Rather good

I bought this camera when it was $400 and still love it. It is easy enough to use for technophobes, and offers enough settings to allow more advanced photographers personalization settings. It's not an SLR or even close, but it's not meant to be. It's a great camera for traveling and snapping photos. I have never had an error with the camera. I use a 256MB card and the 1600X1200 setting regularly with no issues. The refresh time between pictures is also fairly good for the model/time period it was manufactured. I've worked with and sold many digital cameras. Some have better optical zoom and are the size of an elephant, some are smaller with poor resolution. This camera, and subsequent offspring is a great beginner/intermediate camera. And well, great for anyone who doesn't want to look TOO touristy on trips.