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I've been using this a lot lately, since it is all about convenience and delivers great quality. I thought it has earned a spot in my equipment set.

Since it uses AA batteries, I'm almost always in walking distance of fresh power for it. It's small enough to easily fit in the pocket of a winter coat, and it lives the rest of the time in a small case in my messenger bag. The manual exposure mode on it works well enough for adjusting the exposure when the compensation control isn't enough. The IS feature really does help, which is good because it is noisy at moderate and high ISO. I usually leave it at 80.

The last few shots from this I've posted were processed from RAW images, a feature unlocked by the 3rd party CHDK firmware. CHDK does get you RAW, but it slows the camera bootup significantly, and (obviously) writing the files to the card takes a lot longer. For most shots, the JPGs this camera produces internally from the raw sensor output are pretty darn good, so I may not use CHDK on a regular basis going forward. As I mentioned before, this camera is all about convenience.

This picture was taken with my Canon Powershot G2.

Seeing as my point-and-shoot cameras always end up getting rather beat up since I carry them around in my purse all the time, I finally decided to get myself a small camera case.

Although I could really use a tripod for my DSLR, I decided to purchase a Joby Gorillapod for my point-and-shoot. It's a small, flexible tripod that can be used to attach to things to make a shake-free photo just about anywhere. I have yet to give it a whirl, but I like how it is really small and seems like it would be fairly portable.