An amateur can take good shots with it but only if you have the patience on the focusing

Great shots for the size

Took it to Japan with us and got really great clear shots

A decent camera but, like many compact cameras (and some larger, more expensive ones), not easy to set for particular shots (low light, flash, telephoto, etc.)

good shots with this camera

We let them take turns using our backup ELPH and they had a wonderful time, took a few nice shots, and made great strides as photographers just with a little fooling around