I also have the same question. Ive had my 717 for about a year, and I still dont know how to work alot of the features. If anybody has any god tips, I'd also love to hear them.
i have a sony dsc, and for the most part i use the automatic setings, or at least i did till i learned more about the camera, thats the beuty of a digital camera, you can erase all your mistakes, heres a pic i took useing totally automatic settings. its a pretty good camera! good luck todd