Interesting how they point out the connectivity part because that held weight when I recently assessed new mirrorless systems, switch to Nikon, or sticking with Canon.

Funny to see myself in the stats because I used my airline miles for a "deep sea" model which is a category mentioned, and my November 70D purchase would put me close to the slight uptick in SLR sales.

I'm out of the country now and very happy with my purchases. The Olympus TG-2 is a decent enough incremental upgrade from my earlier Panasonic waterproof model. I packed so light that I put my 70-200, 10-22 and fast prime in a suitcase but 70D and 18-135 STM pack a tremendous amount of capability by themselves.

The bigger problem of smartphone vs traditional camera firm is apparent on this trip. We're off the beaten path from most tourists but our trips to town and going out to a restaurant had me seeing mostly camera phones, a few SLR, and waterproof cameras. Earlier trips to same island going back 20 years had me seeing the yellow Minolta waterproof 35 mm back in the day, then digi P+S and lots of Canon Rebels. Now the camera phone if not specialty gear.