I will not speak here of megapixels, image processors or optical zoom. All technical information is available on the Amazon listing for this digital camera. I will bring you against per share my enthusiasm (and this is a word of a very weak intensity) against the atomic bomb! Not being familiar with the specific technical vocabulary in photography, I can not go into details but the image quality is simply bluffing; and, be it photos or videos and all types of socket. The possibilities seem endless settings, after several passages in the menus and there are many possibilities for shooting presets such as panorama mode that allows panning 180 degrees or the one to capture (with the only objective huh) flowers and other plants. Other possibilities including that of enhancing an object or a person in the first plane by accentuating the blur in the background give exceptional results. List them all would take me the whole afternoon. The objective is suitable for any type of weather and even lighting. I have been really surprised, looking for a little arriving at an informed and clear image even though it was taken at night without light. The relationship PC / Internet / Camera is also in the spotlight since the DSCRX100M2 allows use WIFI (not used, I can live without internet access) and a USB connection cable provides via a small downloadable software very well thought to realize all your imports from the device to the PC. Interestingly and practical: I discovered that the device can be charged via a single USB connection to the PC. The screen is tiltable which in some cases can also be a big advantage. The only downside lies in the package because I think at that price, it would not be exaggerating to request a supplied SD card and a carrying case. Now there are only the device, a USB connection cable and a charger (make sure also not to pick up a Japanese import version of like me because you can not use in this case one included in the package ). I could evaluate the user guide, who had a Japanese version with instruction in that language that I do not control! Note that even without it, I could fairly quickly understand the functioning of the NPC. By changing the language in the menus, everything is quite simple ... In short, if Sony DSRX100M2 had to be a car, it would be a Ferrari. If you are willing to pay the price (whatever is more expensive), go for it.