I've also been thinking of replacing my old, discontinued point'n'shoot. I'd love to go DSLR, but really have the same issue as NoNo: It's got to be small and light enough for biking, kayaking, hiking, etc. Both the Canon Powershot and the Coolpix look good, but I did notice one of the reviews of the Powershot mentioned that the images have a lot of noise above 200 ISO. Have any of you ladies noticed noise issues with the other cameras you've recommended here?