A great way to observe the wildlife in an area of interest. I got this to see what was going on with some small animal that was burrowing under our house's foundation. Of all the options of trail/game cameras out there, I decided to go with this one based on other reviews and being from a brand that I know. Well, it worked like a charm. Left it out overnight after receiving it yesterday and sure enough, I have identified the critter I need to deal with. I won't go into those detail since some people wil have differing opinions on the best way to handle this situation.In any case, I can say that setting up the trail camera was fairly intuitive. I didn't read the manual, which I will eventually get around to, but setting the date, setting the image quality and setting the mode were easy to figure out. I had it setup in about 5 mins and aimed at my target area. As you can see from the images, the little rat is clearly visible both climbing the retaining wall and sitting there figuring out what to do as I had blocked the place he had been digging out. This area is in complete darkness (we live in the country) and the illumination is provided only by the camera. It was about 4 feet away from the wall aiming up where I figured the critter's trail was.Overall this is a solid feeling camera, with no visible glow from the IR LEDs. It's weather proof via a door in the front that opens the lower front half to access the backlight LCD screen and the various buttons (menu, enter, up, down, left and right). There is also an on/off switch so you know that it's actually turned off (or on). The cover also hides the SD card slot, a micro USB port, a TV out port and the battery tray ejector switch.Turning on the unit, it immediately starts up and you can see a count down on the LCD screen. This is the arming countdown, so you don't end up with a memory card full of your smiling face as you finish up the setup/activation.The package includes a strap so you can wrap it around a tree and the instruction manual. There's also a lock loop so you can lock the door closed, but since it's a plastic case, I only see this as a deterrent to tampering or deactivating it. On the bottom there is a screw thread, so you could tripod mount it, there's also a pair of slots to you can stake the camera to the ground, although the alignment would be sideways. Finally, there's also a water resistant cover on the bottom so you can remove the cover and power the camera from an external power source, however, since the battery lasts a long time (according to documentation and other reviews) that I'm not sure what the purpose would be, other than a semi-permanent installation for a field biologist.This is the first game/trail camera I have used, but this seems very well thought out and seems to have anything a hunter or someone wanting to observe wildlife would need.Update 2/11/17After jsut over a month, the on/off switch has stopped working, it stays on all the time now. I now have to remove the batter pack to turn it off. The switch has been used maybe 20 times, probably closer to a dozen. I don't believe any water has entered the unit either as the door has been latched closed. I wonder if maybe condensation formed inside the unit after bringing the camera indoors, however I would have expected the water to evaporate after a time and the switch would work correctly again. I think the switch is faulty or poorly designed, leading to an early failure. It still works but this is annoying to have to remember to pull the pack out to turn it off.