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I absolutely love this camera! I was considering a digital camera but wasn't impressed with the clarity of the pictures, and yet I really wanted to send pictures to family via e-mail. This camera gives me the best of both worlds and for a lot less money!
My husband and I have three children and I also am a licensed day care provider and I take a LOT of pictures on a weekly basis. Two of my day care parents are already considering buying this camera after seeing the pictures it takes, and how easy it is to handle.
Being able to see the picture after you take it is wonderful! If someone steps in front of you, you can tell right away and don't have to waste money getting a picture developed you know you don't want. On the other hand, the pictures that you see that you know Grandma and Grandpa are going to want a copy of, you order a few extras of just that picture!
I also do a lot of scrapbooking, and this camera is a life saver! When I have all three boys in a picture, I can get three of just that one for each of their scrap books.
I have gone through four rolls of film with this camera, and I haven't had one picture that had even a hint of red eye in it. I just can't say enough about this camera! I absolutely love it! I was crushed when my other camera "died" on me and I had to get a different one. I've gotten over it!

I am on my 6th roll of film with this camera and so far every picture has been very good or excellent. None have been out of focus and they have been taken in different lighting conditions with b&w 400 film, and color 200 and 400 speed film.

The preview feature is nice, but the image that is displayed is not that clear, (when comparing it to what a digital camera display looks like), but it serves its purpose.
The feature I readily use in conjunction with the preview is the ability to select the number of prints you want from each exposure. This works very well and is very easy.

I would have given 5 stars had the preview area been sharper. But I still recommend this camera as the features and picture quality met my expectations. I should add this is my second APS camera and this camera seems to take superior pictures to my other camera.

I really like this camera!! It takes excellent photos. I take them outdoors or in. It does wonders on horses and dogs!! The photos turned out wonderful. I love to be able to select the amount of photos that I want.

I got this camera last year for my birthday and it is one of he best gifts I have ever gotten. The camera is so great and everyone I know loves it. I recommend it to anyone...

This is a pretty good APS camera, but nothing extraordinary. The 'preview' screen allows you to see a small, low resolution image of the picture you have just taken. From that glimpse you can decide whether to encode the APS film with a 'do not print' instruction to the processor, you can order multiple prints and you can change the format (like from std to panoramic). [Please be aware, though, that not all film processors have the equipment to process this extra data, and in many cases it counts for naught] You cannot store the image (as on a SmartMedia or CompactFlash card) to view later or to download to your PC. You can only look at the last photo you've taken and then only on the tiny screen (there is no 'video out' that would allow you to preview it on a TV or PC screen). However, as the price has fallen, this extra digital trick has become a fairly justifiable and certainly an innovative addition to an APS camera.