the Sony Mavica. I have the FD-73 Mavica which I use for Ebay and web pictures. The resolution is only 640 x 480 but that is plenty for web work.

My real job involves broadcast tv work where I have seen several tower crews use the Mavica to take closeup pixs of various situations up on the tower, i.e., rusty guy lines, rusty bolts, missing bolts, lightning damage, bullet holes in transmission lines, etc.

It is a rugged unit. I would recommend a case for it just as a precaution. I've used a cheap ($5) portable CD player case for mine--works great, keeps it from getting scratched. You just rip the velcro flap up, grab the camera, push one button to turn it on. It takes a few seconds for it to "check" the disk. Then you are ready to go. (I always load a disk in the camera to be ready when I take it with me. Bring extra disks, too, just in case. I usually shoot in the Email mode, which stores a 640x480 AND a 320x240 jpg file. So you get about 24 pix per disk.

Boyd, if you want high mega-pixel resolution you will need something else. But for a good all-around "rugged?" camera, the Mavica is hard to beat.

(Another feature I like about the Mavica--it will focus up to 1 inch from an object. I have used mine to photograph coins and could fill the picture with excellent detail using the Mavica.)

Be blessed,

JDB


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