Things to Buy (#3)

Okay, so this isn't exactly a thing to buy... because this baby is all mine! At least it will be for my birthday at the end of this year. It's called the DSC-HX5V, and I got it today after a Sony product night where I got it at the discounted price of $379 as opposed to the SRP of $629.

It was a tough decision because I was previously looking at buying a Panasonic, mainly due to their Leica lens and the fact that Canon just hadn't managed to woo me with any of their point and shoot high zoom cameras (Don't worry, I'm still looking at you Mr. Canon DSLR). I hadn't even considered a Sony. It has a Sony G series lens which are generally used in the DSLR lenses, Full HD Video, GPS functions so that during the trip I wont get mixed up over where certain photos were taken, Intelligent Sweep Panorama, and a 10x Optical Zoom. Some good features and ones that are almost identical to the Panasonic. I can't wait to get my hands on it, although I don't think I'll be using it too much for my trip because I don't want it to meet the same fate as some of my other cameras.