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The Pentax Optio S4i's attractive silver metal body measures 3.3 by 2 by 0.8 inches, and the camera weighs only 4.5 ounces, including its rechargeable lithium ion battery. Somehow Pentax has managed to find room on the back of this tiny camera to fit a 1.8-inch LCD screen. Unfortunately, that leaves scant room for the optical viewfinder, which is smaller than the one on competing models.
If you have large hands, the S4i's small size will pose a challenge when you try to change the zoom with your thumb and keep your finger on the trigger while holding the camera one-handed. In contrast, changing settings with the four-way thumb pad is fairly easy. You'll have to scroll through the menus a bit, but they're arranged logically; and because they use full words instead of icons to identify selections, they're easy to understand.
When you press the...