In order not to repeat all the reviews I'll keep this short: POSITIVE: The Nikon Coolpix L820 makes very good pictures. Especially the huge push I really promised. Property me this "small" Cam got to make traveling times spontaneously a few pictures or on vacation does not always have to a "big" Cam with different lenses carry around. Exactly for such purposes, the L820 is also intended. For professional photography, the device is not intended as only preset settings (such as portrait, night scenes, etc.) can be used. The handling of the Cam is very easy and you have to look only once in the manual without prior knowledge directly without understanding it. This has proved to me my girlfriend :) Furthermore, the cam is as a holiday companion just ideal since no battery needs to be recharged. It can be used commercially available AA batteries. NEGATIVE: The flap to close the batteries and the memory card can be in my opinion very poor close. The batteries need to be pushed down during sliding of the flap which is already a little annoying ... Nevertheless, the L820 for beginners or quick snapshots is just HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!