Hi iris_gal, I can't help with the id on this one, but I thought you might be interested in something I've picked up over the last year or so now that I've really delved into photography. I think the problem with accurate coloring is white balance. Most new cameras allow you to choose a WB type from the menu and some even let you set it manually. I set my WB manually every time I use it now that I've learned about it. I choose the manual setting from the menu, which then allows me to point the camera at a white object nearby and tell the camera "that is white". The camera then uses that as a guide for the photos until I reset it in a different lighting situation. It appears to me that your first photo has an overall blue cast, while the second has a red cast. That's something that setting the WB would correct. I hope that all my rambling doesn't come across as critical.Tinkering with the WB has made a huge difference in my photos. On a side note: I've been obsessed with photoSIG.com lately and it's sole purpose is to critique images and to have your own critiqued, which is very helpful, but it always leaves me feeling like the hen-peck-ee and the hen-peck-er. So I wanted to take a minute to say that I typed all of this for the purpose of being helpful not to be a jerk. It's very difficult for me to convey my emotions properly by way of the internet. I really hope that all makes sense and helps somehow. Brock

The download is taking longer because you're moving three times the amount of data you were with your old camera. s For most folks, more pixels translates into the ability to enlarge a picture with more detail or to crop and enlarge a picture and retain detail. On a 4" x 6" print, the number of pixels is almost immaterial; an 8 MP camera will not give you a better picture than a 2 MP camera based on pixels alone. This is why people don't flock to those $99 no-name 5 MP cameras out there: a good 2 MP will beat a lousy 5 MP. Thing is, there are many other things going on in the camera which can affect picture quality more than pixels -- like how the picture is manipulated within the camera to create what the camera thinks is the best image, or whether you export the picture in a format like RAW (bigger, but better) or as a JPEG (small, but not as high-quality). Almost all of these are set to default values in your camera and can be set to a different value if you want.

heyker- thanks for the compliment-really to everyone that took the time to provide a nice comment ;-) Most cabinet manufacturers make a cabinet that can fit a drawer microwave (or warming drawer). My cabs are by merillat, a fairly mid-low end cabinet company, but they have a very nice upper middle line that makes these more "specialty" cabs. If you go to the sharp website, they will give specs for fitting the 24" drawer microwave in different cabinet widths. Mine is in a 27" cabinet, but I think they can go in narrower widths, too, as we needed to add a filler piece on either side. The total width of my tall pantry cabinet and the micro cabinet is 54". I bet you could find a combination of cabinets that would fit your space. I do love the space, it is easy for the kids to use, and easy to put a hot item up on the counter right after taking it out. The only drawback with a drawer microwave is that tall items don't fit in it- but I only had one thing that so far has not fit, and that is my pampered chef microwave rice steamer- just too tall. However, it is a small price to pay for convenience and a fun kitchen toy! And, its a nice break up of all the same cabinet heights, having that tall cupboard there.

I always ALWAYS have my point and shoot camera in my purse. I bring my DSLR only when we go to the zoo, parks or on road trips. I made the mistake of leaving my camera at home when we took my husband for his Fathers Day dinner and there was the most beautiful double rainbow on a dark blue/black sky, it was incredible. And my camera was on the kitchen table........ So now it's in my purse 24/7 whenver I go out.