The Great Battery Shootout! - (2005)
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BATTS/BATTS.HTM
From
http://www.steves-digicams.com/nimh_batteries.html
I mainly use viewfinder for shooting and LCD screen for some edits and menus... Having said that, the tiltable lcd is nice to have
Allows use overhead (in crowds) or eases use from waist level or tripod.
There must be some half decent 2nd hand kit out there.
My Olympus Camedia has been superceded several times since 2003 - but remains a good little package... ( Has that elusive 'Mag' alloy body' so it should burn well ).
My 1980'ish OM1 F1.4 SLR remains a nice capable piece of kit ... There is little substitute for quality... 25 yrs plus from new, well used, never a fault.
This is neat, no separate viewfinder, but is water and shockproof - to a degree - 7.1 MP.
Olympus Stylus 720 SW