>They say it is water resistant, not waterproof and resolution is only 3.2 >megs. > >Not really that great if you want quality pictures. Kirby, Not sure if I agree with the above. 3.2 MP is more than enough to take great photos providing the camera is high-quality. According to all that I've read about digital photography, unless the aim is to produce prints larger than 8"x10", an increase in pixel resolution is hardly discernible. Of course I'm not a professional phtographer. I have been using a Canon A70 w/ marine case while kayaking throughout the summer. I have found the quality of pictures to be excellent. The camera has been easy to use and comes with quality software. It also offers a great deal of manual control, although I must admit that I most often use the automatic setting. The one drawback of this camera for paddling is size. It's a bit larger than the smaller compacts and when inside the marine case just doesn't seem to fit anywhere. That said, another size factor to consider is that some people are just not able to comfortably use the smallest of the cameras (especially while paddling.) The Canon S400 is an excellent camera but I didn't feel comfortable holding it in one hand (which was one of my criteria). The Canon marine cases can be had for less than $200. Regards, Jeff jkayak_at_sopoint.com http://mail2web.com/ . *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
[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.] >Jeff commented: >According to all that >I've read about digital photography, unless the aim is to produce prints >larger than 8"x10", an increase in pixel resolution is hardly discernible. This may be true as long as you do not use your photo editing software to do any cropping. If you crop your pictures to improve them, the required pixel count can increase significantly. DON *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
[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.] When you are grabbing shots in a moving kayak framing isn't always what you would do on dry land with a tripod. Usually you grab a larger image than what you really want and then crop it in the computer. The part of the image that I actually use is frequently half or less of what I shot. The vast expanse of the outdoors also leads to quite a bit of cropping. With the 105 - 115 mm max focal length of most compact cameras it is sometimes hard to get close enough to what you are shooting to fill the viewfinder. That being said, I use a Canon S30 with Canon housing and have no complaints with the image quality even after cropping. This is a 3.2 MP camera. Images of my backcountry Yellowstone trip on Shoshone Lake are at http://www.siue.edu/~rwashbu/Page.html These were all taken with the camera. *************************************************************************** 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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