Good for the price, comes with printer dock!
Pros:
Small, compact, fits in purse, lens cover closes completely
Cons:
Pictures don't come out well on certain settings & have to enhance with software.
The Bottom Line:
Nice camera if you don't take many pictures, you may need to use computer software to enhance the quality of pictures. Small viewing window. Lithium battery eventually dies.
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Author's Review
I bought this camera after using a better quality one at work that came with the EasyShare Printer Dock. I thought, "how cool." However, if you use the printer dock to print pictures, you MUST use the special paper, not regular printer paper in the dock itself. As for the camera, it does have a small viewing window, compared the the newer models that have come out. I feel that I am a "good" picture taker....but on this camera, you really have to test out each setting to see which works best for your event. The features are easy to use and you can use video (about 2 minutes total). The video really wears down the battery though. The night feature never comes out well, no matter how many times you try it & sometimes it is easier to take pictures without the flash! I have found the some pictures come out too bright with the flash, where others are too dark with the flash. It really is just test it and see. I took pictures at Treasure Island in Las Vegas at night & my pictures came out better without any flash for the "Vegas lights." The software that came with the camera & photo dock is nice so you can "enhance" your pictures. This works well when the pictures do come out too dark. However, it is a pain to enhance EVERY picture sometimes. It is truly nice that the lens cover closes completely, whereas other brands they do not. Pictures taken outside are great and rarely never need any touch up. The lithium batteries are nice since it is rechargeable, however, after a year of having the camera, my lithium batteries don't last very long and take forever to re-charge. I was on vacation and took about 100 photos before the lithium batteries died. You can use regular AA batteries, but they only take about 6-10 pictures with flash before they die too. I used about 20 AA batteries to finish my vacation photos. Overall, this is a nice small camera, however, since newer & better ones have come out, I would recommend to friends to buy another model or kind.