I have previously owned the S40 and was very satisfied with it, effectively convincing me that I needed a digital SLR. Now that I have sold my S40 i keep finding myself in situations where I wished I had it around. An SLR can be tiresome lugging around at places where a compact would do just fine.
The new S60 seems to be improved in almost all areas, but the main improvement that caught my eyes was that the lens wide end is 28mm (equivalent in 35mm film). I often find that the 32-35mm at the wide end for most compacts to be a limiting factor in many cases. A full 28mm will enable you to take some nice landscapes or indoor shots that would otherwise be hard to do. But still its just a compact and you shouldnt expect too much of this. Its also nice to see that they didnt go higher than 5 Mpix, because these small sensors dont really benefit from more megapixels in my eyes.
Another nice improvement is the zoom buttons instead of that horrible lever-thing they had before. I think it will be much easier to use now.
If you want a nice compact, I dont think you can go wrong with the new S60.
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