Debating between the DSC-W1/150 and S70

[bvp663]

Well, I've done hours of research, much of it on this site (thanks DCR!). I'm upgrading from a 3 yr old Sony Cybershot (a DSC-P50 i believe). I've outgrown and need better quality and more manual control. I looked over larger cameras but I wanted the camera to be small enough to take anywhere with me comfortably. I also looked for features that would give me more control and let me experiment more with photos so I knocked out some of the lower end simple "point and shoot" cameras. My primary use for this will be artstic photography and digital usage for a variety of things (I'm a Multimedia Design major). So, I've narrowed it down to the Sony DSC-W1, DSC-P150, and Powershot S70. I'm sort of leaning towards a Sony because I enjoy their image quality, but I'm open to any and all suggestions. I'm also considering the Panasonic FX7. Any experiences or recommendations (among these or others) would be greatly appreciated.

[ernie3143]

sonys 150 top rated camera in that category as in steves digicams site very in depth site for digital cameras shows camera side by side photos of cameras good site ,in the s70s category the canon g6 tops the s70 5 th or 6 th

[TheObiJuan]

I recently purchased the P150 after previously owning the T1. I really struggled between the s70 and the p150. The size, styling, and overall ease of use convinced me to choose it. The P150 has reasonable manual controls and a great lense on it.