My first Fuji - wasabi green - it's small

I just purchased this camera about three weeks ago. I've been trying to get used to it being so small after using a Canon 6 mp camera. In the reveiw by Bradshawcl pretty much was covered by what the camera will do. However I have a few comments about camera that wasn't mentioned. First of all, you have to push the shutter button down half way, the flash goes off. That's when the camera is focusing, then you push it down the rest of the way and the picture is taken. However, people usually see the first flash and think that's it, all done. It's a pain to explain all the time. I finally experimented with it in the Natural (Dual Shot Mode). This mode helps ensure good results with backlit subjects. Each time the shutter button is pressed, the camera takes 2 shots, one shot w/o the flash to preserve the natural lighting, followed immediately by a second shot with the flash. Just don't move the camera. The other thing I'm not real crazy about is that it does not have a viewfinder. In bright sunlight, the LCD screen goes black. When I called Fuji about it they said wear a hat! I've experimented with the movie capability and found they are really quite good. They used mpeg rather than avi. The movies are clear, sound is good. The camera is really small, I find that my fingers get in the way of the shot since you really don't have anything to grip like the Canon or Nikon has. I purchased in the green color, figuring that way it would never be confused with someone else's camera. I would have prefered to be able to use AA batteries. I try to keep an open mind about the camera, knowing that technology has advanced but sometimes change is not a good thing. It's a 10mp camera but my 6 mp Canon took better pictures. UPDATE 10-10-08: After experimenting in various shooting modes I get the same thing, dark pictures, people come out looking like they have been photographed in the dark. I've tried auto with flash and without, night shots, portrait shots, natural mode with and without flash. Every picture has to be worked on before it even begins to look presentable. After reading so many reviews about the beautiful pictures this camera takes I find that I am very disappointed. I'm not a novice in photography but this camera makes me feel like a dunce. The only shooting modes I haven't tried are snow, beach and sunset. Would never recommend this camera!