No mention of lighting, animation, export capabilities.

Animation and export capabilities are mentioned, albeit further down in the thread. Use a search function on the page if you don't feel like wading through the whole thing.

I'm interested in DAZ Studio, if only for its animation potential. The OpenGL hardware-driven preview mode looks much better than Poser's software-driven preview, and while it won't completely replace a final render, it will allow me to output very high-quality test animations in a fraction of the time.