now only use Sandisk in my cameras. They work great and they are some of the best quality around. They do have the "lock" slide on them which I feel does more bad than good, but does have some useful purposes. They also hold up well in my pack and pockets. I've yet to have one break on me and some have even been submerged in water. I started off using the cheap cards and have seen the difference in pics and will never go back.

Anyone else have any hints that make other people say, "Why didn't I think of that?!"