It does not shoot RAW which I never do.

Other shooting options include several burst shooting options, including 120fps and 60fps bursts that capture up to 60 shots at VGA and 1-megapixel resolution, respectively, and an HDR (high dynamic range) mode that combines photos taken at different exposures to help bring out highlight and shadow detail.

It has just enough MPs not to overwhelm the CMOS sensor.

All of the sample images in this Review were taken using the 16 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 6Mb.

The main reason for me (and the one most reviewers never mention) is the extra optical zoom up to 25x if you limit the image size to 5 MPix which is large enough for a quality 8x10 inch print.

These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1.5m. Forced Off - Wide Angle (25mm).

The camera has a digital zoom in addition to the 50x which I never use.

Indeed, according to the specifications (pg 6) the aperture has only 2 positions f3.3 and f6.6 (at the widest zoom), although you don't have a choice even there.

I can use digital zoom on a computer after the fact.

While I love the idea of the P300s fast 1.8 lens, the P300s zoom range is around 24-100mm, whereas this camera's is 25-300mm, and I really need the zoom more than the fast lens.

remember, the best camera is the one you have with you, and it's very easy to carry this camera.

I'm still amazed at the quality and the cool features packed into this sweet little camera.