Kayak use, corresponds perfectly to the expectations. The housing provides security and tranquility with an unknown sealed by building devices (but cheaper). He is an advisor to provide a kind of plastic bubble bag to protect against scratches. The optical viewfinder G11 is unavailable in the cabinet and the LCD screen not always very visible in sunlight. Protection sun screen with the left hand is essential for framing. The results in auto mode are more than correct. The G11 device can obviously be used alone and gives excellent results. It's not an SLR, the largest focal does not allow hunting photo, digital zoom like all digital zooms no interest. Finding a great product with the G11.