hey trish, some illustrations of the CanonPowershotS70:

(these pics are pretty huge, so be patient)

wood (sub-maximum quality):
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~betimmer/IMG_0557.JPG
my partents-in-law's cat, yawning (max quality):
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~betimmer/IMG_0710.JPG
a friend's hands, black & white (max quality):
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~betimmer/IMG_0207zwwgoed.jpg
an orchid (size seriously reduced to fit desktop):
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~betimmer/orchidee_desktop.jpg

like I said, the thing's worth it!