I bought this product for my boyfriend last month for his birthday. Bought at half price from Currys, I also purchased the cover from them at just2.50/month which allows me to get product placement and is a contract cancellable at any time.
I chose a Panasonic as we had just purchased a Panasonic HD television and were very pleased with both the product and the aftersales, the fact this camera was on sale also swayed me!
I was very impressed with this camera at first use. For the price I paid, its quality was secondary to none. Very impressive. My boyfriend still to this day thinks it cost a fortune!

It has high definition screen and along with the 3.05 megapixels the difference from non high definition cameras is astounding. It boasts a12x optical zoom, of really good quality, and the output is not as distorted as you would expect with a camera for this price.

We bought a 16gb card with this so can store 10hours of HD video. The battery life supports this and is helped by the accessories you can buy to charge such as an in car charger etc.
The actual device itself is very light and quite small in size which is handy for carrying around discreetly and the sleek black colour is very stylish and appealing. The handheld strap is a comfy fit and adjustable depending on hand size. It is for either gender, I would not say this is particularly male or female unlike some styles you can encounter, and I would say that both my partner and I enjoy its use equally.

This is able to link up to my HD television and produce some exception on screen footage. The quality id immense, and with our small child, provides memories I will treasure forever.