Camera For The Treck

[ryano82]

Hi Guys and Girls

Im wanting to hear from any one who has done the treck on the topic of how long did your camera batteries last what sort of camera did you take ?
is there any device out there that will charge a lithum battery while in the bush ?

[Kez]

I took a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1. I took 445 photos @ max resolution and 3 x 1 minute videos with it. My second battery died just at the end of my plane flight back whilst looking at my pictures.

Even if you had a solar charger or something it wouldn't do you much good as you are under the cover of the rainforest most of the time. Just take extra batteries. AAs are easy if your camera takes them, and other specific camera batteries can be had for $4 each on Ebay (they are around $90 in camera shops). I took 3 batteries and only used 2.

[KarenT]

Hi just got back I took a Olympus 1030 SW Which is water proof to 10m, shock proof and be stompped on and worked great. Has a lot of different functions and an on board menu that discribes what each of the settings are used for. Just left it in my pocket and took it out along the way to snap. Did not have to worry about if it was raining of if I fell on it. The bigger the camera the more wieght some-one has to carry. One battery last until day 5 and then I had a spare, got about 400 photos.

[ryano82]

Hi Karen

Thanks for that, i have the model below that the olympus 770 same thing 10m water proof and crush proof

how many pics did you take for the entire trip ?

[Shepherd]

Hi,
I took the Olympus 790sw, it worked a treat, took 403 photos. I took 2 batteries (3 would have been better), had the camera in a small case which was fastened to the shoulderstrap of my pack. The camera was also attached by lanyard to the shoulderstrap, as I was fairly paranoid about loosing it. I found this the easiest way to be able to have the camera on hand for a quick shot.
I bought a non-geniune battery for $10 compared to $70 for a geniune and it still works fine.
The waterproof/shockproof camera is certainly a great way to go. I witnessed a very expensive camera die a horrible death on the trek .
Good Luck.

[KarenT]

Hi

I got about 300 pics, with reviewing and deleting and mucking about with the camera, per battery and took two batteries, the 2G card can take 800+ photos so it is the battery that will go before the card is full.

I started out with it on a lanyard attached to my pack, but the thing rusted with the humidity so I just ended up with it in my pocket. The black face plate is a bit scratched, and I put one of those mobile phone clear screen covers on the screen just in case (cost 15 bucks I think had to modify one to fit)

Have fun

[Earthboy_rod]

just back and started with 4 pack of AA extra long life batteries that lasted the whole trip and still going good. sadly my 1GB card was full 3 days from the end and had to delete a few and rely on others in the group for photos. Also i was able to walk those 5 days with my camera around my neck the entire time.

[KarenT]

Earthboy Rod what camera did you have? you did not say.

[Brian]

Whilst I have a much larger camera with 10 optical zoom and the works it would be to cumblesome for the trek so I have gone for a much smaller Canon Ixus 70 I purchased this camera not only for it's size but also as it was one of the few smaller cameras that also hard a optical view finder which is great to use when the sun or strong light is in the wrong position and shining into the LCD screen. The newer version Ixus 75 does not have this feature.

I have used it a few times now whilst bushwalking firstly hanging around my neck on a lanyard but now on the shoulder strap of my daypack which has proven ideal the case that I have for it is suposedly weatherproof but even so I have sprayed it a few times with silicon spray that should make it even more waterproof.

I also purchased on Ebay from Hong Kong some extra batteries and a couple of 4GB HCSD cards all a fraction of the price from my local store. By having extra batteries and ample memory I can if I wish also take some video with the same camera.

One could spend a small fortune on a camera I would not recommend doing so as for such a trek as Kokoda.

Have a great trek
Brian

[ok0510]

AAs are easy if your camera takes them, and other specific camera batteries can be had for $4 each on Ebay (they are around $90 in camera shops).

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