I bought a black Sony DSC-W12* recently, after selling a Nikon CoolPix 3700: I'm simply learning digital photography and needed a more powerful and manual camera, yet compact so that I had not to get "bored" bringing a reflex with me.
Now, before I can start to send real fluffy photos, the question is: do you know about firmware update and reprogrammin techniques for this specific camera? I think all the Sony CyberShots (DSC) can be reprogrammed using the same software and assember, but couldn't google any sources of info.
* Well, dpreview.com has not published full technicals about the W12 yet, which is a software- and CCD-revised version of the W1. So I'm actually linking to the W1 specs.