[pct-l] digital camera

[at2002 at mac.com (Gary Wright)]

On Jan 2, 2005, at 1:57 PM, toby woodard wrote:

> I have plans to thru-hike the PCT this year and would like to buy & 
> use a small digital camera.  What kind should I get?  What about  
> battery life/recharging, etc.  Please help!!

I always refer people to www.dpreview.com.  It is a great place to 
browse, learn
about digital photography and has lots of tools to help you select and 
compare
cameras by price, features, and so on.

The digital camera market is rapidly evolving so I would wait as much 
as you
can to purchase.  Right now I'd aim for a 4 megapixel camera with 3-5x 
zoom
(note: *ignore* "digital zoom", you want to look for *optical* zoom 
specs). If
you have some more money to spend, consider a 5 megapixel camera.
If you already have memory cards, then look for a camera that uses the 
same
type of cards you have.  Plan to spend money on extra cards.  I'd avoid 
buying
a single mega-card (don't put all your eggs in one basket) and go with 
several
256Mb cards, for example.

I like the Canon AXX series or the Canon Powershot SXX series.