I keep a small camera similar to the coolpix shown above in my handlebar bag. You never know when a photo opportunity will arise while your riding. I take most of mine on the fly and am the unofficial photographer on many group rides. Naturally there are some people who get anxious when I'm riding along side or in front of the group and I turn in my saddle to take a shot or two. I have to tell them that I have been doing this for a long time to try to ease their angst.

1---I carry a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. Great shirt pocket-size camera; great images.
2---I learned the hard way that when I left my former little P+S in a pack, it got shaken, rattled and bumped into an unnecessary premature demise. I now carry my camera in a well-padded little LowePro soft case in the back pocket of my jersey. In bad weather, that goes inside a ziploc bag.
3---I may be doing some long-distance, self-contained touring in a harsh environment next year. If I do, it'll be with one of those "rugged" P+S's ---maybe an Olympus TG-2...

I use the camera on my phone (Nokia Lumia 920). Been thinking about upgrading to one of the new Nokia Lumia 1020 phones...41MP camera - looks like it takes great photos.

It's more dramatic than it sounds. Up here in far Northern California, the freeway usually looks like this:

http://i.imgur.com/bhfHvX7.jpg

That is, not a lot of cars. And there's usually more shoulder space.

I take my iPhone 4S. Topeak makes a great phone holder. :thumb:
iPhone 4S -- http://www.topeak.com/products/bags/ridecase_ip4_4s_bk2
iPhone 5 -- http://www.topeak.com/products/bags/ridecase_ip5_bk2

You never know when you'll want to take a quick photo.
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Hey, I am in one of those photos!

I have this Pentax
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2010/2/24/pentaxoptiow90

I don't know much about camera's but it works good for me
and its rugged
I have already "tested" some of its Oh s%$# features :eek:
and it still works fine
It comes with a carabiner clip and its small enough to go in almost any pocket

I am not a stop for photos kind of cyclist and hate carrying excess gear. For me, the best camera is the one I have with me, so for now, a Galaxy 4 phone.

If I am touring, I will take along a Lumix P&S.

I am now carrying the Canon PowerShot G1X in my rear Topeak bag. I have a DSLR and lots of nice glass, but, to carry a professional outfit on a bike would be out of the question. I bought the G1X specifically for cycling and travel photography. It has a big enough sensor (physical size) to make clear enough images for publication.

Nice looking road. I remember a road like that in Riding Mountain National Park in MB.

That stretch of road looks similar to the section of 101 that a cyclist was recently struck and killed on.

I have one of those too and regret my purchase. It generally takes crummy photos in my opinion and has very poor zoom capabilities. Used it on a week long backpacking trip in southern Utah and was very disappointed with photos. Thinking of getting a non-"tough" camera with bigger lens, better optics and less money. I do like the GPS feature though. If I want to take good quality photos when hiking I take my Sony Alpha.

At least I know my Coolpix passed the freeway drop test. Probably fell off a roof at 65 MPH. It was in a small fabric case.

That's odd... I've never had any problems with mine as far as photo quality or anything else. *shrug* To each their own, I guess.

Bicycle riding on the freeways is allowed on many Colorado freeways when there are no other alternative routes. It is common around here - particularly south.

Yes. Other side, half mile back.

But there are long segments of the freeway that are actually quite nice for riding. Very smooth pavement with plenty of shoulder.

http://i.imgur.com/iH6Wujt.jpg

Interesting rumble strips. The bicycle lobby here in Colorado was able to get the DOT to use interrupted rumble strips, allowing the option of leaving the shoulder and returning without the bumps. They also had the DOT prepare a number of sample RS's of different design, and then the bicycle folks tested them and chose the least offensive and most "rideable."

Here is an interesting US DOT study.

Interesting study, thanks for posting that.

I figure that the number one danger, by far, while riding here, is a distracted driver drifting off the road and ploughing into me. So I want that strip optimized for waking up that driver. I don't care if it hurts my boys when I ride over it, or if it takes up some of my space. I want it to do it's primary job. I do have to ride over it occasionally if there is debris or a parked car, but it's not too bad. I've never hit it by accident.

The interrupted strips actually make more of an impression - mostly on, but a different feel every couple of seconds or so. Like a rat-a-tat-tat. There is no way a car can miss them.

I have a Olympus 790SW waterproof and shock proof point and shoot that I carry with me everywhere whenever I leave the house. I had this for many years and it is only 7.1 megapixels. This has been dropped and been underwater, in floods and bike crashes and still works. Quite decent shots but only 3x optical zoom makes it hard to take shots that are further away. My memory is not as good and sometimes it is easier to just snap a pic especially numbers or addresses.

Penn-Dot rumble strips are the worst. Penn-Dot brags about inventing the rumble strip. I have hated the things since the first time I ever encountered one. I don't even want to think about riding a bike over them.