Camera for Carp Fishing

One thing I have noticed among catch and release carp fisherman - a desire to capture a high quality picture of the carp prior to release. I have largely been lucky in this regard because my wife is a frequent fishing partner. She doesn't fish (yet), but she does seem to enjoy taking the pictures.

Rhode Island Carp posted information recently about a pretty good deal on a Canon PowerShot camera. It's no longer selling for $44.99, but even at the current listing price of $74.99 I'd say that's still not too bad for such a small, compact, easy to use, point-and-shoot camera also capable of high definition video.



Canon PowerShot A2300
(Photo credit: http://shop.usa.canon.com )

Description from the Canon website:

Simple and stylish, this chic compact camera is packed with advancements that make it easy to get a great shot every time. Smart AUTO recognizes 32 predefined shooting situations, then automatically picks the proper camera settings for you. Saving memories in breathtakingly realistic 720p HD is as easy as pressing the dedicated movie button. You'll see extraordinary resolution and fast performance with the 16.0 Megapixel Image Sensor and DIGIC 4 Image Processor, and capture more dynamic, exciting images with the 5x Optical Zoom with 28mm Wide-Angle lens.

If I go fishing without a fishing partner I use my Flip Video camera mounted on a tripod and then take a photo from the video. The quality is usually not the greatest with this method, but it does work in an acceptable manner. My main goal is to capture the moment so I can look back at the pictures later. I especially enjoy that on nights like tonight when it's 12.9 degrees on my back pork thermometer!

But if I see this camera back down in the $44.99 price range any time soon, I'm going to own one for sure.