Easy to use, very easy access to menu, photo taken from movie film onto sd card for quick easy print out, at a touch of a button. press another button and it loads photos from sd card onto the film. Excellent zoom range, all the choice of features at your finger tips. Slow startup as with many cameras and camcorders it gives you the welcome intro before you can start to record but still not to slow. can be a little heavy after a while. Very good value, loaded with easy to use features quick cables for easy copying of taped footage onto DVD recorder.