I bought this camera and I hate it! It takes lousy pictures, they aren't clear, the image stabilization is non-existant. It eats batteries like crazy and it is always either too light or too dark on the pictures no matter how you adjust it. I won't buy Polaroid again.
Good for money:
It's not the simplest camera to use, and the picture quality isn't the greatest. But it packs more features and value for the money than anything else I could find. I was buying it for my 12 year old, so looking for something not expensive, but not a toy. This is it.
You get what you pay for:
I purchased this camera for my daughter's 7th birthday, with the attitude that all the children's digital cameras for which I had read reviews were about the same price as this camera, and were pretty much across the board terrible. I hoped this camera would take a bit better photos than a kid's camera, but not necessarily masterpieces. This camera takes horrible photos. When my daughter takes photos in the "auto" mode, they are almost always blurry and distorted. I tried my hand at using the camera, and... more info
OK for a basic camera, but battery life is deplorable.:
I wanted to get a decent "beginner" digital camera for my 8-year-old daughter so was really attracted to this 7MP camera and she loved the color. The price was what sold it though. At $50, I wouldn't be as worried about how it was treated or if it got lost. My daugther really likes it and the pictures are decent, but the battery life is ridiculously short. It takes 2 AA batteries and will generally die after a hour or so of collective use. The camera is OK, but if I had to do it over again, would... more info