I purchased this Canon camera to replace another returned camera. The 570IS is so full of features, I may never use all of them. Although I did find a couple favorite settings. The AUTO setting works well, even in low light. The continuous shutter is really cool. Can't wait to use it for sports shots! The benefit of having a viewfinder is priceless.The downsides of the camera are not enough to return it. 1) It does eat batteries. I will now invest in rechargeable batteries. 2) The battery/disk compartment can be cumbersome. I felt like I was going to break the door off trying to open the compartment. 3) So far, I can only get the date stamp on a certain view. Not available on every format. The manual wasn't helpful in explaining the limitation. 4) It is bigger and bulkier than some of the other cameras. However, using AA batteries and having a viewfinder does add to its size.But so far, I am very pleased.