Reviews Written by *mel*

great camera

Pros: aperture priority, shutter priority, very responsive, many useful shooting modes, easy auto mode, very good color, sharp throughout zoom range, ergonomic design

Cons: to turn on, you must hold down a small button and turn the control wheel. easy for me, but my dad, who has larger fingers, has difficulties... also, inside photos tend to be overexposed... camera holds only 17-23 pictures with internal memory

I bought this camera at Best Buy for $200 to replace my old olympus D-380 (2MP, no optical zoom, pathetic clunky thing) and I have been thouroughly impressed. Features are great. I've taken some beautiful shots of my favorite subject, flowers. Perfect for beginners and more serious photographers alike. Very highly recommended!! One note about the battery- it is a little rectangular thing that needs to be charged every 100 photos or so. The charger is included, and it takes about 3 hours to fully charge. I was told that this battery will need to be replaced in a year or so; the replacements cost around $50. I think possibly the salesperson was trying to get me to buy the extended warranty, so he could have been exaggerating, we'll see. ...