Title: Simple to use but too many pictures are out of focus
Product review: I had an Olympus 490 for 3 years. I loved it until I dunked it in the water. I replaced it with a Canon G-3. This camera was incredible. However, it was a little more complex/sophisticated and bulky than we wanted. We wanted a camera as simple as the 490. So, we sold the G-2 and bought the Olympus D-565. More than half of all indoor photos are out of focus. About a third of outdoor photos are not in focus. Even in-focus photos are not as crisp as those from the 490 (only 2 mp). Go figure! Anyway, if all you want is primarily outdoor snapshots, the 565 is compact and simple to use. After taking photos at two very important events and being thoroughly disappointed I have replaced this camera with a Canon PowerShoot S50. It's 'focus success rate' is about 19 out of 20. It is compact like the D-565 and is simpler to use than the G-3. I'd recommending dropping an extra hundred bucks on the Canon S50 vs. the Olympus D-565.
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