Nov. 3, 2011 and Jan. 13, 2012 - [Please see posted photos here and noncommercial web site [...] from my first days' and most recent shootings. A picture is worth a thousand words. Note that I purchase the camera only, not this package, but ultimately ended up with extra battery, and 16gb card. The card reader should be unnecessary.] I will do a complete review as the weather clears and I can take some photos in various light conditions. So far, it has performed well enough, but there is a learning curve from the SX20 which allowed greater latitude in overriding what the camera "wants to do."

It may take a month before I can review the camera adequately, so I have uploaded some photos that I took on the first day, and I must say that they're pretty good. However, there were only 8 out of 51 taken. ...And then it started to rain. Please note that I am not new to the Canon line or (nature) photography: I have had the A620, S3, S5, SX10, SX20, and now the SX40. (I returned the... Read more

The only description of what this item would include was the title, which wasn't very specific. For example, there is a picture of the camera stand, but no details of how big it is (we assumed it was going to be bigger than it was). Otherwise we recieved the item on time and are happy with our purchase.

I am impressed with this camera. Being a novice photographer, I have found this easy to use and what wonderful pictures! I can't wait to try out more features!