Review on Canon PowerShot A3100IS Stabilized 2 7 Inch Camera & Photo by Michael Luna

Yes, the pictures are great when the children are not moving, not even a little. It takes great pictures when you're outside or not too dark on the AUTO setting. It's easy to use. If it's a gift for a child between the ages of 7 and 18 then it's ok for the money ($166). However, the next picture is taken VERY SLOWLY. If it's for an adult who has babies, toddlers or small children, it's better to spend the money on a better camera. I'm not a photographer, so I'm interested in easy settings and point-and-shoot, but now I wish I'd spent another $200 on a better compact camera. The problem is that the higher the MP, the more space they take up on my computer and external hard drive. Keeping it at 8-12 megapixels seems reasonable, but nothing is cheap. New digital cameras come out with 16MP. it's too much for me Canon's PowerShot S95 has been named one of the top three 10-megapixel digital cameras in consumer reports, and according to Amazon reviews, most are happy with it. I just can't imagine paying $381! For now I'm sticking with this camera because I can afford it. A NOTICE. It seems as soon as consumer reports say the "X" is a great camera, people buy, stocks run out, prices go up and then a new batch of the same model is produced, but that new batch isn't technically as good as first batch. How else could you explain that recent reviews are so lousy?