I used my daughter's S4 on a week long business trip. It was quite handy and convenient as the temperature was 95 F. degrees. I especially enjoyed the small size and light weight. One battery was good for 250 jpegs and a maximum day's shooting.
Now I would like to buy another one, perhaps an upgrade for my daughter or just for wifey & self. There are two problems. 1) The Optio S4 is long out of date. I would probably do an S5i or SV. I think I can get these for $300 and $220 respectively. Does anybody have a cheap source for an S4? 2) My daughter is very taken with the idea of the S4 fitting into the Altoids tin. Both the S5i and the SV (especially) are a bit bigger than the S4. I am not sure she wants to trade-up, so we would end up with the bigger camera... not much of a gift for letting me borrow the camera. I have looked at ebay, but the price of the S4 or S4i is silly. They are going for more than $150 and I would rather pay the extra for a new SV at that price. So do we have any sage advice out there? (Yes, I found myself wishing that I had the *istDS along with me, but I didn't miss trying to fumble in and out of vehicles with papers and a big camera at 95 degrees. On the basis of this trip and ownership of the *istDS, I want to trade in my Sony S85 on something smaller like the S4.) Regards, Bob S.
