The Fuji S6000fd does have better image quality, especially when you use higher ISO's to take pictures indoors without flash or where there is little light. That, to me, is much more important than IS.Fuji Film S9100..

I just noticed in the review here that the continuous mode for the Fuji is only .6fps (unlimited continuous)... that's pretty slow compared to the Canon's ~2fps in unlimited continuous..

Why does there always have to be these trade offs!!!???..

It sounds like your intended use is such that the image quality difference would be no real difference for you; it's a small matter for the picky, the people who want to be artsy or spectacular with their pictures or just "pixel-peep" (examine minute blown-up details too much just to try to find problems they'd never catch without such excessive scrutiny). Without that, I say the Canon's handful of advantages in other areas take over for a user like you. It'll be more convenient to have with you (and thus more likely that you actually will) at the moment you happen to want it because it's from just over half an inch to roughly two inches less in every direction, less oddly shaped (and thus more storable and portable) when turned off because of the lens retracting, and 25% lighter. And it's got some ease-of-use advantages, including not just the control layout and menu structure but also the "burst" most still image shooting and movie modes, and especially the LCD panel on the flippy twisty joint (which even lets you close it up facing the inside so it's protected when not in use)..

I say this as someone who recently picked a Fuji S-series camera over the canon S3 myself, but based on a different expected use pattern from yours...

Thanks for that info... I'm certainly not one that will be scrutinizing every last pixel... I mainly just want stuff that's going to look very good when viewed on my PC (typically at 1600 x 1200 resolution), printed up to 8x10 and reduced sized emailed to friends and family..

Thanks again...

A very important advantage of the Fuji is that it's wide angle begins at a very useful 28 mm, while the Canon begins at a much more restricted 38mm. This difference can be crucial with:Outdoor SenicsIndoor family portraits.Weddings and other 'affairs' where group portraits are taken...