More camera info...

In the comments, Kimmy asked what made us choose that camera. I thought I'd answer here in case she doesn't revisit comments.

I knew nothing about digital cameras so I did a quick Google search (gotta love Google!) and found this article. It's geared for businesses, but told me what I needed to know.

We wanted something basic so it wouldn't cost too much. I realize megapixals are all the rage, but I think that's something you can go nuts about. For our needs the lowest (3) would be too small, but 4 or 5 would do just fine. I didn't want lots of battery expenses in the future, so I looked for something with a Li-ion rechargeable battery. I trusted the name Canon out of pure ignorance. I didn't do any research on them, so I'm relieved to hear these are supposed to be good cameras. I wanted optical zoom, which this has. That's really all I looked for. I wasn't too fussed about it.

The final decision maker was price though. This retails for $300-500 depending on where you go, and we paid a little less than $125 including shipping. Not too shabby, and less than what we would have spent on film and developing over the next two months. Well worth the investment.

The fact that it will make my new blogging obsession easier is a just plus! ;)