In article <oclub.5652$zx.2120@lakeread03>,
josih...@cox.net says...
>
> The camera makes all decisions for you: aperture, shutter speed etc.
>
> They are good if you don't want to worry about these details. However, if
> you want to be creative, those cameras will not offer you any choices.
>
Some cameras have several settings including point & shoot and manual (where you make
your own decisions). My Nikon Coolpix 4300 takes good point & shoot pictures; so far I
have only managed pretty average results when I move on to manual, but I'm learning :-)
johno