The Dimage 7 hi looks to be about the same price as the Dimage 7. The body is black instead of grey and is all rubber. The only drawback to it is the lense, from what I have gathered is not detachable. So $1000 is a good price for a 5 megapixel slr but that lense thing is the only thing about it that may be a deterent. I too am in the same boat and may overlook that detail but am still undecided. Wideangle lense for indoor room shots and wide landscape shots are what I really enjoy so if I can't do the wide angle with the Dimage 7 hi, I may have to keep looking.