Very versatile. Interchangeable lenses but also fairly compact for travel and more discreet than big DSLR. Can be used as a simple point and shoot but it is worth making the effort to learn how to configure and customise it. I like the 16-55mm kit lens as it is small and compact. The manual focus is very easy to use so using all my old Canon FD lenses with a cheap adapter and aperture priority is really easier than I expected.