This product is overall an excellent buy. It has a a wide range of functions, that are easily accessible via the "best shot" button, ranging from the usual portrait to soft flowing water or white board etc which automatically straightens the text to be horizontal in the frame, clever. in my opinion these are all very useful settings the functions of which are clearly described. The battery life is also excellent, I have yet to run out of battery when I needed it. As is expected with a camera of this quality the shot is very rarely shakey as i find many old cameras tend to be and the high number of mega pixels give images a fantastic clarity. my one and only fault in the camera is that the zoom doesn't quite live up to the high standard of the camera. in short this is a great camera for its price tag, it is functional, small and easy to use, perfect of the casual photographer.