Maybe it's because I'm very spoiled by my Panasonic DZ7, maybe it's because the name Praktica was time for an excellent quality; the results of my test shots are simply inadequate. What good 12M pixels when the contours are not clearly separated and thus the screen looks blurry. In low ambient light, the images appear very faint to see. The quality is comparable to a better cell phone camera. Positive is the price performance ratio. Probably one must at this price do not expect more from the camera. So small gadgets such as automatic recording option for "just" smiling faces, evaluates the camera on. The estimated reader will forgive me my little arrogant opinion, for taking pictures in good daylight quite suitable, but not for lasting memories.