I love to take pictures. But after buying this camera I find it to be a big hassel. All my pictures turn out dark, whether I am indoors and I am using the flash, or if I am outdoors on a sunny day. I have to edit all my pictures and make them brighter. Another problem I found is it takes the picture too slow. I have several pictures of my dog that are blurred because of movement. I even went out to dinner with a bunch of friends and was so frustated with the quality of picture it was taking that I stopped taking pictures (which is odd for me since I normally and the picture taking freak of the group). I had previously purchased a Kodak Easyshare 4 MP Digital Camera and returned it so that I could buy a camera with a better optical zoom. I wish I would of kept that camera it worked so much better then this one.