On 5 Dec 2005 11:18:52 -0800, wrote:
Thanks Daniel so much for your reply, and all the added information and
insight. It really helps.

My pleasure.

One thought that just occurred to me is that if you really want a 10/12x
stabilized zoom at the $300 price point, see if you can find a Canon
S1 IS or Panasonic FZ3. These are last year's models (3 MP instead of
5), and may be somewhat harder to find.

-dms