Customer Reviews 
Buy something else!
2009-11-28I 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
2009-10-21It'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
2009-10-10I 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 found that it was hit and miss whether I could get a good photo out of the camera. For a 7 MP camera, the resolution of even the "good" photos is terrible. All the photos were grainy. Further, I have to change the batteries daily, and my daughter isn't taking a huge number of photos. Yes, this is an inexpensive camera, but really it's just a cheap camera. Save up your money for something that actually takes good quality photos and at least has a rechargeable battery.
OK for a basic camera, but battery life is deplorable.
2009-09-19I 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 have purchased a different camera.
good camera for a girl
2009-09-18My 9 yr old daughter loves the camera. It takes good pictures. Not as user friendly as would of liked. And the batteries go fast so I am buying her re-chargeable batteries. Good for the price.
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