I bought the Kodak EasyShare Z612 in May 2008.

It takes great shots of people and large objects. I've had no problems or blurry shots with indoor or outdoor pictures of anything bigger than a breadbox. If you want to take basic pictures of your family, friends, pets, etc., this camera is perfect for that.

The battery life is also really long, even though the batteries are expensive. I spent quite a bit on a spare for trips.

However, I find the zoom to be lacking in image quality. I get a lot of blurry pictures trying to shoot macros. It goes in and out of focus on the LCD screen so you're never...