The first, and hopefully only thing, I bought to celebrate my new job was a Canon Powershot S410, in the digital Elph series. It’s small enough for me to carry around in my pocket, unlike my old camera, and is capable of taking 4.0 megapixel pictures. It has a long exposure mode of up to 15 seconds, and custom white balancing. It can also take movies up to 320×240 resolution at 15 fps, which I’ve already had fun with at the Highlander Pub two weekends ago. I decided to go with something compact for candid snaps, instead of an SLR where I’d have to carry around an extra case/bag.