Buying Canon PowerShot SD1200IS 10 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Light Gray)

Just got this cam yesterday and I had high hopes. Unfortunately, I think that I may end up returning this camera.

PROS:
*yes, it is very small and attractive
*seems well constructed
*good price ($150) for supposed "CANON QUALITY"
*charger is compact and nicely designed

CONS:
*terrible low light performance! my pictures are either too dim (if the subject is more than 6' away), too grainy/noisy, or straight up blurry because the shutter is so slow (to let in enough light) that the subjects are blurry from slight movements
*weak flash (contributes to above point)
*colors seem bad, off, and/or weak...maybe a fault w/ auto WB, I will experiment w/ manual selection of WB
*menus are a bit convoluted; you can't get to certain settings unless you are in certain modes. you change the mode, and all the sudden the same menu button opens a ton more settings that weren't there before. I realize it is because these settings probably only apply to the current mode, but how about some "master" settings, so u can have the same preferences already set fro when you go into the associated modes???
*waterproof case. this is a general canon complaint. they make probably 10 current compact models that can use a waterproof case. unfortunately, they use 10 different cases. each costs ~$200...that means if I want to buy a case for more than I paid for the camera, it is worthless in 2-3 years when the camera breaks and I cant find (or wouldn't want) a replacement. hey Canon, how about a little more interchangeability. couldn't you use a fairly standard shell and just upgrade the internals? maybe make the case so if one camera had a longer lens, or was bit thicker, you could just change some little rubber spacers in the waterproof case? as it is right now, I want a waterproof case, but I can't buy it now because I don't know if I'm going to keep this camera. so make more universal cases or make better cameras so I don't need to second guess keeping it. :)

If anyone has any suggestions to improve the quality of this camera (besides plunking down another $200 for a better model, I would greatly appreciate it. I have had compact Sony's (Cyber Shot DSC-W7), Nikon's (2100 Coolpix), Kodak?, and various older digital cameras...and I would rate this Canon as the most compact, but probably in the lower quartile in terms of image quality (down with the cheaper/older cameras). Part of me thinks, it's not a DSLR, it's very small, give it a break...but I know I can do better.
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