when i take pictures i dont take em for the enjoyment of the picture taking , i take em so i can remember in years to come where ive been what ive done ... so looking for a decent point and shoot that takes SD cards (cause i have 4gb kicking about and im going traveling by bike for 4 months in countries where weather is very variable)

so looking at these "waterproof" "shockproof" cameras from the likes of olympus any one had any experiance with them ?

looking to replace my broken and battery hungry samsung a7

if they aint no cope then recomend me another compact that doesnt eat batterys , relitively sturdy , takes SD cards and can either be charged from usb (i have a freeloader solar charger) or just takes standard AA batterys. dont need any more than 5-7 mega pixels would prefer a better lense than a mega number of pixels current cameras 7 and gives fine pictures ! budget is varible .....but nothing mega though and certainly dont need an SLR .....

having read into them a bit more since posting , it has transpired that to charge it you must take the battery out and place in charge .... about as much use as a chocolate teapot to me as ill break the charger in my panniers and also i wont have mains to charge it , so must be chargable from usb !

Got two(!!) 1DS MkIIs' in my living room as we speak, plus a D200.. Terry you need one of these!

/doesn't want to give em back.