aye....I have large hands and my main problem with smalle hands is I have to find a small amish boy with a growth defect such and dwarfism to take the picture.
I have alway been partial to the Sony Mavica line. Yes they are bulky, but I can actually operate the damn buttons with out my index finger getting cramped. One other nice feature is the CDROM burner built into it. This means you can burn a mini CDR or use the SDcard.
Max resolution 1600 x 1200
Low resolution 1600 x 1072 (3:2)
1024 x 768
640 x 480
Image ratio w:h 4:3 or 3:2 @ 1600 x 1072
CCD pixels 2.1 million (1.92 million effective)
CCD size** 1/2.7"
A/D Converter 12 bit
ISO rating Auto (variable 80 - 300)
Lens 10 x Sony Zoom, F2.8 with optical SteadyShot
Zoom wide (W) 36 mm
Zoom tele (T) 360 mm (10 x)
Digital zoom Yes, smooth up to 2 x
Auto Focus Contrast detection
Manual Focus Yes, focus ring free focusing (focus-by-wire)
Normal focus range Wide: 25cm (9.8") - Infinity
Tele: 80 cm (31") - Infinity
Macro focus range 3 cm (1.2") - Infinity
White balance override Yes - 3 position & one-touch (button on case)
Min shutter 8 sec (Night+/Shutter Priority)
Max shutter 1/500 sec
Built-in Flash Yes, pop-up
Flash Range 0.6m (23") to 2.5m (8.2ft)
External Flash Yes, Sony sync connector (for HVL-F1000)
Flash modes Auto, Anti-red-eye, Fill-in, Off
Exposure adjustment -2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV steps
Metering Center-weighted, Spot
Aperture priority Yes, full range (9 positions: F2.8 - F11)
Shutter priority Yes, full range (18 positions: 8s - 1/500s)
Full manual No
Lens thread Yes, 52 mm
Continuous / Burst Movie: MPEG 320 x 240 (15s) / 160 x 120 (40s)
Tripod mount Yes
Self-timer Yes, 10s delay
Remote control No
Time-lapse recording No
Video out Yes, switchable NTSC / PAL
Storage types 8cm (3") CD-R (8x speed read, 4x speed write)
Storage included 5 x Blank 8cm (3") CD-R
Uncompressed format Yes, TIFF
Compressed format JPEG (EXIF)
Quality Levels TIFF, JPEG Fine, GIF (B&W Text)
Viewfinder LCD viewfinder 0.56" (180,000 pixel)
LCD 2.5" TFT (123,200 pixel)
Playback zoom Yes, 1.1x to 5.0x
Operating system Proprietary
Connectivity USB
Battery Yes, supplied Sony InfoLithium NP-F550
Battery charger Yes, supplied power adapter / charger
Weight (inc. batteries) 990 g (35 oz)
Dimensions 137 x 131 x 212 mm
(5.5" x 5.25" x 8.3")
Notes Voice recording
The Better ones have a better Megapixels and as it stands the specs on this one are a few years out of date. I am quite sure there is a higher rated one out.