I need suggestions for a digital camera for a very long backpacking trip.?

Question

Looking for a camera that is thin and lightweight first.

Long battery life, good to great image quality, 4x or more optical zoom if possible, and ability to use high capacity memory card (such as 16GB SDHC).

I am planning a very long backpacking trip starting April 2009, and packing as light as possible. Anybody have good digital camera suggestion?

Answer 1

There is a new style out by Olympus that is like waterproof, crushproof, weatherproof, and they tiny and takes great pics! They have a few models on this line and they are sold at most places like best buy, circuit city...prices aren't to bad either $200-$400

I used an 8gb SD and it worked fine