dont be fooled into thinking this is the average point and shoot

this camera is totally spectacular in every way. i would have never thought to get such a beautiful picture out of this camera and it not be a full slr. this camera packs many of the slr's of today with slr photo quality without the expensive price tag. i shoot spectacular photos even in a digital zooming realm using macro feature on the camera and i push the zoom to its full potential and it delivers very nicely. my photos are professional quality by all means.(not to mention knowing how to properly manipulate the cameras manual settings) the camera has loads of manual versatility allowing the seasoned photographer to have at it while it also has an auto setting and easy shooting mode for those not into all of the tweaking of a camera. the only con i have noticed since having it is it has some what of a hard time shooting in very low level lighting( still have not cracked that issue but working very hard to) and lots of the automatic iso that the camera uses while you shoot in auto mode you cant pick those iso settings while shooting in manual modes. but believe me you can make up for that issue if you can tweak your f stops and aperture speed. but it was the best 250 dollars i spent on a camera that is so digital slr packed worth every penny.