This camera is great for shooting video with a great zoom on a tripod. Of course it’s not going to beat the high end cameras in terms of super high quality photos and videos, but is very nice quality from what I’ve seen so far. The battery is a small battery so not too long life. I actually got a dummy battery and hook it up to a battery bank for long shooting video. Works like a charm. When getting a dummy battery just know that you must tell the camera it is not a genuine Canon battery before it will let you use it upon starting up the camera. I like that it’s small and can fit into your pocket with a great zoom lens.