RE: [Paddlewise] many boats, many cameras

From: Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:09:58 -0700
I can't complain about the ruggedness of my Optio W10. It's been beaten and
battered dangling from my paddle in surf and rocks. With most my shooting, I
wouldn't even try to use a viewfinder anyway, but It would be nice to be
able to see the screen better.
But in my opinion, nothing's going to get better till they increase the chip
size. The W20 increasing pixels is a waste in my opinion and what good is
iso 1600 when I don't even like to use 400. I can live with the soft image,
but I'd like something that could handle lower light conditions without a
complete compromise in image quality. I try to make the best of what it does
well. Sadly, my digital Canon's just too big and expensive to be hauling
around on my kayak in a sandwich bag.

Mark Sanders
www.sandmarks.net

Marek  wrote:
Pentax Optio line of compact waterproof digital cameras (WP,  WPi, W10,
W20)  has many fans among paddlers, but some are disappointed by these
cameras: no viewfinder, poor image quality, sluggish  ...
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I am also finding most of the pictures I take to be of  poor quality -
particularly compared to some pictures my friends take with their  canon
point and shoots

sid
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