I wasn't expecting Hollywood quality when I bought this camera and I didn't get it. It's fairly cheap, small, light, has a large hard drive for recording long videos, and great zoom options. On the other hand, I can't get better low-light video than a 7-11 safety band for life. When recording school concerts, I had 100% hits and misses depending on how much light there was. This camera has a lot of great little features, but low light photography is very important to me. If you're outdoors during the day you'll get great video, but if you're indoors without strong light, things will get grainy. I couldn't bring myself to give it more than 3 stars because I think most people expect the camera to work indoors or in low light conditions.