This really is someone's first camera. When someone wants a camera but doesn't know how to use a full featured camera. If you gave your kid a camera, chances are you've seen a bunch of blurry photos taken of them. This is a fixed focus camera, so you don't have to worry about your shots being out of focus. It's fairly small and light, so young people shouldn't have much trouble with it. Even a small 16GB SD card can store thousands of images. For the very best images, you really need to be in full light. It's not so good in low light. Two batteries are included so you can always use the camera. It charges with a USB cable, so you don't have to worry about storing or losing a separate battery charger.
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