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So when a photographer decides to go on a road trip, what camera gear do they bring along? One would typically expect a blogger from a camera store blog to mention a full frame camera and a bunch of pro lenses. Or perhaps you are expecting me to mention a superzoom with the goal being to travel light. Well I am going to be on vacation for the next two weeks on a road trip traveling through the southern United States and my gear of choice may surprise you. The Canon Powershot S100 is the ONLY digital camera I am going to have with me for the trip. Over the past few years I have visited some beautiful places such as Nova Scotia, The Virgin Islands, New England in the Fall, and Red Rock outside of Las Vegas. I have brought an expensive DSLR or Leica M9 Digital Rangefinder to all of these places with a variety of big 2.8 lenses. So as someone who obviously appreciates top quality images, why would I only bring a point and shoot digital camera with me? Well for one the S100 is a truly impressive point and shoot. With a large (relative to other P&S cameras) CMOS sensor, 5x zoom, and 1080 HD video, it is clearly the best pocket camera on the market to date. Over the course of my trip I will be going over all the nitty gritty details of my new favorite featherweight including super slow motion video, so stay tuned for that. Still the quality doesn't come close to touching a DSLR or even a micro 4/3rds system camera. Have I lost my passion for sharp and richly detailed photographs? No! Not at all. Keep checking back over the next few days and I will share my knowledge on how to surpass the quality of the best DSLRs on the market... I will leave you with a hint: (click more)
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