This camera is one of the best zoom cameras available in the market right now. This has got 50x optical zoom with optical image stabilisation, so that you can get sharp images even at great zoom. And the design is very much attractive, feels good in hand. Low light eligibility is not that great but you can shoot nice images too.It can record movies in full hd with great quality.
The big plus point of this camera is the full manual mode of the camera. I personally like manual mode over automode that is why I considered this model of Canon which nikon doesn"t offer at this price segment.If you are creative in nature then you can shoot some great pics with the help of the manual operation. This device can shoot 200 images in a single charge, which is pretty nice.
You can get an idea about the image quality after watching the sample pics of the camera.