I've just bought this myself concordia! OH is a keen (& very competent!) photographer & wanted a simple bridge camera for eBay pics!
It's had excellent reviews not only on QVC but on various other internet sites & although it hasn't got all the bells & whistles extras of the newest model, e.g. face detection etc., OH preferred this older run out model as he would only turn half these features off anyway! lol
Has a full manual mode, a macro mode down to 1cm & for the price (& for what we want it for!), it's a pretty good deal I think!