Great camera!

I've had this camera for over a week. I've only found one thing that I don't like about it! I love the 15X zoom. It takes really great pictures. You can view them right there on the camera in a slide show and choose what music you want in the background! That is so neat. It has a great movie mode. I took several clips during my daughter's soccer game this morning and they were just as nice as my digital camcorder! This camera has so many nice features. Some may not like it for it's size. It's perfect for me though. I think I'd lose one of the slim cameras. I haven't figured out exactly what the "hood" does that was included with the camera. I thought that I wanted an SLR but I'm glad that I settled with this one! I only paid $320 for it on a Navy installation. I got a great deal. I've seen this camera at other stores for over $350. I love the shutter speeds. While my daughter was swinging in the back yard I was holding down the button and constantly shooting pictures. They came out so great.
The only thing that bothers me about this camera is that I cannot delete pictures quick enough. My other Sony camera had a little button on it with a garbage can symbol. It would delete pictures quickly. This camera does have the option to go through and pick more than one to delete all at once though! I guess that makes up for the garbage can button, lol.