One of the reasons I got the Nikon is because of the vibration reduction (available on the 200mm also). Holly has a tremor and was somewhat frustrated by the old Kodak w/ digital zoom. Using the Nikon in full auto mode gives her good pics w/o a tripod. She really enjoys going out in the AM to take pics of her new blooms. She can also enlarge her bird pics for a better ID, and often crops them for better content. It's a point and shoot with SLR functions.
