I compared the 430 to the S3 in the store -- very similar size and form
factor. Wouldn't be surprised if they weren't sourced from the same place.
The big difference is pixels. The 430 has more.
Tom
> I don't know how many people remember consumer reports
> first review of the OM-1 (in the 70's). They didn't like it. Claimed
> it was too small to use. Two or three years later when canon, nikon,
> pentax had started making smaller cameras, consumer reports
> gave a positive review of the OM cameras.
>
> Probably something has to give to get a smaller digital camera.
> The lens of a 3040 is much bigger than the D40. To my thinking
> I wouldn't hesitate to give up some "quality" to have a tiny camera.
> I suspect I'll probably have more than one or even two cameras for
> awhile. The Kyocera S3 was one of the smallest I'd seen and
> I've been considering getting one. I hadn't seen the Pentax 430 nor
> 330. I'm glad you brought my attention to it. At different times there
> are different priorities ...
>
> -jeff
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