>hours at a time, battries would always be a concern. And, last, the thing >is hea-vee, and even more so with a spare battery. Yes. They're definately heavy. But I carry it in my fanny pouch so it doesn't count. Right? :-) My only regret is that I didn't have the foresight to get the Canon S-100 elph. It's a 2.1 megapixel digital that's almost as light as its aps cousin. vic