The screen protection is highly recommended and top. In the Sony A550, the display can see through the movable frame is pushed out. A contact with the cheek should be avoided as good as when you look through the viewfinder. Who is not creamed in summer? Here, the pasted glass display demonstrate its immense advantages over film. Since glass just robust and scratch resistant is. And if it's once broken, it can be easily replaced. A must for anyone who does not want to risk his precious display. I would always buy again, a sensible investment.