Have the camera in early November at Amazon, according to technical comparison in several photography magazines bought, and was not disappointed. After positive experience with the Canon Powershot30 (which I had but unfortunately lost) I was looking for an inexpensive Equivalent with longer battery life. It was important for me to continue a rapid startup, snapshot function, faster continuous shooting, perfect image quality and small size. All this has been perfectly realized in this Kamara, my praise to this company. Perfectly happy I would be if Amazon even accessories such as Accu and underwater case (yes, this is mitleweile SANYO available) would include in the range.