Originally Posted by
Mort Canard
I have a Pentax digital camera that is a little heavy and bulky to take on rides. I am thinking about finding a relatively cheap digital to carry with me on rides. What are some good models? Do you carry the camera in your Jersey or somewhere else? Are there any features that you think make a better bicycling camera?
It really depends what you want to do with it.
If you want to just take some snapshots of the scenery and maybe other riders if it's a group ride then you'll be wanting something small, maybe with rounded corners so it goes easily into a jersey pocket, lightweight, etc.
If you're wanting to take pictures of the wildlife you see then you'll start wanting a longer zoom range. You may be able to support it on your handlebars for the slower shutter speeds, failing that you'll probably want one with some kind of image stabilisation.
If you're wanting to take pictures along the way that are good enough to sell professionally then the chances are you'll want something chunkier, in which case you start to focus on image quality, lens quality, whether it shoots RAW etc.
In their day the Canon G10 and G11 were very highly rated, although more recently it seems like Canon has dropped the ball a bit. It pains me greatly to have to say that since all my camera gear is Canon, but when I replace my G11 (which may be soon, since I scratched the front element) the chances are it won't be a Canon that takes its place.