The model I received to test is an HC - 810 a digital wildlife camera with a 20-megapixel CMOS sensor. When you open the box, right on top is a little card saying thank you and noting that you have a free 18-month warranty if you send them an email with your order ID. Inside the box, the trail cam itself is packed securely in a plastic basket with foam sleeve around it to protect it from damage in shipping. It also has a pretty thick instruction manual, because it is printed in multiple languages. Actual instructions in the English section is about 10 pages, it’s not difficult to set up. Also inside the box is an adjustable strap for tree mounting and a USB cable.The trail cam has two watch snaps on the front that hold it securely closed, and allow the entire front of the camera to open like one big door. Inside the open door, on the left, you have a small viewing screen and the buttons to set up the camera, the lower part of the side has the port for the memory card, with an on/test/off switch. On the right, is a removable panel that hides the battery area. You can use 4 AA batteries, or 8. The instructions seem to say that you’ll need 8 batteries to have enough current for the infrared flash to work at night. The camera itself is pretty lightweight, but once you add the 8 double A batteries it's got a little heft to it. As far as your picture storage, I like that this takes a TF, or micro SD card as I call it. Many trail cams seem to require the larger SD card, but I have found the micro SD cards are less expensive. The maximum size it says accepts is 32GB, and you're probably going to want to make sure that it is a fast enough card to handle the data transfer of an HD camera. I used a 32 Gig Class 10.I put the camera in test mode and went through the menu, setting my preferred settings. When I first turned the camera to the on position the internal screen went dark immediately and it didn't appear that anything was happening. After fiddling with it for a moment, and checking the playback, I did record several high-quality pictures of my nose hairs and the ceiling. [yes, I’m rolling eyes at myself] I try it again, paying a little more attention this time. When you first turn it on there is a red light on the front of the camera that blinks for just a very few seconds. If it had blinked a little longer than 5 seconds, I might have noticed it the first time. I then decided that I should read the instructions. Oh yes, there it is --underneath the menu explanations, it says that when you first turn it on it will flash red for five seconds.I set the camera in a corner of my living room for an afternoon and evening, and with people and pets moving in an out, it too over 200 shots. All the shots in my dim living room came out in black and white. I may have to lower sensitivity a bit, I’ll need to experiment a bit with it. I did notice that according to the battery meter on the screen that it used almost a ¼ of the battery at that time. I installed 8 new alkaline AA batteries. In a similar camera that I’ve installed previously in my yard, I’m almost 2 months on a set of batteries. I’m going to keep an eye on this-- if the internal reading on the battery meter is correct-- high usage like this isn’t good in a trail cam.