Serious competition for Pentax's new 5MP P&S digital

[Dan Scott]

I saw this, http://www.dpreview.com/news/0302/03022406sonyv1.asp , this 
morning and am quite impressed with the specs. This looks to be an 
awesome 5 megapixel P&S.

Just slightly larger than the Optio 550, it features a flash hotshoe, 
ISO 100-800, a Zeis Vario-Sonnar 4x zoom lens, and 30 to 1/2000 shutter 
speeds. Shoots in the dark, too.

Pretty neat. I've been looking at the Canon G3 and the Optio 550 but, 
with the new Sony added to the mix, the Optio is really lagging. :-(

Dan Scott