I come from the world of big brand SLR (Pentax), too heavy. I did not take the most. I wanted a lighter camera but with the possibilities of SLR and without putting the same price. So I bought this bridge and it is ... cool. On the software side, breathtaking. Enough to satisfy the most demanding. From the simple (auto mode while) to the complex (mastery of all parameters) with intermediates procedures well designed. Side view, a good color rendering. Although staged. Very little chromatic aberration. A well staged optical, homogeneous. Good color saturation (which can be adjusted). Works with Mn batteries, Li / ion or AA batteries that are found everywhere. A proper autonomy, less than advertised, but about average for this type of device. In short a very good choice and quality, unbeatable prices.