For me, it was totally worth the money, and if I go again, I am going to purchase it again. In 2013, I was going to purchase it, and my friend talked me out of it. She said it would be a waste of my money and that we could just hand the camera back and forth and take pictures of one another. Well, there are great photos of her on that trip and none of me. I didn't realize that she could not take a decent photo. There was one photo, where I was not even in the shot! I have no clue what the heck she was doing, but when I reviewed the photo, I wasn't anywhere in it! We laugh about it now, but I have to tell you, I was annoyed that I don't have good photos of myself that trip. Last year, I purchased it, and we have a ton of great photos. I even scrapbooked a bunch of the photos and did shutterfly books for me and her. I'm sure I'll get at least 10 good shots I will want again, so it should be worth it for me again.