My opinion is that Cuddeback has put more their profits into "marketing" than into research and development.
Many years ago, the predecessor of Cuddeback (was called the "Non-Typical" company) actually mass produced perhaps the best value in "commercially" produced trail cams. These were 35mm film cams.
Later, sometime around 17-18 yrs ago, at least commercially speaking, they mass produced one of the first (and for that time, quite good) digital trail cams. It was only a 1.3 mp camera, but the advantage of digital over 35mm film was soon appreciated by the masses.
I was a slow convert to digital myself, but my first several digital trail cams were made by "Non-Typical", now "Cuddeback". I had already gone to "homebrews" using real Sony cameras which were far, far superior to anything commercially sold (at least at the time).
My last Cuddeback was the model that destroyed their reputation with many professional users:
The Cuddeback
"NO FLASH".
BSK and I could co-author a book about the Cuddeback "NO COUNT"!
In retrospect, some of those experiences with the Cuddeback NO COUNT can now be looked back at and seen as comical. No telling how many times I changed out the batteries on one, walked away, then heard all the batteries falling out. Made a racket, too, as they were "C" size batteries. Once, as I walked away, there was a clap of thunder, followed by all the Cuddeback batteries rolling down the hill, followed by me trying to find them in a torrential rain!
Honestly don't know how Cuddeback has stayed in business, and speculate most who say good things about that company are somehow being paid for their endorsements.
