In an unusual twist for a digital camera, the MC3 is oriented vertically, not horizontally. The MC3 runs on three AAA batteries, which you insert on the bottom of the camera, next to the video-out and USB ports. The MC3 software shows thumbnail images of the images and videos you've snapped, and makes transferring content from the camera to your PC easy. The software bundle includes RealNetworks' RealJukebox and ArcSoft's VideoImpression and PhotoImpression. When not shooting in bright sunlight, we found that image color was sometimes slightly off-base.
Volume controls are on the top of the camera, near the shutter-release button.
The equalizer settings help improve the sound quality.