To the users who r preferring to buy this, I will recommend a big yes. the quality of pictures are very fine no snowfall at zooms. it is quite handy. it has may good functions like live view shooting in which we dont need to compensate with the quality of pictures. it is very easy to use. children can use it very efficiently. its shuttle speed is 1/4000 second which is impressive figure. it comes with a good battery life and the cells are rechargeable. it is a cool camera at such price