When you are out and about taking pictures, do yourself a favor: get a good case. I was paranoid the first time that I took my camera out into the nasty world of idiots (family members, co-workers, etc.). With your normal 35mm cameras, you just put them down on the dash of your car and forget about it because it only costs 40 bucks from Meijer. This camera costs $700 bucks, so you want some good protection for it. I soon realized that I had a kick butt camera when I saw that it had a remote control – yes I said a remote control. This automatically gave me an orgasmic feeling. Anything that comes with a remote is good in my book.