On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:01:48 +0100, Jakko wrote:
> I bought what I thought was a very small digital camera. It's approx
> 95 x 60 x 20 mm (under 120 grams).
>
> Then I saw that back in 2003, Casio launched the S3 and it was only
> 90 x 57 x 12mm (weight 72 grams).
>
> The S3 might not have a zoom and might have some other restrictions but
> it is still a viable fully-fledged consumer camera.
The Praktica Mini was discussed earlier this year when someone in
the ng had just purchased it, so it may still be available. But I
don't think it was ever introduced into the USA. It also lacks a
zoom and weighs in at 79 x 40 x 27mm and 90 grams, has a 3mp 1/2"
CCD, uses SD cards and AAA batteries. Here's what it looks like:
http://i2.tinypic.com/s6nbsk.jpg