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I own now a Sony Cybershot DSC-P32. The reason why I got this camera was:
- the price
- the 5 mm lens (that would be roughly 33 mm in 35 mm cameras)
- the control of the exposure (even if you can't get the full control, the camera is providing sufficient functions to override the automatic)
What I like about the camera:
- the camera lies good in the hand despite it's size.
- it boots extremly fast. Less then 1 second and the camera is ready to take a picture.
- the release-delay is short, only storing the data takes some time.
- the important function can be reached quickly. So I can activate the spotmetering with the push of one button. Other function I can access via the Menu button. The last chosen function stays chosen, which is very convenient.
- the flash can be turned off.
- the LCD-Display is bright enough.
- I could use normal R6 (alkaline) batteries.
Now something about the image quality. With the help of some example images, I like to show the weakness of this system.
 The 5 mm lens has a heavy barrel distortion.
 The DSC-P32 has some problems with color. I've got here a cutout in full resolution. The colors are stepped, and sharpness is missing.
 Instead of a homogenous color, the DSC-P32 produces a color-mix.
Conclusion: The image quality might be sufficient for web usage. You have to downsize the pictures to get acceptable images. With the help of a image processor you might be able to improve the quality of the images, but I deliberatly skipped those steps.
The missing zoom can be compensated by cutting the image. But be aware, a missing wideangle lens can't be easily replaced. Sadly most of the cameras with zoom start with a focal lenght of 38 mm (35 mm equivalent), which is unacceptable for me.
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