I finally took the plunge and ordered a new digital camera last night. It will replace my first digital camera, the workhorse Canon PowerShot S100 that I got on eBay in August, 2001.



I’m pleased with the three years of service I got, and figured it was high time to move on from the 2.1 megapixel world. In a few years, it’ll probably seem like upgrading from a Model T to a Model A, but I think it’ll be a nice step. It’ll probably speed up the timeline for getting a new laptop, since the images will be four or five times as big, but I’m looking forward to a faster, better, snappier (and even smaller!) camera, especially one with a functioning flash.



After much contemplation, I chose the Canon PowerShot S410 over the newer, pricier S500, and decided to spend the money I saved on a bigger memory card for the new camera. The old one will now be the glove compartment camera I wish I had but always forget; hopefully I can keep it charged and useful.