The
Canon SD800 has the wide angle 28mm equivalent lens, and a one second startup and shutdown. So I can power off, and the lens retracts flush to the body in one second. It has image stabilization, which should help when shooting while riding, but I haven't actually tested it with stabilization turned off to see if it makes any difference.
It's amazing to me how many pictures fit on one flash chip now, and how long the battery lasts. So I shoot a lot of pictures if I bring the camera, many of the ones taken while riding are blurry or not aimed well. When riding, I rarely look at the screen, I just roughly aim and fire away.
For rides, I attach the wrist strap to a longer cord loop around my neck, so I can put it in my back pocket, but don't worry about dropping it.
Here's some selected pictures from the
BF Blue Ridge ride