Jim...
I've given some thought to what you say...and after carefully consideration and much self-evaluation...the course of my actions are clear.
I'm going to take the plunge, challenge myself and endeavor to do something so bold, so daring...so defying......that I may actually go into complete shock & freak-out:
I'm gonna read that "instruction" guide
My good-old 35mm SLR was pretty simple...but this digital camera has more functions, features, settings and gizmo's then I could ever want to use/have. I think I found the mode and stuff you are talking about, it has different settings for different situations...obviously I'll just have to mess around with it to discover the right formula.
Thanks for the tip...