As I mentioned earlier, our old Kodak was having a problem with the shutter sticking. So, rather than repair a 4 year-old camera, we shopped around for a new one. We found a great deal on this one for right around $200. 10 MP, 20X optical zoom and way more gizmos than our old camera. I shot a few photos in the backyard today. We need to get an xD card so we can use the panorama mode, but otherwise I am very pleased so far. It works great in auto, has tons of 'scene' modes and can go completely manual if I can ever get confident enough to use that! Very exciting, indeed.