Something to keep in mind.. is that the higher you go in pixels..and
shooting with any zoom, the more likely you are to see minute camera
shake.  Try without any magnification or using a tripod..

At 'actual pixel' viewing, even a very good digital image will look
slightly soft.  If the camera is doing a lot of in-camera sharpening,
you will see the contrast halos around edges.  You need to zoom back by
about 25% at least, and then make a judgement.

On that camera, at full-res in superfine mode, you should be able to
lightly sharpen the image, and then print to about 10" x 8" and get a
very sharp print.  Assuming the image is sharp (ie not out of focus or
blurred by camera shake) of course!

If you can do that, it's more likely to be technique problems than your
camera.  From what I have read, the A95 produces very good images for a
5Mp camera.  If you can't, then the camera may actually be faulty, but
that is a long shot.

5/2/05 1930
alan and all
i have a canon a80 which is very simular in all except it probably has more
features and i use it to send pics over the internet.
i use it in auto and several other modes at its lowest setting cause most
people cant accept the higher pixels, and on the computer it is all
enhanced.  i have dropped it several times and it still takes excellent
pics.  i have had it since july and it was the highest rated digital camera
and probably still is.  i am continously experimenting with it and have
asked people for there comments...i even develop fotos from it with my hp
2175 all in one printer....i do glossy, draft and normal....i have taken
pics with it in total darkness and bright sunlight....in low light
situations it is ok, (use software to enhance it)if it is back of a
auditorium and very good if the subject is 30-40 ft away.  direct sunlight a
no no....i use the hp software that came with the printer and it is much
better and easier to use than the Dell and Canon....i've got the camera set
up for everything and every stage i want to take pics at.....i basically
leave it alone but still take chances with the settings.....i use the canon
32mb compact flash, the sandisk 256 mb compact flash, the sandisk ultra II
256 mb..(depending on the setting 1500 pics on a compact flash)....i have
taken nearly 3000 pics with it since july and rarely leave home without
it.....a few have turned up in local magazines.  i have done everything from
tee shirts to large 8x11 glossy photos with it at its lowest settings.....i
have spent a lot of time with the camera, adjusted it, read the instruction
book over and over where i know it quite well...i have taken pics from bar
harbor to hawaii to vermont, dog parks, boating, ice fishing, rising sun
etc.....the only real complaint is multiple picture taken is too slow when
taking shots at a running animal, but because of it i got my greatest
shot....a running sheltie.....my niece and maybe a few others say my work is
like art...some of it is anyways, but some of it is luck......
wishing u all the best......and yes, my a 80 takes nearly as good as a
slr...i know...i have breakfast every week with a guy who has one, and with
the a80 can view the pics afterwards and if the restaurant or hotel has an
internet connection send them out....my last group of fotos were of a bishop
ordination recently....downloaded 24 pics to some people.....one person with
a slow internet connection took 2 hrs to download and he couldn't break the
connection
hope this helps...it really created another hobby for me...
crusty old feller and a salty dog at that