I purchased this camera from QVC (it was their special value for that day) on their easy pay plan.

I began using this camera out of the box, on its auto settings indoors; it takes some very impressive photos. I was happy to see that my min pin didnt suffer the usual "I am a vicious red eyed dog" look. To compare the usefulness of the flash, I took photos in absolute darkness and then used the flash. It was great to see that the flash really did its thing without the great wash out effect. The flash worked just as well in regular settings that required it.

I used the other features for the photos I am going to describe in this paragraph. I work in the buildings behind the World Trade Center so taking pictures of the progress from our office is priceless. On this camera, the pictures are the kind that everyone who visits wishes they could take from this view. I had no light "bounce back" from the several floors of newly installed windows on the Freedom Tower (still... Read more

I love this camera. I bought it because it has an old school view finder and the display. Most of the cameras I have looked at have gone away from having a view finder. I have used many different cameras and on bright day it is very hard to see the display and line up a shot without a view finder. It is very easy to switch between the view finder and the display.

It takes fantastic pictures and you can use rechargeable batteries if you want. Another thing that is great about this camera is the response time between pictures. My old camera took 10 seconds before I could snap another shot. This camera is almost instantaneous.

This camera takes beautiful pictures, and the pop-up flash works fantastic even in total darkness. Pictures are crisp and clear, and the manual settings are great for advanced photographers. The editing software in the camera is helpful too so you can crop, rotate or resize your photos before uploading them, as well as saving them to their own albums for later. I would very highly recommend this camera to anyone who wants to take thousands of casual everyday pictures, or step it up a notch and take professional grade photos.