I have an older Bushnell Trophy cam and a couple old Moultire M-80s that are great. I leave them up from March to January on our place on the east side. Batteries last a LONG time (I replace them once a year before I put them up both take AA batteries) and will take thousands of pictures during that time.
I like the Reconyx if you are having troubles and need to know when visitors are near but I am in it for fun, does not sound like that is your motivation unfortunately. I think there are a couple other companies out now that also have that technology so research there might really help. Good luck.