Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was looking for the following qualities in a travel zoom: 1) At least a 10:1 zoom 2) Good low light performance 3) Lightweight and compact 4) Optical Image stabilization It performs well in low light. This may have to do with its latest generation CMOS sensor. It is lightweight at 133 grams - most cameras with this much performance weigh in at closer to 180 grams. The size is nice at 118cc. Other cameras in its class come in at around 190cc. Things I didn't care about: 1) Movie performance 2) GPS I spent a couple of days researching cameras that fit my requirements. There are some wonderful camera comparison sites out there (dpreview, for one) that were invaluable in my research. All in all, I'm very happy with this camera and would buy it again. My only quibble? I don't care for the charger because it comes with a cord that attaches to the camera in order to charge the battery. I prefer the self contained chargers that you just pop the battery into. For $11 I got the aftermarket charger I wanted along with an extra battery. About me: I started on film SLRs and had a B&W darkroom. This is my 10th digital camera.