This is a fantastic camera for an SLR beginner, very easy to use and 10.2 megapixel CCD imaging sensor.The technical pros/cons can be found in other reviews, so I’ll just mention two small dislikes: the autofocus lens can be tricky to use, especially at night when the lens can’t decide what to focus on ( can be fixed by turning the AF lens off) , and the camera doesn’t shoot videos.