There is not any way of viewing the pictures with the unit right out of the box even though I have two other digital cameras
With a compatible Digital camera you should be able to view your pics in the field, stored on your camera or your compact flash card. What works best for me is 2 CF cards I remove one and install another, I have 1-128mb FC that will hold about 600 pictures and 1-32mb that will hold about 150 pics. I tried using just 1 card for awhile and found out that the camera itself would store only 30 to 40 pics and thats was'nt enough sometimes cause some nights I was getting up close to 100 pics.
I really like the theft-stop plus, and password protection that is standard on the Cuddeback, also it brands your name and phone number in the memory of the camera and also puts your name on every picture, that can't be changed without your password. If someone ever steals it they can't use it and if they send it in to the company, they will notify you that they have your camera and want to know if its been stolen.
I can't believe the battery life on mine, I have almost 4000 pictures or more on mine and just on the 4th set of 4 D-cell batteries, It has paid for itself over and over again already.