I have a Canon Powershot Pro1 - cross between a point & shoot and a SLR

I want a Nikon D60 - bad, but the reality is that I would only use it on auto because I'm clueless as to what else to do with it. I have a Kodak that has a 10x optical zoon that is a point and shoot - but it's bulky. It also has alot of other features, but I never use any of them.

Jackie - that sucks cuz those are expensive cameras and to have to put money into repairing it is just nuts!

That is too bad Jackie as I have the same camera and love it.

One of the features that I recently have started using is the white balance function. If you have this camera find this feature, it makes all the difference in the world. You will need to put your camera on something besides the fully auto function to find it. I use the P function quite a bit.

One of the features I use a lot is the Auto Exposure Bracketing.. especially when taking pictures in areas that have a lot of shade. You need to set your camera on the M mode to to find that one on your menu.

My main camera is a Fuji S1000 and I really love it. I need to play around with the manual features more though. I recently gave youngest DS my Kodak point and shoot and bought another one for myself (Kodak M580). I prefer the one I gave DS as it is easier to change modes but I guess that's why I gave it to him...lol.

I really want an SLR but I won't let myself get one until I know the manual modes on the one I have now. I do have a Canon film SLR but it hasn't worked for a couple of years Saves me money on film and processing though...lol.

Maggi, I need to take some time to use the P function well and Jackie, the same goes for the Auto Exposure bracketing. I could have used that last weekend but was too lazy to figure it out. Maybe when I go camping I'll spend some time with those. I use the Av setting a lot because I can choose my focal length and then it adjusts the rest. I was using the M function a lot but since I started using Av, I just use it when I don't get the results I want there. I think I said my camera was a Canon Rebel xi but that should have be xs.