This past June I picked this camera up deciding it was time to upgrade from my Powershot A520. The Optical Image Stabilization, DIGIC III, & Face detection features were big selling points for me. The camera takes really great photos, the Image Stabilization (IS) is worth the upgrade by itself. When you have the IS enabled the lens shifts to compensate for your hand shake, so your pictures come up much sharper and with little or no blur. The camera is easier enough for beginners to use but robust enough for advanced users to take advantage of certain features. With 7MP you can take and print out huge pictures and still retain all the details. The camera also takes really good video as well. There are many size options and even a 60fps option (320x240 @ 1min) Really helpful for catching fast moving things. Overall a fantastic camera and the IS is such a big help if you don't own a tripod or anything! I've included some sample photos as well.