The Ixus is a great little camera and was highly recommended to myself by a professional photographer as one to have in your pocket permanently. Mine has sofar lasted for over 3 years and can even be used by my 3 year old son with ease. It connects very easily to the computer and downloads with ease and the addition of a separate memory card allows for ease of printing from a photographic shop. This camera has withstood the hardships of traveling and beach life the only fault I can find with it is the small size of the view finder as this takes me back to the days of my old 110 cartridge camera, though this could be because I'm used to an SLR camera. All in all I would highly recommend this camera to anyone who wished to own a compact reliable camera which will stand the test of time.