I was looking for a camera that was small, easy to use, had a long life rechargeable battery and would produce top quality photos. This camera does all this.
The first thing that struck me was that this is a very compact camera, but all buttons were easy to use and not too fiddly. The on-screen help is great, so you do not need to dive into the manual every 5 minutes to understand the features. The quality of the photos is top class. Video mode is cool, although not a substitution for a real camcorder. As well as the digital screen, the camera has a regular viewfinder, which helps when shooting in bright sunlight.
The bundled software is, like the camera, very easy to understand. It offers all the basic editing features you would need, such as cropping, red eye removal, brightness/ contrast editing etc.
As with virtually all digital cameras, you will need to buy a memory card to be able to store a decent amount of photos.
Overall, highly recommended.