Ya know? I used to work in a camera shop, but I’ve forgotten every darn thing I ever learned. I still know how to point and shoot, but I’m hoping to get a digital so I can learn how to do things like the big boys do. *sigh*
Sounds you're better off with the so-called "lower-end" cameras which are easier to use.
They're larding the more advanced stuff up these days with all sorts of complex features that aren't easy to use -- in part because they often aren't well documented, or they're hidden deep in some menu system.