I did get a good shallow depth of field with my point and shoot (though technically a ZLR, or a Prosumer P&S). It had aperture priority, but it would only open to about f4.5. I got this picture (SOOC) by backing up as far as I could and using my zoom as far as it would go. That's an easier way to "fool" the camera into getting a shallow DOF. (I see Laura and I were typing the same thing at the same time!)
