For the purchase price the camera is in my opinion perfectly fine. The case is indeed plastic, but looks classy (as brushed aluminum). The automatic functions almost always took good photos, only in low light a tripod or appropriate floor space is advisable. If you want a good lens with 6x zoom in slim case, you have here probably an initial light intensity take 3.5 into account. The zoom factor I think is quite sufficient, all I need in a camera such as the camera shake is growing. But instead of 20 megapixels would have 16 been sufficient to be able for example to maybe shorten the exposure times. Overall, I am satisfied with the purchase.