I will readily admit this is not a spectacular picture. It's being posted partially for Ryan's benefit (I guess - maybe his amusement?) to demonstrate how well the zoom works on the new camera.

This shot was taken using both the optical and digital (boo! hiss!) zooms. It is the very tippy-top of the Marshall Field's building in downtown Evanston - it's a 5 story building. It's at the corner of Sherman and Church; this photo was taken about halfway up the block. That's how close I was able to get. Without the digital zoom, I would be able to get the top floor or so... way, way nicer than the 3x that the A80 had.

And... the apple at right? Was a Granny Smith. I used My Colors mode to go ahead and make it red, as alluded in an earlier post. It can be cheesy or corny for sure, but I think it's kinda fun. It's not perfect - note the reflections in the apple are still pretty much green - but it's trivially easy to use.

So far, I like. Also, we need more rechargeable batteries.