I'm terrible about slowing down and taking the time to take photos, but I've had good luck with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20. This is at the cheaper end of the line of waterproof and shockproof cameras, but for me it takes much better pictures than my IPhone. The form factor is quite small (fits in my palm) and is light enough for a jersey pocket. I like the one button video feature too (didn't think I'd need it but I use it now that it's so easy). I live in the Pacific NW so waterproof is important to me, and in the summer, sweat proof is nice too. My IPhone is in a waterproof case that makes the lens susceptible to glare and attracts difficult to remove crud. I also keep the use of my phone to a minimum during rides to prolong battery life. I keep a thin, extra long lanyard on the camera; I loop it over my head, and it goes across my chest, under my arm, and then gets tucked into a rear jersey. I find that makes it much more likely for me to take photos, and I can fiddle with it while riding without the risk of dropping it. The only downside to this model (that I'm aware of) is the lack of a lens cover. I wish it had a sliding cover or something that that.
David On Monday, April 13, 2015 at 1:15:30 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote: > > +1 on the small Canon cameras. I have one of those (SD 780 IS), and I > carry it on the bike more than I do my Canon S95. The S95 takes better > photos, but the SD780 is easy to use, smaller, and doesn’t cost as > much—which means that if drop it while I’m riding I’m out about far less > money for a new camera. > > Regarding iPhones—I have an iPhone and an iPod Touch (which also takes > nice photos and videos). I haven’t been able to use them successfully for > on-the-bike photos. Both suffer from the same problem: You have to give a > lot of attention to the device to get it out of your jersey pocket or > handlebar bag, turn it on, compose the photo, and shoot. You can’t do it > without looking, given the need to swipe across the screen to turn it on, > get the Camera app started, etc. Compare that with most dedicated digital > cameras, which are easy to operate by feel. > > The iPhone and iPod are both great cameras, but they don’t work well for > me while riding. If you take most of your photos while stopped, they would > probably work quite well. > > I often bring my Garmin VIRB camera to shoot video. It will take still > photos, but they’re not as good as what you’ll get from a decent digital > camera. > > --Eric Norris > campyo...@me.com <javascript:> > www.campyonly.com > campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > > On Apr 13, 2015, at 10:03 AM, Jim Bronson <jim.b...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > I like the tiny Canons for bike usage. They used to call them the "elph" > series but I don't know what they are called now. > On Apr 12, 2015 6:26 PM, "'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch" < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I never used to take photos when riding, but last year I started. I've >> used my iPhone, which is ok, but it only works in weather that's warm >> enough for fingerless gloves. And I'm sure I could take better pictures >> with a better camera. So I'm looking for something that's light, durable, >> easy to use and takes nice pictures. What do you all use? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
