Uh, oh! I think I ruined my digital camera today. I went canoeing with some friends and took it along with me. Like I have so many times before, I sealed it in a ziplock bag, which was inside another ziplock bag, all in my backpack. Today, there was one less survivor.

I guess a big difference between today and previous trips was the amount of time I, and my backpack, spent in the water…

I did get some pictures along the way, which I hope survived on the memory card. The “crash” that probably did the camera in came later in the trip. Afterwards, I pulled out the camera and watched water drip out. Not a good sign! I’m going to try drying it out (might need to take sections of it apart) and see if I can coax it back to working. If not…seems I’ll be in the market for a new camera sooner than I expected. I have a big, clunky, old Olympus that works (er…worked) great, so while I’ve wanted a smaller one for some time, I couldn’t justify spending the money. The priority has been bumped up a few notches now, though.

Any one have any recommendations on pocket-size or slightly larger point-and-shoot digital cameras? I did some research a while back, but I’m too tired and frustrated at things to post them right now (why do I always run out of ink when I need something important printed?!?).