I've been very pleased with this camera. It's very simple to operate, and takes beautiful pictures, which can be uploaded to the computer simply by plugging the camera into a USB port and clicking on the camera's directory in "My Computer." The zoom works well, and it has some nice features like the self-timer.There are some drawbacks. There's a small but sometimes significant delay between pressing the button and the shot being taken, and the camera does take quite a few seconds to recharge between shots--longer, it seems, than with a conventional camera, especially if you've set the camera to take more detailed, memory-intensive, shots. I gather these are features of comparable digital cameras, however, so I wouldn't want to unfairly single out the 2650.The soundless video capability is really just a novelty, albeit quite a fun one.Still, a lovely camera and great value.