Minstrel...

..allowed me to practice on him with my "new" camera.

It's the same as my old camera that went in for repair, and as they could not get the part required for several months they allowed me to have a replacement. 

It's a Sony Cybershot HX90V the same as the old one, but it "feels" different, I don't know why - maybe because of not using it for a few weeks. I feel like I have to get used to it all over again!