What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

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hippy

I'm looking to buy a compact camera to use on chilled rides/tours instead of my phone camera which I'm always disappointed with.

A quick glance and I'm down a rabbit hole of Canon model numbers.

G7 is better than G9, there's I, II and III versions. There's a Richoh with no zoom lens that I presume would be really fast to use and more rugged. There's Olympus Tough TG-6 which is actually 'rugged'.

I used to own a Powershot G3 and I still have a collection of Canon DSLRs so I'm quite fond on Canon stuff in general and would lean that way over most other things unless there was a compelling argument to go another way. I hate Nikon.

What would you buy if you were me, looking for better point and shoot results?

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Acliff in reply to @hippy

I don’t think many camera will survive being thrown off the bike at 30kmph very often, but having it weather resistant is very useful.

I’ve had lens elements fog up on cameras from being in humid jersey pockets.

Less of an issue in a bar bag or on a sling strap.

Could also look at the Canon M series?

Not worth getting a small sensor compact these days as it’s not any better than a phone camera these days.

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hippy in reply to @Acliff

I think M are too big. It could go in a top tube bag or perhaps I'd just ziplock it or wedge my wallet in between so it's less sweat drenched. Though this is another reason to consider water-proof options. Does Canon do any 'tough' stuff?

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