Thank you TT for the input
I agree to all (most) of your suggestions, except the zoom. A 7 times optical zoom means a 28mm to 200mm zoom ... I'm not sure if this large zoom is possible from the physics/optical point of view without compromises in quality or edge "sharpness" or similar. If you look at common high quality lenses used in Reflex cameras, usually you don't find a lense with that big zoom factor... ?
In my opinion, I think a smaller zoom is ok and a bigger picvturesize with more Pixels can also be used to zoom in, because you can crop the picture and it's still good quality..
Just came back from the shop, I had a long conversation with the guys there.
Before entering the shop, the smaller FUJI550 was the favourite, but now I think, I'll buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-V3
for these reasons :
699.- CHF is a very good price compared what you get (I have to look if I can get it cheaper somewhere else
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2 different memory chips can be used : SD and CompactFlash (!)
Highly Recommended by dpreview.com
external flash possible
adapter for wide or tele or filter possible
good ergonomics
7MPixel, ISO 800, good battery life