Choose it if you want a compact with a useful long zoom and date-back character. It is made for practical travel and family photography, where one camera needs to cover group shots, portraits and details.

Date imprinting is a very period-specific compact-camera feature. Some people leave it off, but others love it because it turns photos into obvious time capsules, especially for trips, birthdays and daily-life rolls.

Use the long end outdoors or in bright light for portraits, signs and distant details. Indoors, stay wider and use flash when needed, because longer zoom settings demand steadier hands and more light.

It can do both, but its zoom range makes it especially useful for travel. You can photograph a street scene, then zoom in on a sign, face or architectural detail without changing cameras.

It is best for someone who wants a no-fuss 35mm camera with more reach than a fixed-lens compact. It is practical, automatic and pleasantly unpretentious.