I bought this camera as a replacement for my Olympus Camedia 3040. I found I never wanted to lug that thing around and so I started looking for a compact camera with a quick shutter lag. This camera lives up that with a terrific LCD and incredible battery life.The downside with this camera is the speed of the flash recharge. That can be a drag from time to time but it's something I'm willing to live with given this lil' numbers' other terrific qualities.