[Cdt-l] Camera Question

[Rebecca Mezoff]

Trew--
I have been using the Canon Elph in various incarnations for a long  
time. It is small, has something of a zoom, does macro, and takes  
videos fairly well considering what it is. It is small and takes  
lithium batteries.  My father uses a camera with AAs and I would  
highly discourage it for backpacking. The little lithium rechargeables  
are not only lighter, they last a million times longer.  I take an  
extra with me and the two batteries will take something like 800-1000  
photos before I need to recharge them. My dad's AAs probably only  
shoot 50 before he needs new batteries (or to recharge his AAs.).  
Consider a small camera with rechargeable lithiums and then carry an  
extra charged battery or two. It'll be lighter and the camera will  
work much better.
But then, you have to HYOH!
Rebecca