I bought this camera as I was looking for an inexpensive camera which catered to amateure segment but at the same time offered the professional features.
This camera is available in the market for 25K has all the features which one would otherwise find in a complicated high end professional camera.
The camera has a 8 MP resolution with 24-140 optical zoom thus giving enough bandwidth to shoot closeups to long shots. Besides the pre fixed scene modes the camera also has shutter/ aperture priority and manual modes to choose various shooting options based on ones preferences.
The menu is quite easy to understand . Camera has a built in flash and at the same time a external flash can be used.
The camera has given me great results in all shooting conditions and the rechargeable battery works fine for the normal shooting one does . However for high usage one would need a extra battery to keep it going . The LCD display when used - the battery life is reduced considerably.
Would recommend the camera for advance armatures/ photography enthusiasts with all its good features.