the digital camera is just the start. Most have memory cards that extend the amount of pictures it will hold. Mine uses SD cards the 128 meg one was 20 bucks at walmart. I got two so I don't have to pull the camera each time I want to see the pictures. just exchange the cards. the reader was 26 bucks at walmart to get the pictures into a computer so 99 for the wildview which is a low resolution camera plus the 70 bucks for the extras. Oh the batteries on the wildview last about a month but it took a lot of night pictures during that month. I think it took about 400 pictures and just over half were at night. 4 c cells not bad for a digital.