Cathy, > Anyone on top of DC upcoming technology? I'd like a better DC but would > rather wait until someone comes up with a lense that has a manual exposure > override. This controls the depth of field which is extremely important to > me, and I never liked auto-anything on a camera anyhow even with the film > cameras. Are there manual-overrides coming online for DC anytime in the near > future? Anyone know? Something that John isn't directly saying is that the manual controls tend to be on the high-end digicams. Lower-end units don't have them. Most of the mid-range units don't either. Mine has manual controls as well, and was manufactured in late 1999 or very early 2000. So, the manual control option has been around for a while. It's paying for it that's the problem. Mark