Yes, this is life-size. If your screen resolution is 1024x768. Product/Link: The Nikon Coolpix 885 Digital Camera. Synopsis: High quality, coat pocket-sized digital camera. Requirements: Windows 98 or newer. Mac 8.6 or newer. Price: Under US$500.00. Rating: Creates high quality images, is easy to use, and comes in a compact design. I wish this had been my first digital camera. Comment: The first thing worth mentioning about the 885 is that it's small. And because of its diminutive stature you can easily carry it in a handbag or jacket. Why is that so important? Because if you don't have the camera you won't be taking any pictures, or creating QuickTime movies up to 40 seconds long. Macro focus to 1.5". Also worth noting, especially if you don't want to get bogged down with camera settings, is the way you can create your most used settings in advance. By turning the knob on top you can go to a "black & white" setting when you're feeling creative, a "close-up" setting when you want to shoot flowers and an "auto" setting when you don't know what you're doing. By going into the menu you can change that "close-up" setting to any one of twelve shooting mode choices. Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night Portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night Landscape, Museum, Fireworks, Close up, Copy, Back Light. Other notables: The 3x optical zoom lens, which is a 38mm - 114mm equivalent. This provides you with a little wide-angle at one end and a portrait lens at the other. Maximum resolution is 2048 x 1536. You should be able to print a nice 8"X10". Auto focus, Auto Red-Eye Reduction, Self-timer 10 or 3 second delay, 1.5" TFT LCD, USB connection. But hey, this is the Internet. So what? So, you can take a free audio/visual course on the 885's operations by viewing the Live Manual online. You can read other owners' opinions at epinion.com. You can study this camera to death using online reviews at Digital Photography Review and Digital Camera Resource. And you can find a great price by using Price Watch or MySimon. Zooming In. So what's the bad news? 1) You'll want a bigger memory card. It comes with 16MB and you really should have 32MB minimum. Adding a 128MB memory card gives you 157 images in normal quality mode. Enough to take on vacation and not worry about running out of film. 2) The enclosed battery is not rechargeable. Get the EN-EL1 battery and charger, a $49.95 option. Oh yes, don't forget a back-up battery. 3) You'll also want to purchase a camera case. What? You thought $500.00 would include a case? Trust me, they don't even throw in a ziplock bag. PS. If you're looking for a digital replacement for your old Nikon F consider the new Nikon D100. No price listed as of this review, but it won't be too long before it's affordable.