Image quality: The image quality is very good. Of course not just like an SLR, but for example in nature shooting comes ran very very close and even in auto mode. There is also a mode in which you can set the aperture, so bring professionals certainly get out.
The Zoom: The 30x optical zoom is terrific. I support my monopod to buy the camera, because with as much zoom you have to hold the camera very quiet. One is amazed and baffled others when you show a picture without and then with 30x Zoom, something we have not seen (man on mountain tops from the bottom or the stadium on the other side of the city) still images stay sharp and the quality is very good , The digital zoom, going up to 120-fold magnification. There, the picture quality is really bad. Digital zoom but you can completely exhibit.
Equipment: The equipment is great. The camera does not have a touchscreen display (which I find a good thing), but Wifi. You can send the images directly to TV's, smartphones, tablets or printers via the Wifi. What's even more impressed me but the way the camera on smartphones or tablets (both Android and iOS) with PlayMemories app to control remotely. With the app you can see on your phone display what the camera sees (in real time), and can change over the smartphone / tablet settings, zoom, switch between photo and video and also trigger. The photos can then be saved to the camera and even a smartphone at the same time.
I would recommend the camera vollstens. The battery lasts a long time, it is relatively compact, has an incredible zoom, good facilities and a very good image quality. I would buy it again, because there is no better in this class.