Bought this for my 10 yr old budding photographer. Originally we had been looking at getting one of the children's cameras from V-Tech or Crayola, but despite being higher in price, the children's cameras were all around the 2 mega pixel mark, and reviewers said that the snaps they produced were of a very poor quality.
This camera was a far better option, it has anti-shake, face-tracking, video & audio capture, red-eye removal, self-timer and 16 scene selections. So you get all the features of a much higher priced camera, for under forty pounds. Not a bad price at all for a 12MP camera, with 5X Digital zoom & 3X optical zoom. It only stores about 5 images on the internal memory, so an SD memory card is an essential additional purchase. It works on 2X AA batteries, and seems to have a reasonable battery life.
It will focus automatically if you touch the shutter lightly, and it has a very bright flash which means that it produces good pictures even in low light conditions. It has a good sized L.C.D screen, the control toggles are easy to operate (no paper manual, it's on the software C.D), and my daughter loves the sleek red case !
I have 2 cameras of my own which cost more than double the price of this camera, but this little Polaroid would certainly beat them in terms of value for money. A great little point and shoot!