This camera surprisingly offers a lot of features I expected to only find on expensive higher end cameras. I love the smile detection feature, the camera will actually search for a smile and automatically take the picture when it detects thatthe subject is smiling. This feature is especially helpful when trying to capture pictures of my littleone's smile, since my reaction speed has all too frequently been to blame for the multitude of postsmile images.I'm always on the go, so the fact that it takes AA Lithium batteries makes it a convenient digital camera for the road. Perfectly suited for every day use and was perfectly suited for me. I highly recommend it.