What is a Good Camera to Take on a Yearlong Backpacking Trip Through South East Asia?

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It obviously needs to be fairly light and not too large. I would still like something that produces good quality photos and is not too delicate. Preferably less than $500, though feel free to mention more expensive cameras.
Thanks, Longshiren. :-) I looked at the Panasonic site and found the Lumix TS2 to be a good camera for my needs.

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Check out the Panasonic Lumix TS10,

"a new rugged, waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and dustproof camera . The camera is rated as waterproof down to 10 feet underwater, drop-proof to falls of up to 5 feet, and freezeproof down to temperatures of 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Its 2.7-inch LCD screen has an antireflective coating..

The 14-megapixel TS10 offers an optically stabilized 4X optical zoom lens (35mm to 140mm), Intelligent Auto features, the high-speed autofocus system found in the LX5, and 720p video recording as motion JPEG files

Available in September for US $250.00

This came from an article comparing features of many cameras at Yahoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100818/tc_pcworld/thisfallsmostpromisingcameraannouncements

good luck.

What is a good amount of megapixels for a cheap video camera?

joe

Due to one of the best burns o. Yahoo history, I have to re-ask the question with detail.

I am planning on going on a longboardning trip, I think megapixels have to do with th quality of the shot, but either way what is a good 'affordable' cameras that have a decent battery life, I think thats it

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If you want video, then quality is based on horizontal line count and compression applied to the video captured and stored. 480 horizontal lines is Standard definition. 720 and 1080 are high definition.
Lower compression = higher quality = large video file
Higher compression = lower quality = smaller video file

If you want stills, the megapixel count is important.

If you are longboarding, a waterproof camera would be appropriate.

"Affordable" means different things to different people. Waterproof cameras can range in price from $200 up to over $50,000 (a decent camcorder in a good underwater housing).

"Decent battery life" is as simple as getting an extra rechargeable battery from the camcorder manufacturer.

Any GoPro in a waterproof case is worth investigating.

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