[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (including headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] > Keith asked: > Has anyone tried the Sony DSCU-60 - roughly $250? Only 2 megapixels but > for on-screen use - and prints up to 4x6 it would be fine. Neat little > package, appears shaped to fit in PFD pockets well - also handy one-hand > operation. > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Sony/sony_dscu60.asp If your looking for an under $300 Waterproof Digital Camera you might want to take a look at the Sealife SL121 Reefmaster DC200 it's 2megapixels and you could also use it for underwater use as well if you're into diving or think you might drop it for an extended trip in the water. I purchased it online after seeing pictures and reviews for under $300 including shipping and extended warranty. I still use my 4megapixel in calm conditions where I can stop and take it out of my deck bag, but I always have this camera right on my deck ready for a quick picture. I love that it will take the rechargeable AA batteries I already have and uses compact flash cards so I don't have to worry about running out of room on long trips. Only 2 drawbacks... 1. When water gets on it, I have to have something to wipe it with, I need to start carrying a cleaning cloth as I don't paddle with any natural fabric on me.. making it hard to clean off. 2. If you are not fairly still you may not get a sharp picture, I am glad for auto preview so I can see if I got the picture I wanted. This problem I find happens with most cameras out there and not many people mention it, even the other digital cameras I own do this unless I start manually modifying my settings. If you want to see some example of paddling pictures I posted a few unmodified ones (so these are exactly what the camera takes) http://www.thepikes.org/paddlewise/ or feel free to email me as I have plenty more. *Ally *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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