This camera I have now for a year and am fully satisfied. I can make thousands of photos or videos with many of the 64 GB SD card. The operation is simple and it has an additional operation guide on the display. In the Technical Reference. Information is written that this camera has a 20x zoom when I but the zoom lever fully turn up appears 40x zoom. I have at my old SLR a 12x zoom and can even a 3-fold Converter interpose = max 36er Zoom. The new Sony zooms there something more in comparison, but the focus is also at 40x Zoom worlds better. Sharpness in the border areas with 25er or 40er Wide Zoom is well - even the colors are just as was supposed to be - no Faqrbstiche. And the best part - it fits in my shirt pocket.