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This was my first digital camera, and I would suggest staying away from it, besides draining new batteries in a matter of minutes....... it didn't work right with the computer. We could never figure out how to work it, so ended up paying a bit more for a camera that works.... going into other websites many others have had the same promblem, in fact I haven't ever looked at a good review of this camera. Don't waste your time or money on this

Well my girlfriend got this as a prize in a contest and she let me try it. As you've read before the picture quality is unbelievable ungly... the colors are "blended" the picture looks pixelated and blurry, etc...
You can have and idea of what to expect if you take a normal (and decent looking) 640x480 image and save it as JPG at the lowest quality available (I was able to do this with Photoshop). Again... don't buy this if you want to take good photos of memorable moments, if you try hard you can really make a use of this camera by dropping the image size to 50% and adjusting the colors, contrast, etc.
Maybe a little kid would like it because you can look at the pictures on the TV but soon he'll wonder why his/her camera takes so horrible pictures and drop it forever.
And that's not all... don't even get me started on the software and battery consumption of this baby monster you can read it in the other reviews, hope it clears all.

This is a very good camera for someone who is just getting started with digital photography. I am very well satisfied with my pictures. However, close ups of items such as jewelry are not too good. But, for a small price for pictures of other things you can't go wrong.

I bought this camera based on the recommendation from the Time magazine article in December. All I wanted to do is send pictures of my kids to Grandma and Grandpa through e-mail. I loved the ease of use and quality of the camera. I wanted a camera that was compact(similar to the Canon elph) and was pleased to see it was very close in size. Based on what I spent I couldn't see being too critical in any way. With the built in flash, supplied software and batteries I was sending pictures within minutes. Unless you are a pro, I suggest you give this one a try.

Camera eats batteries like my dog eats treats. Serial port connection lasted about 3 days. The flimsy input inside the camera broke, and the camera no longer connects to a computer, thus rendering it utterly useless. The battery compartment snaps shut with a small extended piece of plastic on the door. That broke off and I have to hold the batteries in with a rubber band. The picture quality is very poor, unless of course you want to capture the essence of walleye photography. Whatever you do, stay away from this junk.