Oh, do I love these small, light pocket Canon's. I own major digital photographic equipment, but when I travel for recreation, I don't want to carry the weight and the worry of bringing a large, good camera. I've used the Canon Powershot Elph since they were invented, years ago. This Elph 150 is probably my 4th or 5th generation and new to me (December, 2014) but, so far, is terrific in every way that counts for me in a small travel camera. It's always available and ready to go! It's super light, slips in the front pocket of my pants without being large enough to dig in when I sit. Or, it pops into the front pocket of my purse or fanny pack without adding noticeable weight. I especially like the 10x optical zoom. For more than that on a special shot, I pull photos into Photoshop where I can play with the closeup. (Really, it's hard to do a good extreme closeup just in the camera.) The Canon menu is more user friendly than Nikon, which is why I swung over to Canon digital in the 1990's. Be sure to buy extra batteries and high quality SD cards. You will need the extras. (I travel with three or each.) The camera does not come with an SD card which gives you the opportunity to upgrade. Don't look for the bargain card - they can fail and you've lost all your pictures. Also: The camera for this order does not come with interface cables. It's just the camera, charger and one battery in the box. Just another note: I've had the Lumix, the Nikon Coolpix, and the Casio similar models and much prefer the Canon. For these little point and shoot models, the Canon lenses are just fine. I'm very pleased with this purchase.