My budget was then around 17000/-. I wanted to buy a canon. My priority was 10 MP & 10X optical zoom with wide angle lens & HD video recording. But when I went to outlets I found no canon product around my budget with those features.i found only kodak z980 fulfills my priority at a extra premium of 2500/- on my budget.
Although I bought this model because I got 12 MP, 24X optical zoom & RAW video recording with my other priorities & an additional free tripod.After using my camera I found the still images are quite good & best still images are come out after using the tripod.i enjoying taking pictures on manual mode.But I found no photo editing feature in it. The manual guide book is very less informative.The camera is bit bulky, & because of four nickel pencil batteries this camera become heavier.