early birthday present

Our current camera is great, but so large that I have to carry around an extra purse-size bag just for the camera. It makes taking pictures at events and outings rather difficult. So we shopped around for a subcompact, and decided on this one:



Justin bought it on ebay--thanks for all the birthday money!--from a guy in Tokyo. The user's manual is in Japanese. I've never seen this brand in the US, but it was recommended in digital photography magazines, and has all the features we wanted (tiny size, anti-shake, wide zoom, decent optical zoom, etc).

I'm waiting for the battery to charge up so I can try it out. Happy early birthday to me.