There's a lot to like about this camera, along with a few limitations. For the price point, it offers decent performance. The lens is good quality and there's an exceptional 40:1 zoom. The 52x zoom is most impressive.

Easy to carry around. Therefor the lens cap comes off quite easily so be sure to use the string attachment so you don't lose it. Only gripe is it was just tossed in a plastic amazon bag for shipping.

Megapixel sensor is very very sharp and the pictures have a very high resolution. On 100% magnification the images still retain acceptable sharpness, though you can see some fringing/haloing along some edges. Has 40x optical zoom, shoots 1080p hd vide...  Read More