I have a red hue in my view finder and it makes it hard to see trough any thoughts ?

Sure you are pressing the shutter realise button half, so the camera can focus?
Only when the middle AF-point (square in the middle) becomes green and you hear a beep, you can press the button compete to make the picture. With live view, you degrade your camera to a point and shoot. Focusing takes longer that way. Can be handy is special situations, but the focusing could be a pain, when you are used of taking pictures trough the view finder.

some camera will inactive the electronic view finder if you shot through the lcd monitor, try to find out in the manual book about shooting trough view finder.

The camera is affected by the CCD issue and it has a recall where you can get repaired for $20(shipping charges) instead of $161. Attached is the link of CCD issue.
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/news-item.pl?mdl=DSCT1&news_id=161

Searching the fixya site I found the phone number to canon so I think the problem is solved.

Thanks

You can reset the camera to factory settings. If after that, you still have the same problem, make valid the Canon warranty since it's 4 months old.

Regards,

You have a button on your camera for the view finder on top of the camera so you can look through and take a picture : or you can see the picture your going to take on the screen.Push that button and it will change it back . I learned this the hard way . I also thought I broke my camera.

go into the menu and go to color moda nad you might have it set on something else

this may occuer if you are trying to expose the camera to sudden temperature changes/differences.
Eg: From your Air Conditioned Bed Room to Day Light Under Sun Light

you have to focus it using the round knob on the lens side...see it?

The LCd connecting Flexible strip might be faulty. If you can view the picture in dark way,then the back light can be the faluty part. If they are all OK, then replace the LCD. The connecting strip is failing fast as per our experience and this costs US$ 21.00 and it is available with us.