just so that you know from my digicam buying experience, i always thought sony was "da shiet" and i was looking at a particular sony model when i wanted to get one but then i asked around and read some forums and found out that sony's camear stuff even though "good" or "sleek" was really a bunch of stuff made to satisfy peoples post modernist quest for style. if you want something that actaully takes good pictures and worth your money feature wise, i'd recommend a nikon or a canon camera.