You have to think that the last thing Sharp wants, in terms of publicity, is DPReview saying:
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We always kind of hope that the next compact sensor announcement will have some real innovation like higher sensitivity and lower noise but it appears as though market forces just want 'more megapixels'.

Certainly, for 4x6 prints, the Nikon 5900 I got for my wife (5 megapixels) is more than sufficient. That's a great little camera for an entirely reasonable price. Now, if they did one that went happily to ISO3200 and could focus in candlelight, that would be a real upgrade that I'd pay for.