5Z wrote:
I was browsing a CompUSA today and came across what looks like nearly
the perfect camera for taking photos from the cockpit. It's a Kodak
V570. 5 megapixel and a 23mm equivalent wide angle lens.

Here's a review:
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/ko...ew/index.shtml

The camera's tiny, the LCD is quite large and the wide angle lens is
about as wide as practical before going fisheye.

It's an intriguing camera, but I'm wondering how well the LCD works in
the cockpit. It doesn't have an optical viewfinder. The review says "As
is usually the case with Kodak LCDs, outdoor visibility is very good";
however, I just bought a Kodak V550 for my wife, and I don't think it's
2.5" LCD is any better than "fair" in bright sunlight ("fair" means I
usually can make out buildings and cars, so I know it's pointed in about
the right direction). The V550 has an optical viewfinder, so it's not a
problem, but no wide angle. It's a very nice camera otherwise, though.

At the moment, I'm thinking of the Canon S80 for the cockpit, which has
a 28 mm wide angle. It has an optical viewfinder and a big LCD,
visibility unknown to me.
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