I purchased this camera as birthday present.when I got it I found out that I had to spend even more money in order to even get the things on and working-i had to buy battery, charger, memory card and USB cord.the controlling program is very slow even more if you use the fill in flash.but the time I exposes the subjuct is gone.after a little online research, I found the red dot that camera instead of taking a picture was a common problem for this camera.so disappointed.the product is different to use because many of the features are placed in odd position of the camera.trying to find a memory card is also difficult because the camera is a bit old and cannot handle high memory.