Jet, what an outstanding overview. Your camera is much better than mine. When I went looking, size was a major concern for me, as I wanted to take it everywhere. I ended up with a Canon Powershot S100 Digital Elph. It is a 2 megapixel model and has a USB connection. These photos have been drastically reduced in resolution from what the camera will actually do. They have been cropped too. It makes them easier for dialup connections to download and no scroll bars to fool with. It uses the compact flash card for storage. They only thing I bought extra was a flash card reader for quick and easy loading onto the computer. I know some people that take 1000 photos a month with these because it does not cost anything after you get set up.<br><br>Here is a lizard that I was able to get close to last weekend in the mountains. This camera only has a 2x optical zoom but that is perfect for most photos.<br><br><br><br>My brother has a used olympus 1.3 mega pixel that takes fantastic photos. I have to second everything that Jet has said about digitals. The pure beauty and fun of these cameras is the fact that you can take one photo or many. No need to fill up a "roll" and no processing. You can have and image up on the web minutes after shooting it and it is easy to email that image to a friend. These cameras are a blast!