IT is a camera best suited for photography, it is equipped wit a 7.2 mega pixel CCD lens offering a powerful 12 x optical zoom, its auto focus feature is pretty awesome, can take images in various sizes( best feature), it has a 2.5 inch LCD monitor and has a 27 MB built in memory, it is powered by a Lithium - ion battery, the size is pretty compact and it’s weight is less(350 grams approx.), the picture quality, shutter speed, battery life are pretty good .