Bob-there is a manual rewind, but it takes batteries to use it. Place the camera in test mode a push the rewind buttonon theleft portion of the camera. The instructions cover this so you might read them first to avoid any operator error. I have had good luck with mine, but not perfect. I did get a little tired of paying for pictures of coons. At first they were cute, but now I'm ready to start traping. The other thing you need to do to get good pictures is set up a feeder to hold them in the area longer. I am using a digital now and it does have a better range and better pictures as well as being able to take a lot more pictures at one setup before you clear it. The up front cost is considerably more, but I think the convenience is going to be well worth it. The first time I set it up I had 265 pictures. Most of which were deer. The second time it had 97 pictures. I would have missed a lot of those with a 24 exposure roll. Plus I really didn't need to print that many of the pictures as once you've seen a doe and her fawns you seen them. Good luck w/ your camera. Each time I check mine its like christmas, can't wait to see what I got.