This is a great little camera with a decent size screen and so far all of the photos I have taken have been of relatively good quality. I haven't gone to much into the specific functions of the camera but I mainly use if to photograph items I will be selling online. With a 10 optical zoom it zeros in on fine print if you need to show a label or brand. I do intend taking this on holiday with me in a few week's time, so I will see how it goes for taking distance photographs. It is definitely much better than my phone for taking photos. You will need to buy a generic brand camera pouch as Canon do not have one to fit this particular model. I bought a Lowepro pouch which fits perfectly.