Cameras.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

For travel I like the much smaller point and shoot cameras. A big camera gets to be an anchor around your neck when you are hoofing it around doing site seeing. Other than for a true pro like Katie , the point and shoots with all the optical zooms and image stabilization take pictures that are way above and beyond and vacationers needs.

Im with Saltheart, I had a Canon Rebel and after years of toting it around looking like a tourist I realized I get just as good of a picture from a small point and shoot that higher megapixels that fits in my pocket. Plus you can get waterproof in case you and your significant other get frisky at the Trevi fountian and fall in.

[spence]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

...I realized I get just as good of a picture from a small point and shoot that higher megapixels that fits in my pocket.

Depends on what you like.

Megapixels don't necessarily translate into a better photo, the size of the CCD is much more important and this is one of the big differences between a SLR and POS.

Point and shoots do fine in good light, but anything moving fast or under darker conditions and they're usually going to struggle.

-spence