I decided to head over to Jessops today and treat myself to a new travel camera. The purpose was to have something suitable to carry around with me most of the time that doesn't occupy the space of a DSLR or Bridge camera. I went for the Sony HX60. It cost £189, and I got a free Sony leather case with it. I did opt to purchase an additional 'hard' case too, because of it having to sit in my bag.

I've not had a chance to use it out and about today, but I've had a quick play around with it in the house, and I'm well impressed. Has similar modes to my DSLR, and also has a similarly wide ISO range and shutter speed. The WiFi transfer mode is impressive too, and I can quickly transfer photos to my phone when out and about.

I'll take it through to Whitley Bay tomorrow I think and have a proper look at it then.