This camera is good, though not the best you can get for your money.
The zoom is adequate and the picture is again acceptable though for the price I think you can find a camera with more features (like a more accurate blink detection function).
I believe the range of people who are going on holiday for example, enough to capture special moments but not pieces of art.
The range in colour makes it a perfect gift at christmas time for a teenager wanting to take pictures with friends and take it out on day trips/clubbing.
It would be helpful if a safety wrist band was included as it slips out of your hands a lot.
I would not recommend this to a friend who was serious about photography, but to a teenager following a hobby perhaps or a family going on a holiday.

Too expensive for what the camera is capable of.