In 2004, digital cameras had finally reached the point where you could buy a fairly decent small camera that would take 3.2 megapixel pictures for only a few hundred dollars and included a 2x optical zoom. I bought one. I was hooked. Of course, less than ten years later, the smart phone revolution/epidemic would make this technology available to a much wider audience, but that's a story for another album.
Here is the review of the camera I used (the Sony Cybershot P52) from when it first came out:
https://www.dpreview.com/articles/4941562559/sonyp32p52p72p92
Below are a few of the things I captured in 2004-2006, using this inexpensive digital camera that easily fit in my coat pocket.
