In article <oclub.5652$zx.2120@lakeread03>, josihillary@cox.net says...
> 
> The camera makes all decisions for you: aperture, shutter speed etc.
> 
> They are good if you don't want to worry about these details.  However, if
> you want to be creative, those cameras will not offer you any choices.
> 
Some cameras have several settings including point & shoot and manual (where you make 
your own decisions). My Nikon Coolpix 4300 takes good point & shoot pictures; so far I 
have only managed pretty average results when I move on to manual, but I'm learning :-)

johno