"John H." wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:54:50 GMT, "RG" wrote:



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




Big question - what's the shutter lag? The wife likes pics of grandkids,
who stop for no one.

The Optio I wrote about earlier has a 5 pic sport mode. Shoots 5 pics in a
couple of seconds.