As a guy with only four bags I can't carry anything bigger than this. This is the smallest decent camera I could find back then. In addition, the quality is fantastic. What I like best is that you can turn it on, take a picture and put it back in your pocket while most people are still waiting for their lenses to pop out. Everything else has already been said many times, so I'll leave it at that.
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