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rocketman
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For a P&S to carry on the bike my next choice is mostly going to be a weather-proof one. There are several being offered now that even stand up to being submerged in say 4 to ten feet of water, are shock resistant, light and don't have a retractable lens (its always behind the glass in the body) so start-up time is quick.
I'd worry more about controls, are they easy to use? Don't get carried away with megapixels, or high zoom, stay away from digital zoom. Don't need to worry about batteries or rechargeable going dead just get a spare. (although my new Pen EP-1 is a bit of a disappointment on the battery life but thats a bit out of the price range were talking here) But as for view-finders I'll have to disagree with Tom, well slightly anyway, they are nice in bright sun no doubt about it and for any action shooting, I find it is easier to pan and maintain your target esp. up close. But I will agree it's not a main feature thing for a compact P&S but still nice to have, all mine, except the Pen have one, but then my eyes are getting olderdamn cataract forming in one gerrrrrr
RM
I'd worry more about controls, are they easy to use? Don't get carried away with megapixels, or high zoom, stay away from digital zoom. Don't need to worry about batteries or rechargeable going dead just get a spare. (although my new Pen EP-1 is a bit of a disappointment on the battery life but thats a bit out of the price range were talking here) But as for view-finders I'll have to disagree with Tom, well slightly anyway, they are nice in bright sun no doubt about it and for any action shooting, I find it is easier to pan and maintain your target esp. up close. But I will agree it's not a main feature thing for a compact P&S but still nice to have, all mine, except the Pen have one, but then my eyes are getting olderdamn cataract forming in one gerrrrrr
RM
