Thanks!
Fireworks, I can understand a tripod. I can live with that.

Indoors, what about flash brightness, shutter speed, and aperture? Will the ISO speed accommadate some of that, as well?

Exactly what is "noise"? Are you referring to fuzy or blurred pictures? As some, not technical people (not me), would question noise coming from a quiet picture. (sorry)

Thanks,
Mr. Bill