I absolutely love this camera!! I used to have a Nikon coolpix but was tired of it because most of its pictures inside were blurry, and the flash would wipe the background off. This camera has yet to take a blurry picture! It does a beautiful job on closeups (I took this awesome picture of my diamond ring...brilliant!). It has a view finder which focuses sharply on whatever you want. Special options lets you take pictures of moving objects like children and pets without blurring. Will definetly recommend to everyyone.