My parents bought me this camera when I started getting an interest in photography and was using an standard digital camera. The huge jump in image quality from the old to this camera was amazing. They were so clear and the pixel ratio was brilliant, it was so useful when looking at my photos and showing family on a TV screen. The settings on it allow you to change the type of image taken which ranges greatly and aids taking the photos completely. The Automatic setting quickly changes the exposure and focus to ensure you get brilliant pictures quickly.

The menu at first can be confusing where it seems like 100's of different settings but once you actually get used to the camera you tend to only use a set number of settings and know where they are. Uploading the pictures to the computer is simple as it includes the USB cable to plug it straight into the computer.

The main downside I found was that it didn't include a CF Memory Card which took a couple of days to get from my local camera shop. There is a small downside too, when taking some pictures such as long exposure photos, it could take up to 5 minutes for the image to process before you could take another.