best digital camera for skiing?

I hope no one minds if I jump in on this thread and ask a closely
related question. This year, my girlfriend and I want to get some
video of us skiing, as an instructional aid. When I say video, though,
I don't necessarily mean that I need a camcorder, because I'm pretty
sure that a short burst of moving footage such as you can get with
digital cameras would be entirely sufficient, and I've no wish to keep
it for posterity. When a friend 'filmed' me last year with his digital
camera, though, the image was too small and distant to be of much real
use, so I need to do it differently this year.

So, from anyone who's done this, what sort of digital camera do you
need to get a good shot of someone skiing towards and past the
cameraman (ie., what level of zoom)? And would these things continue
to keep the skier in focus as s/he came towards the camera, without
manual intervention?

Any help from experience would be welcome!

James Bassuk wrote:

.. Seems to me if you spend pennies on a CF card, then you get what you paid
for. BUt shouldn't, in theory, "good" CF cards work everywhere? ...

Yes, but there are some incompatibilities. I have one off-brand cheapo
card that only works in one Nikon camera and not my other. You will know
as soon as you power up if it works. "Good cards" should not be a
problem.

Mike...

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James Bassuk wrote in
. washington.edu:

it needs to take great pics, be quick to boot, and be small enough to
fit
into a ski jacket pocket.

all feedback is welcome!

thanks,
jim bassuk
edmonds, wa


I'd recommend the Canon PowerShot S400 (Digital IXUS 400)

Here are some pics taken by a friends Ixus 400 in November 2003. some of
these pics were taken with an Ixus 1 and some with an Ixus 2.

http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?
action=viewall&albumID=102843534

http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?
action=viewall&albumID=102824417

Greg Hilton wrote in
:

James Bassuk wrote in
. washington.edu:

it needs to take great pics, be quick to boot, and be small enough to
fit
into a ski jacket pocket.

all feedback is welcome!

thanks,
jim bassuk
edmonds, wa


I'd recommend the Canon PowerShot S400 (Digital IXUS 400)

Here are some pics taken by a friends Ixus 400 in November 2003. some
of these pics were taken with an Ixus 1 and some with an Ixus 2.

http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?
action=viewall&albumID=102843534

http://community.webshots.com/scripts/editPhotos.fcgi?
action=viewall&albumID=102824417



Tried to view the pics but got the following error:

"A problem has been detected.

You do not appear to be the owner of this album.
Make sure you are logged in."

I think you need to "invite" us to see the pics.
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Tried to view the pics but got the following error:

"A problem has been detected.

You do not appear to be the owner of this album.
Make sure you are logged in."


Do these links work?

http://community.webshots.com/album/102843534QQtuAl
http://community.webshots.com/album/102824417qDewYW

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:17:03 CST, Greg Hilton wrote:

Do these links work?

http://community.webshots.com/album/102843534QQtuAl
http://community.webshots.com/album/102824417qDewYW

Yup, that works.

BTW, nice shots.

Not bad for a Canon P&S.

-Astro