Folks, say hi to the retrocam you'll be seeing my upcoming Wales trip through. If you're a longtime Cammy fan, you'll probably remember my multiple run-ins with the AOL PhotoCam, and I was eager to not repeat those mistakes by buying an actual digicam from a reputable brand this time. I was a little hesitant to go Canon, only because I thought the sample images looked a little too good for the specifically hazy, shitty look I prefer from my retro digicams, but I've decided that usability matters to me more than aesthetics at the moment.

Anyway, this one works great! Very comfortably chunky in the hands. It takes four AA batteries, so I have no rechargeable packs to worry about, and transferring photos is as simple as sticking the CompactFlash card (the seller on eBay sent me it with a 128MB one inside) into a reader and dragging them off. It can shoot in three qualities, and three sizes, up to 1600x1200.

I'm not too terribly sure what kinda page I'll make for this trip—I didn't even finish the ones I was working on for the last trip, and truth be told, every year, I seem to have less interest in the "hey guys, look at what all I got up to!" grind. Projects are a different thing, but just my vacation photos? Whatever, they're fun. I'll let you have a peek soon. Here's a sample shot if you wanna know what kinda quality we're dealing with.

Above all else, I'm just happy I only have to take my 3DS this time. Carrying two DS consoles, one for games and one for pictures, into a foreign country is a bit clunky!