I really never leave my house without one of my cameras, but I am not normally also carrying a pack. I'm very new to backpacking and I have been trying to reconcile my want to bring a quality camera and keep my pack truly lite. I know there are extremely small digital cameras, but they don't have the control I am used to.

Any suggestions to help me keep my pack lite but still bring along a quality camera to document my trip? I would appreciate any suggestions from alternate cameras to alternate carrying methods.

Thank you!