Very easy to use. Ergonomics at the zoom button is a bit hard to see difficult to maneuver without tipping the device. My old camcorder legria fs20 was easier on that. By cons it has many assets, including touchscreen controls and shortcuts that compensate 'this weakness eg piloting shooting with the zoom with the touch screen. Optical stabilization big enough angle and automatic settings modes and Face Detection (white balance etc ... are great, no need to seek to resolve manually!) Scenes pre set modes are practical. The control via WiFi from my Android Smartphone works very well. Ability to record on camera or directly to the phone. We can connect through the browser on PC or Smartphone and recover or manage the files. In short a good family camcorder at a very fair price.