I bought the camera for my daughter, who takes pictures when she has time in all kinds of situations. I have before very long compared the net which camera I should take. Originally I wanted a Canon (I myself have an EOS 450D) buy, but I decided to compare for Sony, because that was evaluated by the image quality better. So far I have not regretted that decision, it's amazing what this little camera image quality. There are plenty of scene modes for different situations (eg snow !!). Operation is simple and easy. And that I was looking for a first camera for my daughter (12 years old) this mixture. Class for adolescents is of course the possibility of WiFi transmission of images on smartphone, PC, Pad, etc. I did not regret buying!