thanks for that - that's what I thought... still doesn't help me decide tho haha..!no - not true, it is a sophisticated camera, but you can use it as a point and shoot. It takes damn fine photos using it like this. Mine hasn't had a great deal of use since it arrived - but I have only used it like this.
Personally, to get the best out of any camera I'd say you need to understand the settings and understand the limitations of the point and shoot mode, think about framing etc......