Good – I really like this camera and it has taken some lovely family shots. It is easy to use and the software that comes with it for downloading photos/video to a computer is brilliant. Very, very user friendly. It is a lot bigger than a lot of other cameras, but I don't mind as it means the buttons are not so tiny that I feel like I need miniature fingers. The canon camera case that I purchased with it fits it beautifully, though the pocket on the front of it (where I keep my spare batteries) is only velcroed together so the contents tend to fall out. This camera can be set to fully automatic, semi automatic or manual. It uses rechargeable A4 batteries. It is easy to hold and the screen is a great size for viewing. Shots may be blown up to poster size and it also takes video footage. It is quite a chunky, heavy camera.