I‘ve had the G3 for a whole week now and I thought to myself, "By the power of the ‘int-er-net’, I can share my one week worth of experience with the world!". Why not, information is good and some people might find this article useful. If not then they will at least have a difficult time heckling me in person! I’m by no means an expert in photography, but someone who appreciates photos as visual memories and as art. I like to use photography as a creative outlet and as such enjoy discovering new ways to explore the world through pictures. This camera is my first venture into digital photography (not including scanning prints, some PhotoCD imaging, and other Digital cameras I’ve used for work) and I wanted to find a camera that had sharp, fast optics, had an excellent feature set and perhaps could use some accessories that I already own. My main camera for the past 4 years or so has been my trusty Canon Ellan IIe, which I love. Since I’m an existing Canon owner, a large part of my decision to go with the G3 was its ability to use my existing Canon 380EX flash. I really don’t like the flash on most cameras, but I’ve had great results with the 380EX flash unit on my SLR. As it turned out, it works like a charm on the G3. My other considerations for going with the G3 were image quality, resolution, controls, and battery life. The G3 hasn’t disappointed in any of these areas, and for some of the quibbles I have with the G3, the good far outweigh the bad.