Here's a good review
Steve's Digicams
it doesn't look too bad to me, I can't speak for the shutter lag, but I would presume it has it as most of this class do, but it does have a shutter and aperture priority mode, which is a plus..
5mp and $400 pricetag put's it right in the market for that caliber camera, and I like the optics.. big glass always helps to get good photos. you can have a 8mp camera, but if it has a lens the size of a dime, what good is it really??