E-410 an excellent camera

I have had several mid to high end cameras over the years. Though not a pro I have been very much into photography including color and black and white darkroom (when it was still used) as a result I tend to look for certain things in a camera and I believe I have found most of them in the E-410. I purchased my E-410 in June 07 just prior to a vacation to Cancun. After initially comparing the E-410 againts the Nikon D-40 and the Cannon Rebel with the initial intention of buying the Nikon, I bought the E-410. After reading many reviews I went to the store and held and played with the features on all three cameras and really liked the feel of the E-410. After reading many reviews I found several features missing on the Cannon and the Nikon that I found on the E-410 that were important to me so I bought it. In Cancun the camera performed great in the heat and humidity. Prior to buying the camerea I had read many reviews and found that a common complaint was the battery life, well I purchased an extended life extra battery to take with me. Once I really started using the camera I found that I really didn't need to buy an extra battery but it was handy when I forgot to charge the battery the night before. For the most part I found that if you keep the use of the LCD screen down and use the view finder to shoot instead the battery will last all day. The most difficult thing I found about the camera was that it has so many features and setting variables it is difficult to remember how to change them. However on the auto program settings (which it has several for different types of shots) it takes very crisp, clear photos. The small size is also a plus when your carrying the camera around all day. I did find that the photos are sharper if you turn the noise filter off. I would strongly recommend a high capacity, high speed memory card for this camera to get the most out of it. The photo quality I thought was fantastic, never having owned a 10 MP camera previously, I had in the past found digital cameras limited for enlarging photos and instead relied on film. I was very surprised at how much I could enlarge a photo without giving the grainy appearence.