good deal but rebates are painful.

Sister of yours thought it painful also #1 until I showed her that her snatch odor didn't show in the pictures taken

xd cards

xD cards are ridiculous, just as bad as sony with their memory sticks

Not impressed with this.

This comes with an adapter for micro SD.
There are Staples coupons at ejunkie to make this a good deal.

looks like a nice pocket camera.. but takes a proprietary battery

#7 . .

Ummmm.. I think 95% of the digicams out there takes proprietary battery. you can't blame this one

#8 And you are basing that on what?

Most canons takes aas, some fujis and part of the lumix line take AAs.