And the winner is...
After hearing complaints of the Sony DSC T-1 from my peers, I decided to forego it and shop for another digital camera tonight.
Long before the DSC T-1 came on the scene, I was already impressed with another DC, the Pentax Optio S. It's small yet packs a 3X optical zoom. For some reason I never got around to buy it. By the time I was in the market for a camera again, the T-1 had already set the marketplace abuzz. Then I knew my next camera would be that one. But now my friends who bought the T-1 have convinced me not to buy it. So, instead, I bought the Pentax Optio S4.
The S4 is basically the S with 4 megapixel. All the features for its size is amazing. The LCD is relatively tiny compared to the T-1, but my friend said the S4's screen is brighter. Also, because of its LCD size, the battery should last longer.
The S4 came with a free 64MB SD card, a store promo. I asked the clerk whether I could trade it in for higher capacity. He quoted me HK$100 for 128MB or HK$350 for 256MB. I opted for the 256MB SanDisk SD card, a bargain considering it's selling for HK$650 in the shop.
In retrospect, I made the right choice in choosing the Optio S4 over the DSC T-1. The main reason is that the S4 uses SD card for storage, which is the same as my Tungsten T-3. If I want to see a bigger picture right after it is taken, I can slide out the SD card from the S4 and insert it into my T-3 for 320X480 viewing pleasure, something even the T-1 can't match or do. The other reason is had I bought the T-1, it would cause major confusion when I blog about it and and my T-3 in the same entry. Not to mention I still have my Tungsten T-1 on my desk. See what I mean?
Now I am glad the shops were out of the Sony T-1 when I was looking for it, otherwise, I might end up selling it, as my friend did to his. And that won't make me very happy.