Unlike the W630 from me previously purchased, there are some improvements. The tolerable problem with the floor-lock was (battery / memory card) probably eliminated by changing the mechanism cover. The optical zoom has been doubled. As before, I am thrilled with the video function. With a spare battery and memory card 8 or 16GB I make better videos, as with my somewhat aged Videocam. Due to the small size and good video resolution, the W730 is a camera everywhere for hiking, family reunion, event and sports. Who does not want to use the convenience of the automatic setting, has plenty of opportunities to make these individually.