My wife bought me a Sony WX9 last year for my birthday, and gave it to me early before I left for my first Whitney trip of the summer. It's not dust and shock proof like I would have liked, but it's been put through some pretty heavy drops without issue. Carl Zeiss lens with 5X zoom and 16.2mp makes for some pretty decent shots.

I really like the timer feature that will not take the picture until it detects your face, or two faces in the frame. No timer, just waits for detection and then gives you three seconds. It's perfect for when I'm on my own.

Also does video and panoramic sweep photos.

Not a particularly interesting photo, but here's one taken with my WX9 looking down the trail from Trail camp:



One day I'd like to hike the entire John Muir Trail and not leave a single footprint. -Randy Morgenson