advice on cheap camera for bicycle

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Hello. I'm looking for some advice. I would like to carry a small, cheap digital camera on my
bike. I need something that I can grab and use quickly and easily (but safely) -- preferably
something I can mount on the handlebars. And of course, it needs to be small and light. Does
anybody out there have any advice? Thanks.

At the bottom of the market is the Hawking Webcam. it's a 640x480 web camera that is detachable and
becomes a very cheesy digital camera. it can hold 25 pix, and it costs $70.

sample photo:

sfu.catshirt.jpgOpen ↗

note that this was indoors, and the camera is poor in low-lighht conditiions.

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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

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Quoted message said:

Hello. I'm looking for some advice. I would like to carry a small, cheap digital camera on my
bike. I need something that I can grab and use quickly and easily (but safely) -- preferably
something I can mount on the handlebars. And of course, it needs to be small and light. Does
anybody out there have any advice? Thanks.

I got a used Kodak (520?) on Ebay for $25 US. New batteries ($12 CDN) were all it needed. I since
bought a larger RAM card for $14 on sale, so the whole thing was about $65 CDN. It has a standard
tripod mount, so I bought an appropriate bolt and connected it to my bars with a SS hose clamp -
works great.

Consider a film camera. With low priced cameras, it delivers much better results than digital. And
with 1 hour photo places all over, it is pretty immediate as well. An Olympus Stylus is a great,
small, water resistant film camera with a very good lens. At under $90 new, you also do not need to
lose much sleep if you bounce it.

Sebastian Wren said:

Hello. I'm looking for some advice. I would like to carry a small, cheap digital camera on my
bike. I need something that I can grab and use quickly and easily (but safely) -- preferably
something I can mount on the handlebars. And of course, it needs to be small and light. Does
anybody out there have any advice? Thanks.

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Consider a film camera. With low priced cameras, it delivers much better results than digital. And
with 1 hour photo places all over, it is pretty immediate as well. An Olympus Stylus is a great,
small, water resistant film camera with a very good lens. At under $90 new, you also do not need
to lose much sleep if you bounce it.

I've got one, and I love it; it's presently my snapshot cam, good for carrying around in the pocket.

Film junkie though I am (I've got a 100 foot bulk roll of TMY which I'll probably go through in the
next few months) I wouldn't count digital out altogether. If all the OP is looking for is quick &
dirty snapshots to post on the web, & maybe have the odd 4x6 print made, a very cheap digicam will
probably do just fine. If you factor in film, paper, and chemical costs over a year, you probably
come out the winner overall, cost-wise.

If you're a cycletourist, though, film has its virtues; with a mechanical camera, you're free from
the need to recharge or purchase batteries, which may be harder to find than film (especially if
your camera uses fancy lithium thingies)....

-Luigi who wishes 127 rollfilm was more available, so he could shoot with his granddady's jiffy
kodak vest-pocket cam.