"Padishar Creel" wrote in message "Santa brought me a Wal-Mart gift
certificate and I am interested in a digital camera to take on fishing
expeditions in the unlikely event that Bugcaster actually catches a fish so
I can record his one-in-a-lifetime achievement. I subscribe to Consumer
Reports and they evaluated digital cameras, recently, and picked the Nikon
Coolpix 2200 as a best buy in the 2 megapixel range. First of all is 2
megapixels okay for your normal fly fishing pictorial chronicle and has
anyone had experience with this camera, or would recommend something else?"

If all you are going to do with it is take pictures while fishing that
should work. If you plan on using the camera for other photo opportunities
then you may want to look at other cameras. I own the Nikon 4100 cool pix
and a Minolta Dimage Z. I fine the Minolta takes much better pictures then
the Nikon but the camera was more expensive.

Look for optical zoom and not digital zoom. The more pixels the better
quality the picture will be at large size. What type of batteries the
camera takes should be considered also. If you like the option of using
regular alkaline batteries or using a special type of rechargeable battery.
Either way carry spare batteries with you. Invest in a larger memory card
then what comes with the camera.

Sarge