I just have recently received this camera. I upgraded on the Stylus 810 which had been a great camera. If you are a professional photographer or plan to adjust your individual aperature or speed setting than the is not really for you. When you are similar to most in the individuals who will buy this camera I battle to beat. You could carry it easily in a very shirt pocket or perhaps purse. The 8 MP one is the most than enough for some point and shoot cameras. The dual stabilization causes it to challenging create any picture with a blur. This really is almost vital for zoom pictures as well as perhaps the best stabilization of several many cameras We have tried. It provides an end up setting and a micro close setting. There is 4 settings for the expertise of the picture you'll take (pixels). If you need a picture for ebay utilize the low setting with seal feature. Lover picture on your family aim for the high setting. It has to many presets one for areas like action, people, night scenes, etc. Your camera is simplicity at its best. A novice has to be taking pictures just minutes out of the box. Set the built in flash to auto and lose focus on it to be able to. All controls are evident and straightforward to work with. In case it is raining do not worry since this camera possesses a weather tight case. Personally i have tried the professional Nikon,s etc but also for most of you this camera is you are going to ever want and more. I suggest this camera. Two caveats and that's to get a 1G or 2G memory card for the reason that camera isn't going to feature a card. Also buy a bonus battery therefore , you will provide an extra charged battery available by subtracting a large amount of pictures. Alongside this recommed the soft carrying case made by Olympus. I give this camera 5 stars.