It it small and easy to hide on a shelf. I could check in on my baby sitter or kids. I can keep an eye on my mailbox because people have been taking our mail. It doesn't have a light showing it is on in the front. It does have a tiny one in back, but you can put is with it's back against something like I did in my pictures. The instructions tell you it only works on 2.4ghz and I missed that at first. I have 2 WIFIs. 1 is 2.4 and 1 is higher. I kept trying to use the higher one and it wouldn't work. Once I read the instructions I was good. The instructions forget to mention the first and most obvious step of: turning it on (I felt ridiculous for missing it) It has a tiny on/off switch in the back. Turn it on and it has a tiny blue light in back letting you know it has power. It takes pictures and videos. If you have a screen you can still see out because the quality of the picture is high.