Reliability/robustness of FX7/8/9 series

[kenm]

Hi,

I need a small point and shoot camera mostly to be carried on my motorcycle. This will replace a dead Canon S400. The new FX9 satifies my feature requirements.

The only question left to answer is the general reliability and robustness of this series of cameras. I haven't seen anything yet to indicate that it has a design problem so I'm hopeful. Is this series robust enough to live in a fanny pack while riding a street bike? I think that I'll buy an extended warranty no matter what, but I don't want to buy another camera with a known reliability issue.

Thanks for your responses.

-ken

[kenm]

I'm interpreting the lack of responses to be that everybody who has one of these cameras is happy with its robustness and reliability. So I ordered one today from OneCall. To be safe, I also ordered a 5-year extended warranty for it. OneCall has an interesting policy for their extended warranties. If you don't need it, they refund 1/2 of its cost as a store credit when it expires.

So now I'm looking forward to playing with a new toy. :D

Regards,

-ken