The first striking thing is shell material because it's not the same type of smooth plastic that I found on cheaper hunt cams.
This plastic material has very fine soft texture to it, it's not a rubbery coating, but and entire material itself.
From the look of this material it has high scratch and damage resistance because unlike regular plastic hard shells, it has flexibility to it.
That flexibility is evident on the swing open front cover. Because this cam does not have a built in LCD screen, cover is very small and it covers only the lower half of the device. The rest of the device is a full shell, making it very durable.
The controls behind the front cover are very simple minimal and it's a good thing.
Unlike other cams, this cam is designed with a removable antenna which is fantastic. Connection is a SMA type threaded connector, while the antenna side is fully shielded by a rubber skirt, making the antenna connection is fully weather protected.
While this cam has a built is tray for 8 double AA batteries, with with the newer type li-ion 1.5 volt rechargeable batteries would take it a long way, this cam has a fully weather proof connector for external solar panel.
That's one of the best parts of this cam feature set. Connector type is a standard two prong which accepts input from all kinds of small size solar panels. The best power range for this would we 5 to 7 watt panel that was a built-in power pack. That way internal power from AA would not even be needed, and if solar panel installation is possible, that would be the nest way to go.
There are other cams that come with solar panels as a bundle, but so far what I've seen is lacking. Those panels are usually low power 2 watt types, and while those type of cams come with rechargeable li-ion power pack, 2 watt panel is just not enough to recharge, especially if there is a cloudy day.
Since this cam is intended to be used with a smart phone, the initial set up is also meant to be done with a smart phone, so the proper position of the cam is made with the smart phone screen.
The main part of this cam is connection via a cell network, and video quality is entirely dependent on the quality of the network signal. Signal strength MUST be checked prior to cam installation.
If the signal is on the weaker side then it would still be possible to download pictures that are stored on the included flash card, but video live video streaming would not be possible.
I'm very happy with the build quality and feature set of this cam, when paired with a good solar panel it makes a great set up.