I have purchased this camera 1 year back.This is relatively compact camera which helps me to carry easily.Picture quality ios very very good.I am very happy with the quality of pictures it produces.Batter life is very good.I did not come across such batter life in other cameras.I used camera for 1 complete day around 2000 photos taken still battery was not dead.Usage is very easy, they provide the manual which had details of every one or feature available, after reading it usage is very easy.It comes with 3 Inch lcd monitor, 12.2 Megapixel camera, usb interface, E5 Battery and many other features.It has many features which is required for normal photographer so definitely it is value for monEy. Shutter speed is 30-1/4000 sec, focal plane shutter.This is the SLR camera I love to have every time I go to enjoy with family and friends.I would say GO FOR IT.AWESOME CAMERA TO HAVE AND CAPTURE THE BEAUTY FULL MOMENTS AND MEMORIES.