[Clivem]

I jumped from film (Pentax MX) into a digital (gift from my kids 4 years ago) - Canon A530. I studied that camera until I knew all there was to know about it, then my sons bought me the Canon S80. While I have thought an SLR would be nice, I am having tremendous fun with this camera. Again, I have had to learn a lot more as the Canon S80 has far more manual settings than the A530. You say your camera blurs a lot. Not sure why that would be. For me, I am content with the S80 at this stage, learning and more learning. Maybe one day I will jump up to a DSLR. Picture taking starts and ends with the photographer. Good luck with your decision Danielle.