The MX1700 looks like a big Zippo lighter. The casing is either duralumin or something like it. It's metal anyway, not flimsy plastic. Resolution is 1280 x 1024 or 640 x 480 which are fine, about 1.3 megapixels max. It has a lovely lens with a 3x optical zoom and a 2x digital zoom.
Picture quality is excellent.
The neatest feature is the automatic slide on lens cap. It's just a beautiful camera that should become a design classic. AM Strange problem. Corp. All Rights Reserved.