The DSLR opened up a new look at the photo, made me study the basic principles and parameters that were simply not available with a soap dish (the Canon A560 does not physically have an aperture), delve into the shooting process, think over the frame. Pros: I will not repeat and list the features of the camera. I'll just add my feelings. Light enough to fit comfortably in my hand. The battery is quickly charged (before that, I used Canon A560 with AA batteries, charging 2 AA with a capacity of 2700 ~ 8 hours). Intuitive graphical menu with options. Excellent quality camera JPG. Its cons: I will not note the shortcomings, tk. Basically, these are not shortcomings, but rather nit-picking or stupid ignorance, in the first place, of the functionality of the camera. Example: focuses anywhere I want, you just need to select the desired focus area and read the manual .