Oh crap, someone got JohnC a camera!

[JohnC]

Well, I actually got it for myself. And Jess, of course. We bought it for the upcoming Australia trip (the day before that trip got postponed).

Its a Canon Powershot S5 IS. 12x optical zoom and 8 megalopixels. I thought briefly about a DSLR, but this one wins, on account of the fact that I'd rather accidentally drop a $300 camera off of a boat or motorcycle rather that a $1000 camera. Especially considering all of the traveling we're going to do. *And*, it does a pretty decent impression of a video camera. It replaces my 5-year old Powershot A40.

Disclaimer: I suck at photography. My inner photographer is a color-blind retard with coke-bottle glasses. All images link to high-res versions.