[midiguy732 @ May 29th 2007 10:45PM]

I just bought one of these to replace my older Kodak which didn't survive drop #6. I use digital cameras mostly for documenting metalworking and automotive projects, so my purchasing criteria mostly has to do with price and physical size. Fitting a camera into a pocket is great for junkyarding or on-the-go type photography and the fact that it takes video at 640x480 is reasonable. Movie theater quality it isn't, but it's better than I expected actually. I use a few 2gb SD cards, the unit's maximum, and they store enough video and pictures for my purposes.

It has a Li-ON rechargable battery built in, something that's not to common with cheaper digital cameras. The docking station can charge it in about 3 hours if you plug in the wall-wart that comes with the unit, or you can charge via USB overnight instead if you're on the go and can't be bothered brining the wall wart.

I had the luxury of trying the camera before purchasing it, along with several others in the sub $200 price range, and for $130 I feel like I got the most value for dollar based on what my needs are.

A pocket sized camcorder/camera with decent battery life that isn't so flimsy you break it when you sit down (back pocket!) this is an excellent choice.

I find it defaulting to camcorder mode upon power up annoying, but for $130 I'm not going to complain too loudly.