I am a camera illiterate - admittedly I do know how to operate a camera the moment I get it in my hands, while my classmates need to refer to a manual, but the photography-fu eludes me. The N900 however, is certainly comparable as a camera to quite a few P&S cameras. To say that it sucks implies something not very nice about your ability. Admittedly the Canon G7 wins the N900 by miles, especially in the macro department (no P&S can touch 1cm macros!) it does cost more than my N900.