Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Not what I was hoping for.

This is kind of a crappy little camera. It has a lot of MP, sure, but more than I really need. The flash refresh rate is slower than you can imagine - it's a pain even just for casual picture-taking. I read about this in the reviews but thought it would be alright, so let me warn you: it really is very, very slow. The zoom is pathetic, and the close-up function is just not as versatile as I wanted. It takes a nice picture but just doesn't perform as well as I would like. It will be a real problem when I travel again and want close-up pictures while sightseeing. If you travel at all, I wouldn't recommend this camera. Get something with a slightly lower MP count, a better zoom, and a faster refresh rate. Since it was a Christmas present, I'm not sure I will be able to exchange it for something else, but I'm going to try.