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Just before Christmas, I managed to destroy my Casio Exilim EX-S2 camera. The repair will cost either about $150 or about $600, depending whether the main circuit board is screwed or not. I'm not sure if I want to risk the latter bill, so I've been cameraless for the past few months.
Now I'm looking for a replacement. Here are the choices so far:
another EX-S2 (off eBay; 2MP; small) - about NZ$300
an EX-S3 (new; 3MP; small) - NZ$580
an EX-Z3 (new; 3MP; optical zoom) - NZ$650
a Pentax Optio S (new; 3MP; optical zoom; smaller than EX-Z3) - NZ$700
I can't decide whether I want to go for another small/slim camera (EX-S2 or EX-S3), or for something with optical zoom (EX-Z3 or Optio S). My father has an Optio S, and it looks good, but it's quite big compared to my old EX-S2. The EX-S2 permanently lived in my shirt pocket, so it was always there when I wanted to take a picture, but I'm not sure if I could do that with either of the EX-Z3 or the Optio S.