I bought one for my kids camp week. He said it rocked! I'm gonna steal it back for my workbelt. Get some Enloop or Maha NiMH rechargeable AAA batteries for it, they last 3X longer in that was well as in digital cameras. I have a DSLR that takes 4 AA's and alkaline give me about 80 shots while NiMH give me ~300. Carbon zinc AA's give me about 20! As soon as you take a pic the battery indicator goes to 1/2! Only thing carbons are good for are low drain TV remotes nowadays.