Thanks for the feedback.

Parker, I bought a 64 MB memory card on sale for $39. And they threw in a nice Ambico camera case for free. In the Imaging Resourse website Peeps put up at http://www.imaging-resource.com/ I found myself reading 70+ reviews on the 775. A couple of them said they were able to take 100 pictures on a single battery charge with the 64MB. So I won't buy the extra battery and memory card until we go on a vacation trip with it.

It seems for lots shoppers in that price range it came down to a choice between the Nikon CP 775 or the Cannon A20. The features of ease of versatile use with the 775 for non camera experts, like me, was a strong selling point and why we chose the Nikon - that and lense reputation. Mostly good picture quality ratings too, with some disenters.

Now I have to read all this stuff - and I dislike reading instruction booklets. You don't suppose I could figure it out by trail and error .

Steve