This is a great small camera with a number of advantages over your phone camera. It has a 12X zoom lens, a delayed shot setting, and the SD storage card can be removed to slip into your computer. Plus it has a tripod slot. The picture quality is great as you will see by the photos here. This point and shoot camera also has a number if settings for getting various custom lighting photos. We used it for teaching our son the basics of photography.
BE SURE TO SEE THE TREE PHOTOS AT THE END THAT SHOWS THE GREAT ZOOM IN ACTION.