I purchased this camera nearly 4 years back and till date its performance has been superb. Among the numerous features in this camera the important ones are the capability of very high optical zoom, ease of handling, HD video capture, very high photo resolution. It has all options which are present in DSLR cameras like setting aperture size and shutter speed. It is a real value for money. I had carried out the Moon Zoom test and was amazed to see the craters on the moon with extremely high clarity.