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After reviewing digital cameras for days and returning one that wouldn't upload to my computer, I was really pleased with this camera. This is under a megapixel and the pictures look great on the computer. I can't believe they came out so nice. It's perfect for my needs which are to email to my children every so often. It worked so nice that I might get one for my daugter so she can send me pictures too.

I have been wanting my own digital camera for quite some time. My family had a JoyCam digital camera, but the quality on that was so low that it was not worth it to take pictures. Plus, I went to college and it stayed with them in a different state. So, for my birthday in December, I requested a digital camera.

I didn't want anything extravagant, just an affordable camera that took good-quality, pictures I could upload to my homepage. That is exactly what I got with this camera. I have had the camera for a few weeks now, and I think it is a great one. This camera is so small and cute; it is pocket-sized so it's easy to take it anywhere and not have it be a big hastle. It can hold 16 high quality pictures or 32 lower-quality ones (Although I have not been able to see much of a difference in quality, both of them are very clear.) It uploads quickly via USB, and the software that comes with it is helpful and fun. The camera is easy to use; its buttons can be figured out right away, and just in case you need help, the instructions are very helpful.

I have one nitpicky complaint about this camera, and that is that you have to wait seven seconds in between snapping pictures. That is not usually a big deal for me, because I am not extremely impatient, nor am I a professional photographer who has to click a whole bunch of different pictures after one another. :) So I feel that for the average person this is not a big complaint, but if you plan to take lots of pictures in a row, I just wanted to mention that with this camera you can't do that because it pauses for 7 seconds after taking each picture to process it, and you can't take another picture until those 7 seconds are over.

If you are looking for a *great* digital camera on a limited budget, I definitely recommend this one. It has met all my needs for my webpage and has also been a fun toy to play with as well. :) It will provide lots of fun at your family and friend gatherings. I love not having to buy film and wait for it to be developed, but instead being able to take pictures and have them within minutes on my computer anytime I want. This camera has served those needs very easily, and I have a feeling it will continue to do so for a long time.

DETAILS: Ease of Use: Excellent; operates with the touch of a button Durability: Good; solid it will last until new technology develops Photo Quality: Good; suitable for enlargements in all light conditions Battery Life: Good; lasts 200-300 exposures Recommend to other potential buyers? Yes

I LOVE this camera, and have been singing its praise to all my friends! For it's price ... it is unbeatable. The picture quality is excellent (and compares to scanned images from my Olympus 35mm), it is so easy to use (32 photos load in 2 seconds and the Corel Photo House software is fun & easy to use), photos can be seen on tv, battery life is excellent. For my priorities (price, ease of use, quality) to mainly e-mail friends & post photos on the web, it is perfect. ... However, if you try to take a close-up indoors, I've notices that the faces can get over-exposed (which the software can't fix).

Some people have commented on the blurriness if the camera is moved, but this happens with expensive digitals, too. My experience is with a $1,000+ Sony at work, and, IMO, they are equally sensitive to movement at the time the shutter is clicked & just after (and, in my non-expert opinion, on screen quality isn't that much different - I can't vouch for the print quality of either product, since we don't use the Sony for prints, and I wouldn't use the Afga for prints). But, this one is MUCH more compact & easier to use (and less than 1 tenth the cost). The only comparible product I have seen is the JamCam (which looks more durable, the Afga seems kind of delicate), but I don't know how their photo quality compares.

I've had no problems with this camera. I got what I expected. An inexpensive, low end digital camera. The pictures seem to be a bit better than those taken with a 110 camera. Prints at 3X5 done on an HP952C look great. It's not as hard on batteries as some have said. Perhaps if you use the flash a lot, maybe it would be. I've taken over seventy low compression pictures so far and the battery meter still says full. The flash is probably the weakest feature. Kind of a desperation option. In house pictures under regular light look great. Just keep the camera still. What's new about that. The download TWAIN driver transfers 16 low compression files to PC in about 10 seconds.

I'm happy with it. Someday I'll want more quality and features, but this camera is a good start.

This camera is terrible!!! I received it as a gift, luckily I didn't waste my money! The picture quality is extremely poor, battery life sucks, flash is useless and it takes to ... long to take a second picture. I had to take 100 pictures of the same thing in order to get a few decent pictures, and nothing fantastic. It takes nice outside pictures, but inside is diffiuclt to take nice shots. I've spent about as much money on batteries as the price of the camera!!! The software is decent, and the camera bag convenient. Another problem is that it doesn't have a lense cover. The lense gets dirty quickly, and if you forget to clean it, it's super blurry, on top of how already blurry it is just by its mere nature. Anything that isn't perfectly still comes out a mess. This is probably one of the worst digital cameras out there, I do not recommend it at all. spend a bit more and get something better! I agree with the negative reviews! Be wary!!!