My son,who bought the above after much online research,is very pleased with it,although it cost £200.The problem,in his eyes at least,is that it doesn`t have features such as manual mode,manual focus and, in macro mode, will not focus closer than 10cm,such features being on my Canon A530 which he`s been comparing it with.He feels disappointed about it considering what it cost.My Canon was £89.He would like to have control over aperture and shutter speed as well as being able to focus manualy.Food for thought.Cost over ability. Cheers Dave