Looking for a low budget camera with 0.5 zoom.

[Zoe]

These new cell phones/iphones can take professional quality pictures if you know what you are doing.

You may have to put it on a camera stand so it is not moving and make al the adjustments. It has good flash on it too. Pretty decent flashlight if you need it at night.

Battery charge last longer on the newer models. Of course you can charge it while your riding too. Or even use a small backup mobile charger.

they can do video. You can video on the subject.

 

[Zoe]

You see all these reports on news now where somebody videoed the subject and probably sell it to the news station.

Police will pay for information like that in some cases.