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I purchased this particular camera July 2003. Thus far I have taken 7 rolls of film with this camera. First off I found loading the film to be the easiest I have encountered. You just drop the film in, shut the door and the film sets itself. All of the features in this camera allows the photographer to take GREAT pictures. Every picture I took, using this camera, looked as though a professional had taken them. To get familiar with all of the features I purposely took pictures that utilized each feature. Again every picture came out GREAT! Close ups of people did not have the red-eye due to the Flip Flash feature. Photos I took of objects far away seemed a lot closer due to the Infinity feature. Photos I took at night looked as though they were taken in the day light due to the Night View feature. The 3 picture sizes also produced fabulous pictures. The Preview screen, on the back of the camera, came in handy for viewing the picture right away to make sure I got the shot I was after. I also like that I can set the date, time and event to print on the photo. I love this camera so much that I am trying to find one for several members of my family.

I bought this camera because of its unique Preview feature that is usually only available on digital cameras. The feature was indeed very useful, although the screen is not of the best quality and you can't see many details. But you get the idea of what your picture will look like. The rest of the features are standard on all APS cameras.

I didn't think that the quality of the pictures was very good. Some of them had a greenish tint to them, but they were in pretty good focus. One of the biggest reasons that I didn't keep this camera is that it's too bulky for this day and age. It's about double the size of the Canon Z3 APS camera, which has all of the features besides the preview.

So, buy this camera only if the size is not important to you, but the Preview is and you don't want to get a digital.

I recently brought a new Labrador puppy into the fold, so we wanted to have a good and reliable camera on hand to document her growth into maturity, which happens so fast with Labs that you want to make sure you keep at it. This camera system serves us well, with its many conveniences and features. You can get a good look at the snapshots you've taken before you develop them, and have the opportunity to re-take the shots if you aren't pleased. It has the convenience of being both a digital camera as well as a traditional film camera, which suits us to a "T". It has, of course, that all important zoom feature, which we learned how to use quite quickly and easily. This is an affordable yet high-tech approach in a device that is simple to use and wonderful in its results. I highly recommend it! Enjoy!

I was planning my wedding and realized I couldn't afford a professional photographer. I took a chance and bought the Advantix Preview Camera and what a great idea it was! I got to preview all the pictures that were taken and delete the ones I didn't like. I ended up with 7 rolls of perfect pictures and my wedding pictures are BETTER that what I would have had to pay a photographer for. The Advantix Preview Camera was the best wedding gift I received!

I have to admit I hated this camera. I could be a little prejudice because I traded a Nikon Nuvis in to get this camera, so bear with me. The Nuvis just quit on me in 1week. This camera for me was too big. I like a camera you can slip in your pocket this could not happen with this camera. Also the resolution on the LCD screen was very poor. One of the selling points for this camera is you are suppose to be able to look at the LCD screen and choose which pictures you would like to keep or discard. this is really a tricky fete when the LCD screen is so grainy that you can tell if you want the picture or not so I ended up keeping the picture anyway. The zoom is non existent. Some people praise it for the features that ALL APS camera have and don't tell you how they feel about the one feature that is exclusive to this APS which is the LCD screen. If you can I would recommand you view the LCD screen for clarity before you buy it. No I was not expecting digital quality but I was expecting to at least know if I want to keep the picture. I can tell you it was not worth the money. I wanted this camera for that one specific feature and I read the reviews and other people seem to like this camera and in truth I am glad I did buy this camera could I would have always wondered should I have brought it and now I know the answer. NO