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Only bought this today, and have managed to take over a dozen pictures and a movie clip, download them onto the computer and edit them already. Within 5 minutes of taking out of the box you can use the most common features, ie zoom (2.8x optical plus digital 2x) and erase those that are no good. There are a total of 9 setting for picture options (combination of quality and size) and the medium setting seems good enough for most snaps (only about 130kb instead of over 1000kb for a similar picture on the highest setting).
I would not have bought at the full original price (£450) but found it in Jessops as an end of line at £200, it only comes with an 8MB smartcard which will not last any time on the highest setting but I bought a 16MB and that takes 99 pictures on the medium setting.
My daughter (2.5 years) loves seeing pictures of herself and has already learnt how to change from a single picture to a movie show on the software provided. She wanted lots of photos taken, but won't stand still but it coped and none came out blurred - you do have to accept that there is a slight delay in taking the pictures with digitals although this was the quickest that I tried out in the shops. Also, she wanted me to take a photo of her in bed with her bears - no light on - and with just the flash the picture still came out reasonably clear (not perfect but better than others I have taken before in semi-darkness).
All in I am very pleased with my choice but I am going to buy extra high power rechargeable batteries (it takes 4 standard AAs) tomorrow in order that I can take as many pictures as I like and test out all the other features, like multi-shots (3 and 16 in one frame for moving objects), self-timer, landscape, portraits and manual focusing/zoom. I cannot comment on how cost of repairs etc and how likely they may be needed since I have not had it long enough. I have started shopping around on the internet and the smartmedia cards are available a lot cheaper on line than I have found in the shops.
Hope you have fun with it. Check out my op on digitaldepot for cheap smartmedia, and fast efficient service. Dabs are also one of the cheapest around too.
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21.04.2003 11:38
Can I suggest that you edit this review after you have spnt more time with your camera..Baz
21.04.2003 10:46
Hope you have fun with it. Check out my op on digitaldepot for cheap smartmedia, and fast efficient service. Dabs are also one of the cheapest around too.