This is a great piece of kit, though you need to have 8 AA Batteries and a suitably sized SD card before you can use it. Everything seems robustly made, it has different set up options which are easy to understand and select using the menu system built into the camera. It seems appropriately sensitive to motion and you can choose whether to have photos or video capture - and select the duration of any video shots. It seems solidly made and water resistant, though I haven't dunked it in water to check if it is waterproof, it does cope with rain without problems. It will work night or day without problems - what a great way to capture images of visitors to your property. Once you've sorted where you wish to locate the camera, it can be fixed to a tripod (assuming you have one) or tied to a branch, fence post or other appropriately situated solid object. It has a webbing strap to enable you to do this. It has appropriate USB connections available as well as the SD card to enable you to access the images on other devices, such as a computer. Overall a great idea and would also make a fun gift.