[astroglide]

i use a pentax optio s because i wouldn't carry anything else. it fits in an altoids tin and takes fine pics for web/mail/slideshows. not as good as the s50 was when i bought it, but certainly better than the picture in my head because i didn't have a camera. i know i'm a big stickler about it though so i wouldn't recommend it over the sXX canons unless somebody hated carrying things.

it's like a small brick size. it can be pocketed but you wouldn't want to walk around with it unless you were headed somewhere to take pictures. batteries and case are pretty much up to you, and those take CF which isn't that expensive at all.