Ease of Use
Most cameras place controls for the flash and the like on buttons, but the 1050SW also adds a new approach, called "tap control." When taking photos, two taps on the right side of the camera body brings up a flash control menu. Another tap on the right side scrolls through the menu, and a tap on the top selects the highlighted option. The idea is that it allows you to control the camera without taking gloves or the like off, and it works surprisingly well. It also works in other modes. In playback mode (which, incidentally, you can access by tapping on the back of the camera) you can scroll through stored  images with a left and right tap. Although it only provides access to two features in shooting mode (the backlight compensation and the flash modes), it's an interesting and useful idea.