I suggest people not to buy it. i have this camera since spring 2005, but i have stopped using it long long time ago. In fact, just 3 MONTHS after my purchase, the the LCD screen went white/blank. you have to squeeze the body of the camera or basically shake it or tap it in order to have the LCD back to work. it's extremely extremely painful to use it.It requires 2 AA batteries, not convenient to manage.the quality of the pictures comes out good if you manage yourself to hold very still when taking pictures.I am buying a new camera now. but my experience with this camera completely discourage me from buying another sony camera. I will switch to other brand names.again, don't buy it.