Gotta Love Canon

My 1st digicam was the Canon s100, it gave me 6 years of excellent servitude. This camera is awsome, smaller and lighter. I consider myself a better than average photographer, though not heavy in the manaul features, if you know what your doing you can compisate for it, the only drawback is the extremly powerful flash at close distances, like in a bar or outside w/o added props. Ive purchased a 1gb sd as well as a 2gb and 4gb. The video does get blurry at zoom, but its not meant to be used as a digicamcorder. Solid camera with great GLASS lenses, bright monitor @ 230,000 pixels keep a microfiber cloth with you for smudges, no prob with the battery life...I do use the monitor often and get about 110-140 pics and video. I suggest going to ebay and getting yourself a silicon cover, best thing I did to protect my investment, and extra batteries perhaps, charger is compatible in Euro, but would hate to loose it @ $60.00 a pop. Customer service is AWESOME, and the manual is easy to read, youll be snapping pics ina very short time. It doesent hav an anti-shock mech...so what. turn up the ISO.I have the all silver and paid $238.00 back in August @ B.B.. Ive also managed to sell my dad his girlfriend and and another relative(she returned the one she had previously purchesed a N%&*n), they got back to me in the last couple of days. The best camera EVER!!! Go Canon :-)