I have honestly very little opinion on this because the thing is, I would use it about as much as I use the video function on my P&S... and the answer to that is that I've used it a handful of times on my latest P&S and less than a handful of times on my old P&S. Fact of the matter is just that taking video just doesn't interest me at the moment. So as long as it doesn't actually impact the quality of the still pictures, it's a big ole' meh to me