I bought this camcorder because I wanted something that was reasonably cheap that I could take on holiday and not worry too much if it got broken or got dropped in the sand at the beach etc.

It's small and light and can literally fit in your pocket. At first my Dad didn't even believe it was a proper camcorder when I showed him!

It's really easy to use, you just flip it open and press record and you're away! The only thing to be careful about is not fiddling around with the buttons and zoom too roughly when you are recording as the audio on your video will pick up on this...

The audio play back on the camcorder is a bit tinny as you would expect but everything you record is destined for final viewing on a computer anyway so I really don't think this is a major issue.

I like the colour as I have a red camera and it matches perfectly. It makes it look a bit more interesting than the standard black or silver that these things usually are.

It won't be used to shoot the next Speilberg movie but it's a good priced little camcorder for those times when you're out somewhere / on holiday and just want to capture a memory.