Been looking round for a new camera for a while now and this seem to fit the bill of having a good optical zoom for me and been have a large screen for my wife (and also been in black...). I've just read a review on one of the US sites which seems to say that's there a long delay (1.5 to 2 sec's) between pressing the shutter release and the unit taking the shoot ?? This review is dated just after the camera came out last Sept. Anyone using one that can offer a view ? Many thanks Steve