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I bought this camera for my daughter for her 7th birthday. She loves it and absolutely loves that it is pink. It is easy to use and she really enjoys taking videos with it and watching them on the tv. For anyone with a child who is interested in being a shutter bug and wants a good camera that is inexpensive, this is the camera for you.

This item is compact, easy to travel with. The functions are basic and fairly effortless to use after reading the instructions. The pictures come out clear. Great camera if you are looking for a compact, simple to use, and basic picture taking camera.

This is a good camera for a teenager/student who just wants it to take pictures and messing around. This isn't a camera for someone who is really serious about getting extremely good quality pictures. I have had several problems with mine, and had to return it twice. But i keep it because i love pink and it is the size that is easy to carry around when all I want is my camera.

This camera is okay overall, but I've had a couple issues with it. I've had this camera for almost a year. The battery life is horrible. This camera doesn't have recargeable batteries, and a two brand new batteries will die out fast. I'll be taking a couple pictures, then ten minutes later, they die. If you leave the batteries in the camera when it's turned off, for some reason they're near dead when you turn it back on less than five minuites later. It can get costly after a while. Another problem is the "face capture". The person has to be looking directly at the camera or it won't pick their face. I do like the quality of the images I get, most of the time. You have to hold this camera still, the slightest movement makes the picture blurry. But, sometimes it gives me nice pictures when the camera feels like cooperating. 7 megapixels for this price isn't bad.

Overall
Pros:
-Good price
-7 Megapixels
-Takes great outdoor pictures
-Records decent movies
-Recorded movies compadible with iTunes
Cons:
-Short battery life
-Face capture requires the person to look directly at camera
-Easy to blur pictures unintentionally
-Recorded videos aren't compatible with Windows Movie Maker or Windows Media Player
-Doesn't always capture detail

I received this camera 1 week ago and like it very much. It takes sharper pictures than my 3 year old sony cybershot that has 5.1 megapixels. It zoomed well and downloaded like a charm. My only problem was the batteries. It kept telling me my new batteried needed replacing the first time I turned the camera on. After trying 3 sets and turning it on and off 6 times it connected. The next day the same thing and again today. Tonight no problem. I have no way of returning it because it was a gift. If anyone else has dealt with this I would love to know how to fix this.