wow, i bought it for RM1199 only 2 months ago but without sp, sd, case - re-use old class 6 sd, bought sp/case from ebay for less than RM10 each .

it is a fantastic camera, i think i've only used the flash probably 10-20 times only out of all the hundreds of photos which I've taken so far. the f/2 aperture really helps for indoor/night shots.

only downside is really the lack of autofocus for movie mode but i'm willing to sacrifice this for compactness rather than go for the LX5 which will have autofocus but is much bigger. other than that, i'm extremely happy with this purchase.

yep, no autofocus in movie mode. not an issue if you're only taking short vid clips. the vid clips are of amazing quality for a compact/prosumer of this price.

don't take offense but not sure which part of "no autofocus in movie mode" is unclear....

you focus, press the shutter in movie mode, and it starts recording, but there is no CONTINUOUS AF. meaning if you focus something far, then pan to something near, it will be blur. to fix, simple, stop the movie, re-focus the nearer object then shoot again. the LX5 has CONTINUOUS AF in movie mode.

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Added on January 2, 2011, 4:05 pmno way. canon s95, video mode can zoom while recording in movie mode? i don't think so.... mine surely cannot, and a lot of reviews/spec say the same so unless you're using some souped up s95... it's not possible to AF or zoom WHILE recording a movie... you can focus/zoom BEFORE you start recording but not WHILE recording.