That pics were underexposed a lot more as the canon would do it (10D or 300D) worst case. To get them that dark, you'll need to shoot it in manual-mode or make some serious mistakes ... but if you'll find a camera out there, never ever underexposing (and not having them to bright too), do not hesitate to buy her :)). Of course i'm happy with my camera (wouldn't have bought her in any other case) and of course i'll gladly admit, that there are a lot of other cams out there, that are way better than mine and/or fitting better to the needs of other people. The only thing that makes me a little angry is, if people out there tell things that are just plainly wrong or taken out of context (not refering to you dear Brenda!). Just once again: where's the problem with a little underexposing? We don't talk of almost black pics as your one was. And, to be true: if you don't want to do postwork, by all means stay with an analog camera. Shooting in raw-mode (which all pros do - not talking of me g) won't get you a single pic that's usable without postwork. Good luck on your search and i really hope you'll find what suits you best. hugz, Tom :-)