"RG" wrote in message
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Test it out for me. I need to get my wife a small one. She wants
something
she can put in a purse. My daughter's bugging me for a small one also.

The current buzz from early reviews is excellent ergonomics and superior
images, but it's getting knocked by a focusing system that's a bit slow.
Great for landscapes and stationary subjects, not so great for action and
fast-moving subjects. Highlights are Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture
Priority, full Manual, and Multiple Scene shooting modes, fully compatible
with Nikon's Creative Lighting System, 10 mp resolution, 2.5" hi-res LCD
screen, and built-in VR. Also has an optical viewfinder, which I find
essential and is getting near impossible to find on point & shoots
anymore. And it fits easily in a jacket pocket. Street price in the
low-mid $300's. Here's a link to the brochu

http://www.nikonusa.com/fileuploads/...0_brochure.pdf





My wife has a Nikon Coolpix 2500. Been a good camera. But daughter has a
Pentex Optio W10 and I liked the pics so much I bought the Optio WP20. 7 MP
and great pics. Very small, and the WP is waterproof to 10' under water.
They have the non water proof with great optical zoom. Mine was $173 from
Broadway photo.