Since 2009, aside from my smartphone cameras (Palm Centro then BlackBerry), I have been using a Nikon Coolpix L100, which I *adored* until this last year. More often than not, it started freezing up, not capturing images and refusing to focus when using the zoom, no matter the setting or conditions. I've been making do until we could afford for me to upgrade to a new camera. (Which means I haven't been using the Nikon much at all, just my BlackBerry and that hasn't been cutting it creatively for me recently). I expected my new camera to be a Nikon as well. But, yesterday, I happened upon a great sale, plus I had a coupon for an extra 15% off and a $10 balance leftover on a gift card. A $300 camera for half price (before tax). A $300 camera for half price?! With the specs I was looking for. (Meaning it was an improvement on the Nikon I have). Hhhhmmm... I was a little nervous, but, for that price (which ended up being $100 less than w...