Another vote for the Leaf River
I have only tried a few different digital trail cams, but between the Stealth 3MP, the Cuddeback and the Leaf River, the Leaf River easily gets my vote. It's an excellent cam with much better battery life than the others, you will easily get 2 months. I also find that set-up and controls are better and it's just more user friendly than the others. I haven't felt as if I have had any problems with ANY images I've got with my LR's. In fact the results have been so good that I've got rid of my other cams in exchange for more LRs. The image quality is very good and I've had no problems with animals outside of my flash distance. I feel that the flash does a very good job. The LR DC-2 with LCD screen can be had for $319 and the DC-1 with no screen can be purchased for only $265 on Jesses. It really is an impressive unit, IMHO. I think you'l find that for the money and compared to others on the market, the LR is a "best buy". The "standard" image quality is 2.1 MP with optional 4MP quality if you use the software. You've certainly got to take a serious look at this cam if you don't want to build your own.