If Size, good functionality, and a point & shoot camera are your goals Sony's DSC-T7 is a great choice. I had a hard time visualizing 5/8" which is the thickness of the DSC-T7. And since no stores seemed to have the T7 before my purchase I had to go on gut. Thickness turned out to be about as long as my pinky finger nail.

The camera is a joy to use. Fast startup time (about 1 sec) and quick recycle time between shots. The user menu is easy to use and actually somewhat limited in choices, but for a point and shoot how often do you really go into the fancy features such as Sepia? I use software to edit photos not the camera.

It is so thin you really can easily put it in even jean pockets when you go out.

I go to the lake and so I wanted something water resistant or proof. Many competing cameras to the T7 offer cases to make the camera waterproof, but I found only the T7 offered a nice slim line case that was waterproof to nearly 10 ft thus making it still a great pocket camera (SPK-THA Sport Jacket $99).

There are not many things I don't like about the camera, but a few are that the lens is right about where your left finger wants to get in front of when getting ready to shoot. The memory stick pro duo (the short memory stick) is higher priced then say SD memory. And the supplied cradle is nothing more than a tripod cradle. I thought the cradle charged and downloaded the camera for you, but no have to buy the AC-LS5K Portable AC Adapter for $39.99 to do that. Otherwise the camera comes with a seperate wall battery charger. It is nice, but I kinda like to keep my memory and battery in the camera to prevent premature wearing of hinges. On the flip side the wall charger allows you to charge a spare will taking the camera with you.

But back to some positive aspects. The info lithium battery is nice since you don't really have to know what 3 bars means. The infolithium give you minutes left.

If macro photography is a desire, the DSC-T7 actually beats out the long standing king of Macro (Nikon). You can actually focus as close as 1cm with the T7 making detail shots of insects, coins, etc. truly amazing!

The build quality is evident as well. Nearly all metal body with a nice weight and feel. The sex appeal is high with this camera. Everyone always wants to see it and can't believe the quality of images from such a small package.

Competing cameras I looked at were the Sony DSC-T33 & Nikon S1. If price is a major concern you might consider the Nikon S1 which is slightly larger, but priced over $100 less at $379. I shopped and was able to get the T7 for $399 thus easily justified the $20 extra for the smaller size.

Nikon's built in camera software looks superior to the Sony T7, but size and LCD won out since the T7 was thinner and had a better and larger resolution LCD.

Check Sonystyle.com for DSC-T7 camera specs.