Canon still has a very good product. I would recommend the Canon S3 IS based on what I have read. You can find excellent reviews at Steve's Digicam website.

Had fun digging into the back of my closet. 1. Gauthler G. m. b. H. Clambach A 120 roll film, folding camera. Prontor II lense and shutter Made in Germany 2. Argus C3 with heavy leather case (My first 35mm camera) 3. Minolta SR1 with external light meter coupled to only the speed wheel. (The first SLR marketed in the US by Minolta) 4. Minolta X-370 with extra lens (This one is the best of the bunch.) 5. Pentax ZX-50 6. Nikon Coolpix 950 (Digital) Good lens, very good color renedition but only 2 megapixel. Has very good dynamic range of light intensity. Lousy camera - eats batteries, severe manual mode limits, futzy menus, low ASA rating 7. Canon S2 IS (Digital), 5 megapixels Fast boot up. 10x zoom - widest angle isn't quite wide enough. The maker should have traded some telephoto for wider angle. Tends to burn out bright parts of a scene unless the exposure is set to -1/3 to -2/3 f-stop. Dynamic range of light intensity is less than the Nikon 950. Can't see display in daylight. The camera has an automatic brightener for the view finder (digital). This allows good visibility down to too dark to photograph. The downside is that it slso dims the viewfinder as light brightens to the extent that the view finder is too dark to be useful in sunlight. When shootimg a series of pictures, its best to turn off the display and use the view finder to conserve battery life. Also, the automatic focus works faster. This camera has its flaws, but is superior to the Nikon 950. It's decent camera for the price. Ocassionaly a picture comes out too dark (due reducing the f-stop), but is easily corrected with photo processing software - better too dark than burned out highlights.

kayjones, I don't know if this will help, but I did an online search for your error and found your users's manual. It says for you to format the media[your memory stick] (pgs 50 and 51). Caution: if you format it, you will lose everything on it. I have a DSC-H2...maybe someone else has your model and can be more helpful. Pam

Hi bug_girl, My previous camera was a DSC-H2 and I really love that little camera. I'm learning a DSLR and sometimes find myself going back to the Sony to feel like I'm in a comfort zone. I was taking pictures of the moon last night with the DSLR. It was very frustrating at first. I couldn't get as good a photo with the DSLR as I had with the Sony in the past. For me, I think it's the learning curve I'm dealing with. Could it be that for you, too? I know how you feel, though...and hope you get everything worked out to use your previous camera. Pam