First impression: what a jewel! Second: I'm probably not geting the best out of it. My pictures (some at http://www.pbase.com/akimbo/s51) so far are worse than others I've seen, only marginally meeting my expectations. It's probably me, though.
The camera seems well built, solid with the exception of the door.
Problems:
The bulky Video + USB cable is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Your regular USB cable won't work (as it would on a D70, for instance): the camera has a non-standard plug. It also does not seem to have a menu option to switch the interface from PTP to USB storage mode (even the L11 has that).
This may or may not be a problem (time will tell): on the second day, a pixel on the LCD was stuck on green. Today it was ok.
These take some getting used to: to open the battery (and SD card) door, press gently right on the arrow; when closed, the door moves under thumb; lens placement.
The camera seems well built, solid with the exception of the door.
Problems:
The bulky Video + USB cable is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Your regular USB cable won't work (as it would on a D70, for instance): the camera has a non-standard plug. It also does not seem to have a menu option to switch the interface from PTP to USB storage mode (even the L11 has that).
This may or may not be a problem (time will tell): on the second day, a pixel on the LCD was stuck on green. Today it was ok.
These take some getting used to: to open the battery (and SD card) door, press gently right on the arrow; when closed, the door moves under thumb; lens placement.