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Anonymous
It depends on what you want to do... if you want to, go for it, but it isn't for me. I was looking at this camera (known as the S9100 in the U.S.) to replace my old digicam (5MP from Gateway) mainly because of the optical zoom (I used to try to photograph insects, but the slowness of the camera made that nearly impossible). The more reviews I read of this and similar models, I started to wonder about the difference between SLR-like and a true DSLR and from what I can see, I can get a Nikon D40 or D50 for only a little bit more and then I'd be able to use my parents' lenses. The 6MP resolution isn't really a holdback, but I figure that I'll probably "upgrade" the body in a few years when things become more affordable.
The S9600 takes AA batteries, which I really like (it's much simpler to run into a store to pick up some batteries when you're shooting than it is to carry around a spare lion battery... at least in my case, where I pull over the car to take photos of things I see when travelling to another state half-way across the country...
Do what you'd like, but it seems that you could get many of those features, including the MP count, on a DSLR and they'd give you better functionality (and you generally don't need to carry around a whole camera bag full of lenses.)
I hope this helps!
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