I would award this camera almost 4 stars, based on a price of £89 or £99 which is what I paid. Overall the strong points (good illumination, no close-up white out, and reasonable trigger time) outweigh the niggles - and there are some niggles which I think the glowing reviews elsewhere overlook.



My comments below are based on use over several days in the garden and then on the edge of a woodland where one of the cams has performed well photographing deer and foxes, as well as other outdoor locations where the cams have been used, and unfortunately the poor camouflage pattern shown up.



The example muntjac pic below shows the good night time illumination.



I wanted to try a cam with zoom options. You need to be confident that your target object will be centrally in view, otherwise you'll only capture it partially, in which case it may be best to leave the zoom off. But this cam will be useful for anyone wanting a zoom feature on a trail cam.



The night time illumination extends for a good range, especially for a black-glow cam, and I haven't found white-out problems on close up pics. This is a strong plus point.



I've had reasonable quality photos and video footage (I've only set them too highest res options), but some better options are available at this price.



The black strap makes an unfortunate contrast with the camera colour, and is rather thin for the weight of the camera.



This camera's camouflage tone and pattern is unhelpful in my experience. I have tried my cams in various outdoor locations against trees and fence posts and cannot get them to blend in. A more green and less sharp edged pattern would work better.



The On/Off/Test switch is too tightly set together, making it crude and annoying . Anyone with 'fat fingers' may curse it.



The card slot is too close to the edge of the cam, so you risk snagging and loosening the rubber seal edge when inserting or releasing the SD card. This means you have to take care especially when pulling out the card.



The cam has a reasonable trigger time when set to photo mode. For example foxes and muntjac deer have been photographed well within the frame. Like most of these cheaper cams, it's slightly slower cutting-in when set to video mode.