Jim I used to take my eos digitl SLR. No more , wife bought me a Canon SD 1400 Image stabilised digital ELPH With bat and 4 gig mem card in a lowe pro case 6oz. Has macro and HD digital vidio I dont know if they still offer this exact model. My mom was looking for one and found a similar one with Bat and 4G card for 99.00 at wal mart. I wont tell you pictures are as excellent as my full size slr but they are very good quality. I will never carry a full size cam backpacking again. It also has a 4x optical zoom and additional 12 x digital zoom. Great little camera for the buck. I was amazed at the vidio quality! Hope this helps