ocr: An ideal job for the compact is for the personnal sporting record. Some compacts are damp proof or even waterproot to a degree. If not, carry the amera in a sealed DRY polythene bag, and only take it out to use it. Good quality is again important. Angling papers: for example, would welcome quality Pictures ! A Candids and putdoor portratts of people are. quite suited to compacts. The ZOOM variety allows Pictures to be taken from further away, and you are thus not as likely to be noticed. This Picture was taken at a horse cross country event. The beauty of compacts is that they can be carried i ...