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This is one of the best point&shoot camera, Auto focus works perfectly fine, it just requires little practice.
Night shot picture quality is unbelievable. Very Sharp and natural colors and big zoom.

I would highly recommend this camera, just spend little time to learn how to get steady green light(focus) and you are good to go.

I'm pleased with the purchase. I bought this camera just under two years ago when I was getting ready for a trip abroad.

I spent six months in England, with five weeks travelling around Europe with this camera in its case on my belt. It's very sturdy if nothing else, between the trains, planes, hostels, and general bustle I'm very pleased with how well it held up. Nothing on it broke.

I probably took at least 400 pictures during my trip, if not more. Sure I've had to swap out batteries on one or two occasions in the two years I've had it, but my general feeling is that the batteries are holding up quite well.

The zoom on this camera is very nice. It's one of the better zooms I've seen on a simple camera of this type, or at least it was back when I bought it.

It also has several features that older film cameras do not, such as a timer that you can set before running to get in your own picture, or settings to take "Portraits" or "Night shots."

I know that this camera cannot compare to professional cameras, I know that it doesn't have all the frills of the new digital cameras, and I am not trying to compare it to those. I'm not a professional photographer, so I don't know how to use a camera with exchangable lenses and whatnot. I don't want a digital for personal and professional reasons. For a traditional film camera, this one is the best I've ever used.

BOTTOM LINE: Good quality photos, a sturdy build, excellent zoom lens, useful and easy to use features, and long battery life make this camera an excellent choice if you want a traditional film camera with a few perks.

Very good camera. This was a present for my wife as she needed a new camera. She picked it out and liked that it came as a complete kit. Directions can be hard to follow at times and could be printed larger. Takes some getting used to. Zoom lense works great and takes good pictures. Where the on-off button is so close to the shutter, you have to be careful that you don't accidentally shut the camera off. She is very satisfied with it.

Bought this camera to have better print pictures than what I get with the digital. I've tried using it in every mode AUTO, close-up, etc. but the autofocus never works so most of the pictures come out blurry!
My older simpler camera took better pictures.

This is an excellent film camera with a long zoom that comes in handy. I have had pictures developed in digital format (on CD) that rival a good digital camera. Having the date imprinted on your photos is a nice feature to help you remember when they were taken, years later. The only difficulty I have had is that the camera does not seem to accept 800 speed film. However, it works just fine with 200 or 400 speed.