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  Battery Hog

PROS: Takes pretty decent pictures.

CONS: It's going to end up costing you quite a bit more than the initial price of the camera. It goes through regular AA batteries like crazy! You can't even get through one family event without needing to replace the batteries. The camera dock kit that is recommended for this camera is the Series 3 kit, but it comes with a battery that doesn't fit this camera! Isn't that nice of Kodak? I contacted Kodak about this issue and they just said they were sorry but I'd have to shell out another $25 to buy the correct battery. Actually, because this camera goes through batteries so fast, I'll have to buy TWO at $25 so I'll always have one at the ready when the other dies. So ... to have a camera that works when you want it to, you have to spend around $200 for the camera, $50 for the dock kit, and $50 for the batteries -- $300. For that you could get a fabulous Fujifilm camera, like our S5100, that uses AA batteries and they last for several events!

OVERALL SCORE:4/10

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PROS: It's amazing, so amazing!

OVERALL SCORE:10/10

  High quality camera

PROS: Used it for about a week now and i'm impressed by this little camera. Takes nice pictures in severe conditions where my former Canon A530 gets into trouble. But one of the best things is the movies in 720p. Recommended!!

CONS: The lithium batteries.

OVERALL SCORE:8/10