Ok, I've changed my mind. The Canon PowerShot A80 could be the one .... it's currently the new leading contender in my "let's get digital" camera search ... how could you not love that flippy screen? I've given up on the older (and less expensive) A70 ... just didn't want to deal with E18 lock-up that many users mentioned ... and I was put off a little by the "soft" focus discussion ... not that focus is really much of an issue for images I've recently produced but I can see a future need for some crisp work. Seems I should also be thinking about buying a 128 MB memory card, 2 sets of rechargable Ni-Mh batteries, a "fast" charger and a camera pouch if I want a "real" camera ... this, combined with the cost for the camera brings the total to something like $400 ... more than I wanted to spend so I'm still looking ... and still having fun playing with my Walmart/Sakar toy.