How to get a Really Compact Camera travel Kit. Also applies a bit to phones etc.

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To the left is the New Gear which has half the volume of the Old Gear, right. An inch and cm tape in between.

Note!

I found a site on Internet that helps you to find e.g. a travel camera for your needs, http://www.measy.com . "The whole process is backed by comprehensive research from the most knowledgeable experts on the Internet." As far as I can tell they have, Nov 2009, completely overlooked one very, very important point.

Two important steps to get a set that is compact on the road.

A bargain if you get rid of 75% weight or volume like I did.

The first step, which works for most travelers, cuts the volume down to some half!
Some 90 % of travelers don't take this step and end up with a larger than necessary kit. It is of course not a simple as selecting the smallest camera.

The second step uses unconventional methods. Last time I got rid of some 30 %!

I don't find them with a Google search.

 
And much more.

 

Content

 

·         Very good, big, camera or thin point and shoot?

·         What do I need?

·         First step toward compactness. Last time I got rid of half the volume. 

·         Standard or special cables

·         Where there are TVs there are standard cables!

·         Rechargeable battery or not

·         Camera case? No way! I have a slim pocket camera. Guess how much the volume increases with its case? 30, 60 or 100 %?

·         How I carry camera. In a breast pocket and in a way so it doesn't weigh down the pocket, which otherwise would cause the usually  very light tropical shirt to markedly hang down on camera side. Still I can take it out, hold it at suitable distance to view the LCD display and shoot without any intermediate actions.

 ·         Where I place the camera strap

·         How to take out the camera for quickest shooting

·         How to carry a slim camera/phone disguised on your chest

·         The future

·         How I reduced volume to less than half of previous gear

·         Second step towards compactness. Unorthodox way of volume reduction - makes a big difference. Last time I got rid of some 30 %!

·         From diary: Earlier examples of how I modified gear for a trip

·         I modify a PC loudspeaker set for Ultra Compact Travel  - no need to take the sound boxes with you when checking out of the hotel!

 

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