This camera is TINY with a PLUS-SIZE LCD. As a previous reviewer said, the screen is not quite bright enough in the brightest conditions, but this is a very small price to pay for the convenience and quality this camera.
If you are a serious photographer, this may not be the best choice for a primary camera (ideally you should have a Nikon D50 or Canon Digital Rebel), but it makes a terrific backup camera because it can literally go anywhere--it is the only camera I have ever put in my pocket that is smaller than a cell phone. And if you know what you are doing you can tweak the white balance settings and play with the various modes to take near-pro-quality shots.
I was particularly impressed with the the night scene mode, which allows you to simulate 'slow-sync' flash, and the macro and super macro settings.
Also very cool is the movie mode, which boats 640x480 resolution at 30fps and a time-lapse feature (a little gimmicky but very cool) that allows you to speed up the action by as much as 20x.
The zoom is a little limited (undestandable given its size) but if you always shoot at 5MP you can crop the image (either in the editing mode or in a photo editing program on your computer) to get another 2-3x zoom out of it while retaining 2-3 megapixels, which is more than you need for a 4x6. Under no circumstances, however, should you use the digital zoom feature on this or any other digital camera. Digital zoom is a bogus marketing ploy just like megapixels (it's the size of the sensor that makes the big difference, not the resolution) are--you'll get much better results by cropping the image after you take it.
Two more tips with this camera--always set the ISO to 80, never automatic, unless you really need to shoot in low light without a flash or tripod. And always take the time to set the white balance for each shot whenever possible--it makes a huge difference!
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