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I purchased this camera about three weeks ago for $199 at Best Buy. I have been very impressed. It has 1800x1200 Max resolution. It has 8MB internal storage and of course it can use compact flash. It can hold 5 high quality pictures, 7 or 8 medium, and around 115 of the lower quality which is 640x480 I believe with the internal storage. It has 2x digital zoom which is decent. umm it has a very nice built in thumbnail viewer and full size viewer and some other menu features.
The battery life is pretty good in my opinion..with the LCD (1.8in) screen on, it can get maybe an hour and a half on 4 AA. With it off, I am not sure but it could probably take 1000+ pictures without a problem. I think the main battery problem is transfering pictures from it to a pc. I read that it eats up a lot of power so I suggest you get a power adapter (which is not included) for transfering pics. HP has them on their website for $50..but I suggest just getting the specs of the adapter and picking one up at radio shack for like $20.
