well.... i was once a SONY fan..
frankly, i had a lot of sony stuffs. n for compact. i'm using W-series.
the brand name seriously affected my buy decisions...
frm my own personal usage experience, actually i'm onli satisfied with sony PSP

and sony ericsson phones. thought now not using sony ericsson anymore.
camera wise....

ok la, not bad... up to standard
i've been working as a partime dgcam promoter in different camera shops for the pass few months and i certainly learned quite a lot. and get to test out all the cameras

average pay, and still get play around with all the nice gadgets.
all ppl come in ask for SONY, Canon, Nikon.... olympus...(in order of popularity)
for sure... foreign visiters, travelers will ask for SONY... and ONLI SONY
so far
SONY - brand name
Canon - reknowned brand in compacts n dslr
Nikon - good in dslr, but kinda lack of a bit in compacts
olympus - had been a steady brand in camera market. seems like more focus on marketing their waterproof, weather proof, splash proof, dust proof, shock proof, etc....
kodak, samsung, pentax, fujifilm, casio are less popular brands. while i think lumix is starting to get more market share during last year
