I've just bought one of these and it arrived this morning. I've been playing with it all day and even for a technophobe like me, it seems pretty easy to operate. As well as basic point and shoot, I've tried macro, super macro, optical zoom, and taken some video clips. I'm very happy with the results I'm getting and it doesn't seem to have any of the faults that my very old, very basic Samsung has. (That I've even managed to do all of this without even coming close to losing my patience is another plus!)

The only thing that's irritating me a bit is that the default mode is for the flash to be on. Since I find I rarely need a flash on a digital camera, it means I have to remember to turn it off every time I switch the camera on. I've looked everywhere to see if I can change the default, but if there's a way of doing it, I can't find it. It doesn't even rate a mention in the manuals. Does anyone know if I have to learn to live with it, or is there a way I can change the default setting?