Thank you for the information. Ironically, another person started a similar thread about the same time I posted my first one in this. So I guess I'm not the only one wondering about these things! I should have/could have taken my camera to the Charlotte show. Instead, I took a disposable and the shots were just "okay" -- they are very grainy. I saw lots of people there with what looked like more elaborate cameras than mine, but I was afraid it would be taken away.

I need to get more courage! LOL

Thanks for the replies