This digital camera is able to capture impressive high-resolution images thanks to its optical image stabilizer and convenient autofocus ability. The 4x optical zoom lets you get up close and personal to your subject. 8.0-megapixel CCD captures high-resolution images up to 3264 x 2448 pixels. 4x optical/4x digital/16x total zoom; compatible with wide and tele converter lenses. 2.5" color LCD monitor with 115,000 pixels and Night Display; real-image optical zoom viewfinder. DIGIC III imaging processor with iSAPS technology provides improved picture quality, fast processing speed and accurate autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance. Optical image stabilizer technology minimizes shake and vibration distortion; Motion Detection technology evaluates how fast your subject is moving and automatically selects and sets the optimal exposure and ISO settings. Face detection technology isolates subjects in-frame and optimizes conditions for the best pictures of friends and family. Easy mode automatically adjusts focus, white balance and more for quick and convenient shooting that yields amazing results. Shooting modes include auto, program, shutter priority, aperture priority, manual, portrait, landscape, indoor, kids and pets, night snapshot and movie; special scene modes include foliage, snow, beach, sunset, fireworks, underwater and aquarium. TTL autofocus; macro mode focuses as close as 2"; evaluative, center-weighted average and spot metering. Continuous shooting mode captures up to 1.4 shots per second for fast action shots. Auto, preset (daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H) and custom white balance controls achieve natural tones under different lighting conditions. Built-in auto flash with FE lock, slow synchro, flash-on and flash-off modes; red-eye correction; hot shoe for adding external flash.