Purchased this camera for a trip to Europe, wanted a small, but high quality camera to capture photos and videos. This is perfect for travel, added the bundle of extra battery, soft case, SD disc, and tripod. Panoramic feature added a personal touch to both day and nigh shots.

I am reluctant to say that I treated my previous Sony camera extremely rough. Dropping any number of times and having it in my pocket where it had too much pressure applied to the view screen. This new camera has so much more on it that in some ways. I really like the fact that you don't have to charge the battery in the camera like my old camera did. So I got an extra battery and charger and memory.

Battery hold charge well. Recharge is easy and quick

It's just a battery, so not much more can be said. It has long life before requiring recharging. With my camera, I have to take it out and put into a separate charging jig, and this is less than optimal for me, but I live with it. Another camera had this same setup, but the battery and jig were different.

I bought a new Sony camera and the old one's battery was very simular but a bit thicker so I got an extra one. The old were very much the same battery, lasted for years and still work, so I expect the same from these.