The following are the limitations of this cam:
1. Puny zoom: 3X
2. Very very poor aperture range: 3.4 - 5.3 ( Don't know how in this world can we take good landscape pics with a max of f5.3 and And good macro shots with a minimum of 3.4!)
3. Lithium Ion batteries
4. No manual mode (AFAIK)
5. Et al
If I were you, I'd grab a Canon Powershot A710 IS!