Bushnell had real problems with their cameras up through the 2011 model year. Starting with the 2012 models, their quality improved dramatically. That said, EVERY camera manufacturer produces an unacceptable number of lemons. Unfortunately, bad units that need to be returned/replaced is just something you have to live with in today's trail-camera market. It shouldn't be that way, but it is. The demand is so high for cheap trail-cameras that the Chinese manufacturers have found people will keep buying all the cameras they can build no matter how bad their quality.