The camera was a great hit at my seven-year-old's birthday party. That is what is great about it: it appeals to the seven year old in us all. Reminds me of the old ads in comic books - the spy camera, next to the X-ray specs and the grow your own mini sea horses. But this one really works!!
The continuous mode gives you 4 to 8 second long motion pictures (depending on the resolution) and is great for capturing baby's first steps.
One complaint: it only stays in continuous mode for about 4 seconds (unless you start shooting), because it automatically reverts to taking still pictures, which is a bit annoying. And it does not beep to warn you that it has switched, which is funny because it beeps for everything else! Gives a nice "thunk" sound when it is too dark to take a picture.
Picture quality is not great, but it is good enough for computer use. The webcam feature is a nice added feature, and works quite well with the software included. I found the software package a bit hard to figure out, actually, but eventually got the hang of it, so you will too, no doubt.
Hey ... you can't go wrong - get one for your kid, and another for your self!