Capture shouldn't be any better. Battery life is 1/2 life during cold winter months. 1 month is good in cold temperatures! I had my capture out on September 8th, and picked it up the very end of October. It doesn't have a battery counter, but I put the batteries in the battery tester and they came back as very good. It probably had taken 75 pictures. But the temperatures were warm, and that is probably about as good as you can expect. Hey if you are looking for a bearsafe for the capture, they have 1 left in the Cabela's bargain cave $29. Regular $35