First I was a bit skeptish, it`s looks somehow a little cheap- I had chosen the color orange, so as Instructed first charged the battery with my Kindle charger USB Which was pretty quick, had a play around it was really easy to programs -didn't need the manual, I bought this camera special for a holiday in Egypt-the Red Sea, obviously in the water it is easier to clip it on a neck ribbon so it don`t hinder the swimming / snorkelling and it therefore reduce`s the risk of it falling out of your hand`s, I was amazed - the fish Seemed to find the color attractive and were coming really close, I had some really beautiful pic`s on land or underwater even from a distance, I am really very very happy with this purchase, plus the casing is plastic so won`t erode so quick due to the saltwater.