If you were going trekking in central america for a month and wanted to take a digital camera, which one....?

...would you take??
Bear in mind the battery time considering we may not have frequent acces to electricity to chage the battery. Also the camcorder would need to be rugged and if possible waterproof. Any ideas????

sorry- i meant camcorder not camera

I'm not sure about the camcorder...but I would think if you have no access to electricity then the most logical type of camera to take would be one that uses AA size batteries.

The best type of battery would probably be non rechargeable Lithium (Energizer e2). They can provide around 600 shots, which makes them a good choice. You just need to make sure you carry enough with you.

Some things to consider...
Take some sort of waterproof protection for your camera and batteries....
Take along a second, backup camera
Bring along plenty of memory cards

Good luck & happy trekking...

Camcorder? You're probably in the wrong answers section then. But I would bring along a solar powered battery charger, if you won't have access to electricity or a whole lot of lithium batteries designed for your camcorder. Generally speaking, for size, Sony makes some very small miniDV camcorders, followed by Canon. Panasonic makes some of the best miniDV camcorders, but they are a little bit bigger. If you need waterproof, I suggest looking for an underwater case or underwater bag, which will have an optically clear glass and offer water protection. An underwater bag will be cheaper. I also strongly suggest bringing lots of dessicant.

If you vave access to a vehicles power supply, get a charger for that. You would want a very fast charger as your time available may be limited.

In places where there is no power supply, the camera brand doesn't matter much. Just make sure it operates on AA baterries and carry a good amount of battery with you.