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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isoterica" data-source="post: 50864" data-attributes="member: 1669"><p>Hi, new member here. Anyway I did a lot of research on the white dot thing because I was looking to purchase a high level compact. As it turned out I will have an X10 tomorrow, I get my Ricoh GRD IV today. Wasn't sure which camera I'd like better so I got both and will let them decide. Anyway, what I read was that the white orb thing comes into play in bright light and at a smaller aperture. If you are wide open supposedly it isn't prone to happen but if you are like an f18 or so.. where you would normally get the effect of a starburst looking at a streetlight or the sun through the trees, you instead end up with that hard edged orb look. I have also seen the orbs on the surface of water, where you might normally see the sparkling starred effect you get small hard edges orbs. This anomaly was of course why I also ordered the Ricoh too because I will be going on vacation soon and wanted a reliable point and shoot camera to complement my DSLR. I am comforted to know that most people can't even force the dots into their images because it would be my luck that I would have a problem with this.. I am so hoping not <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>