I am sure there are tons of treads about game cam's
MY suggestion is BUY a good one, buy a good lock and cable for it, and if possible/legal a good bear box you can lag bolt it to a tree to prevent it from getting stolen
IMO< Cuddy back makes the BEST metal bear box on the market, actually protects camera and LOCK, all the rest leave the darn lock exposed and any mororn with bolt cutters can have your camera

next is, spray down camera and battery's in a scent killer, keep cam in a zip lock scent free baggie and wear gloves when you place it

MOST all good camera's will allow for a couple thousand pictures off a set of battery's
so, a few weeks in the woods shouldn't hurt or be a issue's unless over a very well used bait station, then you will need to add a solar powered charger/sully system to not have it go dead while away!
been running trail cam's since the 90's, so have a little experience here with them LOl