Possession of the SANYO VPC-AZ3EX for a week now and am very excited about their class! After careful consideration and intensive compare with eg the SONY P8 (only two continuous shots, cheap-looking rubber closures) and the Canon IXUS 400 (definitely too slow), I am overjoyed to have chosen the AZ3: you is high-quality, super fast and makes especially very good pictures! Conclusion: you can blindly buy!