Olympus D380. have had it for years. I'm not recommending this camera necessarily but I'll give you the reasons I like it and what I will need when replacing it.
It is the size of a compact 35mm camera. This allows me to handle the camera with riding gloves on. It has a large shutter button. I can keep it in my unzipped pocket with the wrist strap outside. I can slip my hand in the strap and pull the camera out and then put it back when done.
It also has the external lense cover that slides to turn the camera on/off. And there is no Zoom lense so it doesn't poke out of the camera body. This is important becuase cameras who have this option tend to poke the lense into the cover. This causes trouble with the lens. Scratching and such. Also with the lense cover On/Off style it's easy on a bike to operate since there's no Tiny button to push.
Posted on Nov 1, 2009, 11:01 AM from IP address 74.67.38.228