Comparision of old and new camera
It so happens I had taken some pics this morning (or yesterday) of some eggplants growing, so I reproduced that picture this afternoon with the new camera. It has an image stabilization feature, which will allow you to take pictures in relatively low light while correcting for the shaking of the camera from your hand. This way you can get decent low-light pics without a flash. The first picture is taken with the new camera (Canon A710) w/o flash, the second was from the old Canon A400 (also w/o flash), and the last one was taken with the A400 with a flash.
I have a LOT to learn about various settings, but I'm delighted to have a camera with so much more potential.