Pentax Optio S and Sony DSC-P8

[budi_santosa]

Hi Friend,

Someone could advise me for 3.2 Mbyte Digital Camera. In the

meantime I nominize either Pentax Optio S or Sony DSC-P8. Any one

have a comment or comparison for these 2 cameras? or any other

option which is better than my choice?

 

Where I could find the cheapest shop in Kuala Lumpur for this kind

of Camera?

 

Please e-mail me for your advice

 

Thank you for your information

 

regards,

Budi

[joel_becker1]

I haven't used the DSC-P8, so I can only comment on its dimensions. It is noticeably bigger than the Optio S. I own the Optio S, and I love it. I carry it in my pocket 24/7 (yes, in a padded Altoids case). I've taken so many pictures that I'd never have gotten, and I don't even notice the camera when I'm not using it.

 

The Optio S takes great pictures (on par with friends' Canon PowerShot S230s), and the controls are quite easy. Startup is very fast for a consumer digicam (turn off the startup picture - it wastes a second).

 

Assuming that the Sony is comparable in quality (I don't know), you should go to a store and play with both. If the images are similar, the compactness and usability are going to be the real difference.