oops, just now seeing this! THere is no protective case...it is just a strap. The lens cap alone was enough protection. It is literally just a strap that goes cross-body (camera rests against your hip) instead of hanging straight down from your neck. Walking around in crowds was a total non-issue. The only weird thing was when i had to go to the bathroom (esp with the kids) it was sort of a pain to have to take off and hold it but other than that it worked pretty well!