This camera is very small and the lens does not stick out when you turn it on - which is the main reason I chose it (after having 2 Kodaks get their lenses stuck and Kodak doing nothing for me, sure you can send it in and if they think it's not a warrantee issue they'll charge your credit card more than the camera is worth - so I won't be buying another Kodak)
OK enough time spent bashing Kodak's bad product support - the Fuji seems to take pretty good pictures but does not take video. The battery will give you about 150 pictures per charge which is good but I would get a second battery if this is going to be your only camera. The picture quality is not quite as good as some larger camera's in the same mp range (my other camera is a Kodak Z710 which takes better looking pictures than the Fuji but the lens makes me nervous after the issues I had with the other two Kodaks).
Bottom Line - We (it's primarily my wife's camera) are happy with it, and the small size makes it very handy for spontaneous pictures.











