To take some pictures Just scenery sort of shots. 'Cause I only had one child with me and things seemed easy enough. Except ... I only got about 10 pictures in, when the battery in my camera just shut down . No, I do not have another spare battery in my camera bag. No, 10 pictures is NEVER enough for someone who likes to take pictures. To get 10 GOOD pictures, you may need to take 100. Well, maybe that is exaggerating a little. Needless to say, I was bummed ... ((((SIGH))))) Guess I need to find another perfect day to try ... with a fully powered up CAMERA ;)