camera

[withm]

So many of you have posted wonderful pix of your bike rides. What kind of cameras are you using? My Toshiba digital camera is very big, and while I can fit it into my handlebar bag, it might be at the expense of some other more necessary piece of equipment.

I have just purchased a new cell (camera) phone which I'm hoping will replace big bulky cell phone and even bigger bulky camera. But haven't read the instructions yet. Can I take good bike trip pix with cell phone? And how to download them to my computer? Did not come with a cable.....

So much technology for my feeble brain tonight.

[caligurl]

on the bike i have a kodak v530.... 5mp camera... it's small and i think it takes good pics... the ones i posted of the grand tour century challenge were taken with the kodak (cuz i forgot my cannon at work ) it turns on quickly.... shuts off quickly.... and so far i've been pleased with all the pics i've taken with it even while riding along on the bike!

i tried one of the new samsungs... in red to match my bike (another ) and it took HORRIBLE pics! the majority of them were blurry!

my cellphone... i have to email the pics i take.. at a charge per email (i don't subscribe to any extra picture stuff cuz i don't use it often enough!)

[Fredwina]

I have a cheap Polaroid. Need to figure out how work my cell phone cam.

[yellow]

I was going to reply and then I remembered this thread, in which cameras were discussed not too horribly long ago.

I like my Olympus for the size but my old(er) Fuji like SadieKate's takes better pictures, I think.

[jeannierides]

I got a Canon A520 for Christmas, and it's great! Pictures are good (I'm still figuring it out), and it's small without being too small to get a good grip.
Denise Goldberg is the one you should ask... she's an awesome photographer, and has a Canon, too, I believe.

[Nanci]

I have the Casio Exilim S100. You can find it for about $170. I like it because it has the fastest startup and fastest turnover time (being ready to take the next picture) of any digital camera. So I can have it out, on, and take a picture before whatever I want to take a picture of is gone/over. It has a bunch of presets in a cool format- you page through and it shows you a typical picture- portrait, flower, pet, sunset, twilight, night, party, so many I can't name them all. You can custom-set anything, and then if you like the result, save the settings. It's so cool. The size is wonderful. Credit card sized. Even in it's case it can fit in a pocket, but the lens has a built in cover so you don't have to carry the case if you don't want to.

Yes, I have a better, bigger, more complicated Olympus digital, but the Casio is just so little and cute and easy to deal with that it gets taken out all the time.

I found out about this camera when I found an earlier model in the woods when I was trail running. I put up a "found" sign for a month, but no one ever claimed it.

I carry it in it's tiny case in my aerobar bag- which is a mesh bag that hangs between my aerobars. Then it doesn't get jostled at all. Bu I've also carried it in my Bento box on the top tube. I think it's important to have it readily available, or else I don't bother stopping to take pictures.

Nanci

[bcipam]

I'm a Canon fan - check out Canon's A540 (or A530) - a very light, small, 6 mp camera - easily fits into a Bento Bag. Takes great photos. The Camera takes 2 AA batteries so you can carry spares if needed. Can't beat a Canon product.

[Bad JuJu]

For use on the bike, in the kayak, and for dh to take on motorcycle runs, we have a Pentax Option 43WR. The WR stands for water-resistant. It's a small, square-shaped camera, not too terribly slim, but nicely grippable. 4 mp, 2.8 optical zoom. And I got a neoprene cover that zips onto it and gives it a little bump-protection.

The rating is called "water-resistant," but I've personally had this camera in my pocket, unintentionally rolled my kayak, and the camera was fine. It's not for diving--I think it's only good a couple of feet below the surface, but it can take a dunking like a champ.

Picture quality is not something you'd want to use for your kids' graduation, but it's great for what we use it for. Fits in a large pocket, a small handlebar bag, and I'm thinking it would also fit in a bento box.