do we confirm that by using the camera LCD screen? or we bring home the memory card & verify with computer screen? what if when we return to the shop they give us another unit ?

sorry as i'm very noob in photography... just recently learnt that this F100FD model is indeed much superior in its category & very interested in it...
still possesing a Ixus v2 (yes... ancient 2MP and a konica minolta dimage X60)

Few questions & hope experts can answer:

1) the pink band issue... issit mean all F100FD are affected or limited to certin batches?
2) how do we know where is it being manufactured? issit engraved on the camera body?
3) i also read the firmware thingy... how do we know which firmware a camera is using? can it be updated after we purchased & using it? issit chargable if we sent it back for firmware update?

thanks for the advice...

i'm from penang too... any recommended pgoto-camera shop that we can get good stuff at "cheaper reasonable" price?

now i guess the most important point is how do we end user ensure the set that we are going to purchase is with the newer firmware..