i bought this camera to replace an old samsung digimax that used to eat batteries like monster munch
this one comes with a lithium ion rechargeable battery that seams to last for ages off a single charge
the picture quality is superb and 7.2 Mega pixels sits in the perfect spot for me
it is high enough quality so you have ultra sharp photo's
but low enough so that you can fit a fair few on a decent memory card
i bought a 1Gb card from the shop at the same time for around £18 and can fit about 250-300 photo's on it
it does have a movie capture function that also is clear with a noticably fast frame rate
the camera is sleek and stylish and very simple to use
i also got mine cheaper as the box was slightly damaged and i haggled :P
in the end paying only £85 for the camera a memory card and USB flash drive for my PC
the optical zoom is a nice advantage if your at the back of your childrens assembly hall watching a play
the screen on it is bold and beautiful with a high resolution making it easier to capture the perfect image
it does not however have an eye piece to look through which doesn't matter as the screen is so clear anyway
would recommend to anyone