Can anyone recommend a small, light, easy to carry digital camera that I could take with me on long runs? I see sights on the trails that I'd love to be able to take home with me. I've held of buying a digital camera as I've always seemed to have some more urgent use for my money, but I think the time has come to invest.
Any advice very gratefullly received
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Hope this helps!
Chris
The main thing I went for was cheapness but it actually performs reasonably well unless you're inside.
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All the above are suitable for small photos/web usage pictures, and would be of little or no encumbrance on a run. Not really suitable for large prints though, so you'd need a 2nd digital camera for that if you brought one of thecheapies above. Was thinking of getting one myself, but this'll wait till I've got the mp3 player.
Hope my web-sleuth skills were of assistance,
KK
Quality is pretty good, largest pictures 640 x 480 pixels (JPEG) and 40kb. Not as high resolution perhaps as the digital cameras listed elsewhere in this thread but more than adequate for recording scenery/landscape shots whilst out running (assuming you are out in daylight!).
If you don't need digital format but need something small and cheap what about disposable 35mm cameras??
The Canon sounds wonderful - Laura, it sounds like you're reading my mind! :-) - but it may be that I can manage with one of the less sophisticated ones just for long run pics. Hmmm.... I'll have another think, but now I know which ones to be looking at.
Many thanks again, folks :-)
Out of all the cameras mentioned, the Canon Ixus was the one that really appealed to me. So... I bought a Fuji FinePix 50i instead :-)
If I can work out how it works, I may be able to get some piccies at Helsby on Sunday :-)
Thanks again, folks :-)
This one comes with a rechargable battery. It does everthing from a cradle. I'm going to get a spare battery. Can you recommend a particular make, or are they all much teh same? And also re: memory cards?
Just tried it out and the photos are reasonable - definately good enough to put up on a website which is all I'm after and at that price I won't cry (too much!) if I take it out running and loose it.
Lindi
The Canon Digital Ixus 3 is the most popular review there. I've got the Ixus's bigger and heavier (but cheaper) brother - the Canon A40, and I'm very satisfied, except I'd like it to be lighter and smaller.
For cheap batteries, memory cards, etc, I use: http://www.7dayshop.com
eg: 64Mb compact flash is less than £17
Standard disclaimer - no commercial interest, just a satisfied customer.
Jay
The 4 million pixel version can be got for about £ 330-£340 now.
www.parkcameras.co.uk
Pentax 330RS £289.99
Note RS not GS...... GS has no manual override