What is a good heavy duty digital camera to use for field work?

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Amber

I am trying to find a new digital camera to start supplying the technicians with at work, here is what I am looking for:

-No zoom- the current cameras are kodak easy share m552, and they keep breaking due to obstructed lense. I amlookng for a camera that will not be obstructed by exposure to dust and debris.

-Atleast 10 megapixel- due to the importance and detail of these photos, the camera must have a higher megapixel. We are currently using one with 14 but I believe 10 would suffice.

-Sturdy- I can only imagine that the technicians are rough with them so it needs to be somewhat sturdy, I keep thinking of when Nextel came out with the rubber coated walkies marketed to construction workes. Something like this would be great but the true problem we have is the obstructed lense so no zoom takes priority.

-Cost- We are currently only spending around $70.00 per digital camera so anything under $120 is a must.


I would greatly appreciate any response to be as detailed as possible (model number).

Thanks.

Answer
Unfortunately the camera you want doesn't exist at the price point you desire.

The closest I found was this one from Olympus:
http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/tg-320.html On sale at the Olympus Store for $129.99. Only about $10.00 above your $120.00 budget.

Another option is this one, also from Olympus:
http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/digitalcameras/tg-310.html $179.99 at the Olympus Store.

As you can see from the specifications both are rugged cameras and should have a better chance of surviving the conditions you described.

What part of the specs should I be looking for to buy a good digital camera?

John H

ok, so I see many newsapaper ads from Best Buy and Circuit City over digital cameras running around $100.00. I don't get the megapixels thing and zoom. And some have high megapixels but to me the picture quality appears grainy. what i'm looking for is a thin sleek (if possible) camera that has excellent picture quality. Zoom so that I don't have to be so close to take a picture, and long battery life.

Answer
You'd better off with a 5-7 megapixel for a thin/sleek pocket camera. At this point, anything higher than that would be looks grainy/noisy especially in low light condition.

Long battery life means you'll need something with lithium battery.

Zoom... how much zoom do you need? For the usual social thing, 4x optical zoom should be enough.

Anyway. It sounds to me that the Canon Powershot SD1000 will fits you great. It's slim, takes good picture, and it has quite a good battery life. It's more than $100 though, but you get what you're paying for.

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