High end P&S or Low end D-SLR

Hi,

Please forgive this dual post but because of the nature of the question
I need to get
varied opinions again, please. I am quite stumped now having read two
exactly opposite
reviews for a high end P&S. That is confusing isn't it especially if
you don't know anything
about digital photography. I'm purely a film SLR person who nows wants
to go electronic.

So how exactly is a low end d-slr better than a high end p&s ?

I specifically only need to print out photos in 5x7 print sizes. Thats
all. Is the photo quality
of a high end P&S still worse than a low end D-SLR for that? If I were
to take a picture on auto mode using both types of cameras at the same
time or the same wide angle, Fstop and
shutter speed on both cameras and click ( you know what I mean ), then
what would be
the difference in a 5x7 print ?

I ask this because I'm really confused ( as you can make out :)

DSLR owners:- Why is a HE P&S like the Fujifilm S9000 not better than
even the
cheapest DSLR ? Look at its features! The only problems I see are lack
of IS and
more noise. - But thats only if you don't use a high shutter speed for
the former and need
prints bigger than 5x7, for the latter. Am I right?

P&S owners:- If you know about SLRs and/or have owned one then why go
for a
high end P&S ? Have they caught up by now? If you were to raise shutter
speeds for the
same ISO 100 would that not make up for lack of IS on an SLR?

I mean if I can get a HE P&S that has:-
an optical viewfinder, manual, shutter and aperture priority, a good
zoom with wide angle,
ability to take good pictures ( as per claims I've read ) in lowlight
etc etc then where can
I go wrong? If I just want to take max 5x7 digiprints ? :)

Thanks plenty.

.

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