I was so impressed by the performance and the price of this camera with the purchase that I ordered the same after a month the same camera again, to give to my family. The recipient and I have been very pleased with this camera. I already had 4 cameras and I can not remember how many compact cameras: D My assessment should therefore be credible. I compare this camera logically hereinafter only with price similar compact cameras. Battery is comparatively very well. Reaktionsgeschwindikgeit the camera is good. Auslösegeschwindikgeit even very good (they can make rapid continuous shooting) Like all Komaktkams is their weakness little light, the focusing and the noise (logic: D or?) Menu is first used to, but very good and easy in hindsight. There are many useful functions and settings that make sense, but also the automatic "Inteligenz" is good and helps the photographer sometimes when he has little time when taking pictures: D Panorama feature is great because you can even make many settings here, wow! The video function is to be evaluated with very good! Man kan zoom during the video and it will automatically be set permanently sharp! This can even many SLRs not: D: D: D for example, two, I had times (but that's another story) Tell my friends that the camera not at all noisy and takes super-sharp images and videos. I find that the camera of course, very strong rushes at all ISO values when there is little light, but that's all compact cameras so, although they might have a few millimeters larger sensor than the usual cameras and makes so maybe 2- 5% less noise than the conventional compact cameras, so it gets to me a very good for the image and video quality (like I said, compared to similar price compact cameras). By the light Strong and wide lens, the photos are faithful and detailed illustration. Zoom is good, quiet and more than adequate. The flash is also for group photos: D and forces the photographer's to hold the camera properly, because the flash rises upward and the fingers, so he is in the way, pushing away (nice idea from the developers). The camera, however, is rather larger and heavier than the usual, but this is totally unacceptable for me in terms of price and performance. Finally, as some photographers carry several kilograms devices in order to achieve full performance and image quality Photo: D