Thank you all for your help and advice. I am a beginner and not sure what shooting in RAW means as Ian so thoughfully pointed out
I would be glad of an explanation that doesn't sound too technical
Alistair I do intend reading the manual and getting as much advice from people like yourselves between now and when my new camera finally arrives. I also have a few tutorials that I've gleaned from the Canon website and been given by other helpful folk