"Mark M" wrote in message
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"Scott" wrote in message
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Hi,

Been looking for a 'take anywhere' digicam, and would like 5mp. I
like
the look of the two Sony cams, but have read of a definite wb prob. Has
that been fixed? If not, any recommendations for an under 500 digicam
without any major probs? (Quirks I can live with

Thanks,
Scott

Canon S400 or S500.
Rock solid, and excellent sensor/performance/features/images.
Go here for a look-see:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons400/
The S500 is similar, but with 5MP.

My friend has the V1. I looked at all the pictures and don't see any WB
issues. Frankly, the exposure, color and contrast are better than my 300D.
[of course the 300D images are shaper and cleaner, but that's SLR vs
compact] dpreview gives Sony V1 a 9 for value vs. 7.5 for Canon S400. image
quality is the same for both cameras: 8.5. I also have an old Canon S300.
The Sony certainly has more fun value than the Canon S series: manual
control, night shot, hologram framing, etc...