Pros: easy to use, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, Bright LCD, excellent image quality, Good Low-Light Performance, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life, durable, built in microphone and speaker, takes alkaline batteries
Cons: no real documentation, hard to see display in daylight
I have had my Digital Rebel XT SLR for several years and love it like crazy, but portability was never its strength. I wanted a small point and shoot to take pictures in places I wouldn't want to shlep my big gun. I picked the right one. This little guy is amazing. The pre-programmed settings are very similar to those on the Rebel, and the programming options were fairly easy to understand. The image stabilization does a terrific job: the captures are just gorgeous. There's a little lag between shots, which is to be expected. The video is surprisingly good. I bought an 8 GB card and I never have to stop shooting. I love this little camera!