Dunno if you have Dreamlights products to use with D|S, that will do way better than poser with it comes to image making only, and for realism. In poser you get the walk Cycle (other animation making goodies), and the material room in Poser 5, 6, 7 that does way better than D|S. Poser though is a memory (resource) hog, which could bog down your computer, when trying to make a scene. D|S can handle a nice scene a computer functions just fine, even huge ones (City, plus landscape and more). Poser can handle 9 camera settings or you have to save in library if you want more. D|S can have more than 9 cameras in a scene. D|S costs nothing, and well P7 you can pay for it. So, I can see the pros and cons between the two, which is difficult to divide the two, but your choice when it comes to a project. I have P5, P6, but not P7, which is no different although has some extra features. If D|S has a good material room just like Poser 5,6, 7 does, and a good walk cycle, then D|S would be my choice all the way, and it at no cost. The thing is I first started all this 3D stuff (8 years ago), I wanted to animate, entertain. I haven't even started yet. So, their goes the flaws between the two. Need another computer to do the job aside while doing other things.