Even if the sw is bad, as long as I can get the pics off it's fine.

That was the conclusion I reached, as well.

The software isn't bad, it's just not the best software in the world. It does a perfectly fine job of grabbing the images off the camera. My only complaint was that the installation CD doesn't make it clear which programs you can "skip" so that you install as little crap as possible. Just so you know when you get the camera, the only program you need is called ZoomBrowser, and you can bin the rest of it.