First off let me say that I've owned 2 Olympus digital cameras in the past. Once upon a time I did own a Canon Eos 50 SLR and did took some photography classes in University, but I am by no means a great photographer.
One of the few things that stuck with me from those university classes was this; learning how to use a camera and all those picky details is something that you can learn on your own time but nothing is more important than framing an composition.
Like everyone else I'll go to dpreview.com and read some reviews on any camera I'm considering but when it really comes down to it, I can't tell the difference in quality. I end up chucking all my photos on my hard drive, never taking them out and only very occasionally putting some photos up on facebook.
I'm not one too scrutinize my photos to the extend where I appreciate the difference in purple fringing or better noise reduction. But I am very keen on good performance on convenience. I've always liked Olympus for packing a whole lot of punch into a small form factor and now with the whole super zoom compact trend I'm hoping this is the next camera for me.
Let me explain, I want a camera with wide angle for interior photos, good performance in low light (which might mean me buying the Fuji S800fd instead) big zoom, so that I can take pictures when i go climbing, and easy to carry around (no lenses,no hassle).
If you hope onto flickr and look at photos taken with similar super zoom cameras you'll notice that they are amazing and often look as good as D-SLR photos. With 4 Months till my honeymoon I've got to decide on something, will this be my all in one iPhone like digital camera or will i cave in and get a Canon 400. Really hope this is the camera for me, fingers crossed!
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