Optio 330?

[Joseph Tainter]

My wife has begun asking for a digital camera. She is a snapshooter, and 
her needs are limited to 4 x 6 prints and low-res jpegs that she can 
e-mail to friends. She isn't careful about gear, so it needs to be 
moderately priced and small enough to go in her purse (where it will be 
protected). I thought about the Optio 330. I don't want to go higher 
than that in price. Then I read that it lacks a viewfinder. That might 
be enough of keep me from buying it. What do owners of it think?

Any recommendations for other cameras (non-Pentax) that run about the 
same in size and price?

Thanks,

Joe