Ok, so I bought this camera because a friend had the exilim z700, and I loved the features. I wasn't quite prepared for what I got. This camera is amazing; I love it and carry it everywhere I go: to take photos of myself and with friends, to take video of funny things I see on the streets, to record rehearsals and performances and even auditions (it has a vocal recorder that records for 49 hours!!!).
There are so many uses I've found including posting quality video to the internet at [...]. Everyone I know comments on the quality of the video and the pictures come out amazing.
I'm just a layman as far as photography is concerned, but I feel like a professional when I use my exilim. It's sleek and easy to manipulate; it has a very nice size display screen; and the buttons and prompts are very easy to follow.
If you're thinking about buying it, look at the z1000 first; but this one should be a steal and has mpeg4 technology which is like movie footage.
Happy snappy.