Jason, Are you and Murphy friends? You've had the worst time since you decided to order a cam. I can't believe this is going to continue to play out for you. I've had great luck with the 1.3mp stealth. How high off the ground is the camera and at what angle is it pointed. I'm sure you know how to use the cam bit I'm wondering if the sensor is missing the game because of it's angle. As for the batteries I'm a little suprised. If it were taking pics I'd think the the better resolution camera were the culprit but with no pics that dosn't seem likely. I don't know why it should use more battery power than the 1.3 cam. I'm not all that suprised about the load time. My book also says 5 seconds but is in more in the 10-20 second range.

I hope stealth cam takes care of the situation. With the 3.0mp being new I hope it's a faulty unit but with the lanundry list of issues I'd sooner think it is the design.

Oh, About pic quality. Did you have it set on the highest resolution setting?