This camera is very attractive looking and sleek and convenient to carry around with you. It's a very user friendly camera too, the menus are a breeze to get around. The most important functions are the easiest to get to. In the right setting, light wise, this picture takes very clear beautiful pictures. The screen is also a good size...another plus is with most Sony cameras there is a chargeable battery which means you won't be spending a small fortune on AA Batteries. The downsides...well there are a few. Sometimes the camera doesn't seem to focus right when you turn it on (usually shutting it off and turning it back on fixes this problem. Any kind of weird lighting conditions like fluorescent lighting or if it's pretty dark the focus just looks horrible with automatic focusing. I guess I can recommend this camera if your looking for something cheap it's pretty good for the price but if you can afford a little more I'd probably steer clear of this one and get something a little higher on the scale.