I am buying a new digital camera and am trying to decide between a canon ixus 70 or a sony t100.?

All things considered which should I buy. The cost is not that important as although the sony is more expensive it has a better spec. But is it worth it?

Only you - the spender - can say whether it's worth it or not. It looks like there is about $100 difference and this is the same difference Canon has between their image-stabilized and non-stabilized cameras. At least it's the "standard" tariff for IS.

The Sony seems to really spec out better that the Canon in many significant areas, so if you don't mind the money, go for the Sony. You can read the chart, so I won't belabor the point.

been an amateur photographer myself for 26 years always went for canon every time ,even slr digital.

I HAVE A SONY CYBER SHOT DSC T1 AND ITS GREAT SMALL NOT BIG AND BULKY IT TAKES GREAT PICTUES AND IT COMES WITH A USB PLUG SO I DOWNLOAD MY PICTURES RIGHT TO MY PC AND PRINT AND SAVE THEM AT HOME, IT ALSO DOES STILL AND VIDEO PICTURES IT ALSO COMES WITH AN EXTRA BATERRY WICH I THOUGHT WAS GREAT, WELL SONY DOES HAS A VERY REPUTABLE IMAGE AND PROFILE THEY HAVE BEEN IN BIZ FOR MANY DECADES,. GO WITH THE SONY

Canon everytime. THe sony may look like a better spec but there's more to consider in particualr the lense. The canon lenses are far superior to the sony.

I use the canon ixus 55 and have no problems with it