by any means but a good example of what a great "grab shot" camera the A610 is. This morning I put the oven on "broil" instead of "bake" and wound up with cremated muffins. I tried to get a good shot of them with my dslr and in three tries they all stank. Grabbed the 610 and nailed it first try. I was thinking of selling this belt pack which I've never used and put it on an ottoman by my window. One-two-three, a great shot of it in aperture priority. No fuss, no experimentation with different settings so I could get it with enough depth of field. Three cheers for Canon! (See the cremated muffins here: http://www.pbase.com/digipets/image/56250897 )