camera advice

[shewhobikes]

I've decided I must have a digital camera (really small) to take on rides with me. I've already missed too many good photos. Any guidance on what to buy or look for? If you carry a camera, is it in your jersey pocket or where? I don't want to spend a fortune but I want something with good resolution. Thanks!

[SadieKate]

I have a Fuji A303 which I like very much. It is not the smallest, but it is pretty durn small. On the road, I carry it in my jersey pocket. On the dirt, it goes in a padded Eagle Creek camera pouch hung on the sternum strap of my hydration pack.

[yellow]

Mine is teeny tiny and is "all weather". I carry it in my jersey pocket. It's super easy to use and takes good pictures. You can see it here It also takes nice movie clips with sound.

The deal with the real small ones is that they may not have viewfinders, as with mine. So if you're particularly blind (as I am), it can be bothersome if the light is really bad or whatever. They try to make up for it by having a larger screen on the back.

That being said, I have a larger Fuji that takes better pictures. But I like this other better for riding because it is so very small.

[DeniseGoldberg]

My current camera of choice for cycling is a Canon Digital Elph - the S40. I also have an S400 which is slightly bigger, but still pretty small in the overall scheme of things. Why two? The S40 is the size I wanted, but at the time I bought my first camera it didn't come in a 4 megapixel version, so I bought the S400. When the S40 was released I was bad and couldn't resist buying a second camera.

I carry either of these cameras in a very small fanny pack when I'm riding.

I wrote an article on touring with a digital camera that might be helpful even though I think your focus is just having a camera you can use while you're riding. It might answer (or bring up) some questions for you. You can find the article at http://DigitalCameraOnTour.crazyguyonabike.com.

Another good resource if you're researching digital cameras is Digital Photography Review at http://www.dpreview.com/.

--- Denise

[Surlygirl]

I have the same one as yellow, the Olympus Stylus Verve. Its small and fits in either a pocket or a seat bag. Its a great little camera for biking. I also have a small camera mount called an ultrapod that I got at campmor that you can clip to the handlebar or a tree or put on the ground.

[Bike2Work4Me]

We bought a Canon SD400 after my other Canon got dropped by a co-worker. It's really small, light, fits in your jersey pocket, and takes great pictures. We just returned from riding Bicycle Idaho. You can see what the pictures look like that it takes. I didn't doctor a single picture. The best pictures are on Page 2.
http://homepage.mac.com/gstahmer/PhotoAlbum15.html

Gretchen