Self-documentary toolbox — what to include:

• Travel Journal. In your traveling toolbox there always should be a journal for recording your insight. Find the one that has a durable and flexible cover. Look for a binding that is preferably stitched. Consider it not to be oversized, optimal would be 6 by 8 inches, maximum 10.

  

  At least take a spiral bound notepad. Depending on the location and length of travel, weather could find a way to damage written material, so place the journal in a snag plastic bag.
• Reliable Pen. Not all pens are equal. Have you noticed how the smoothness of the pen effects your inspiration. Well, it does! If you are writing something expressive, it is very important to see a rich, smooth and even line of ink capturing the creative essence of your thought and feelings. It soothes your attention and your cursive comes out pacified and more detectable.It is worth trying several pens to chose the brand and a model that works well and fits comfortably in hand.



• Digital Recorder. It is a "must" item to accompany you and should be a part of self-documentary toolbox. During the travel you may come across something completely unexpected and your first impressions could be priceless.
  
• You could narrate into it when you are very tired or can't write. Sometimes you could be inspired with an insight while you are walking and unable to write.


• You can record tags for details to use in future descriptions.





• You can record spontaneous interviews of interesting characters you meet. You can use it to record authentic sounds on location.


• Olympus makes a variety of digital recorders to cover multitudes of recording needs for creative traveler. I am very happy with Olympus WS 321M.


• It can continuously record for 21 hour on one AAA battery and has a voice activated feature. It can accept a variety of accessory microphones, including telephone, noise canceling and stereo microphones.



• Digital Photo. Photo camera is the most frequently chosen to be in everyone's self-documentary toolbox and there are hundreds of cameras to pick from. I am impressed by several of them, but these two I particularly like for their form and features.
  
  Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
  
• With the size of almost crosscut of a 2X4 this camera delivers sharp images. It has 14.1 Megapixel resolution and large, crisp 2.7-inch PureColor System LCD capture more in your frame.





• It allows to capture tight spaces in a shot shot with a 28mm Wide-Angle Lens, 4x Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilizer.


• 720p HD movie shooting capability for supplemental video. plus HDMI output connector.


• It has AUTO mode allowing the camera to "think" by intelligently selecting the proper settings based on 22 predefined shooting situations.


• It has some quirky features to add to your photos with new scene modes such as Miniature Effect and Fisheye Effect. Plus Low Light mode for dimly-lit situations.


• This Digital ELPH has a face-detect feature to keep faces sharp, image stabilizer for slow shutter shots and a Smart Shutter technology which automatically takes a picture when the subject smiles or winks.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V
This camera has some enviable features that allow to capture more information.


• It has a panorama sweep mode where camera seamlessly merges shots into one pan view.



• It has a capacity to work in busts without a digital shutter lag which allows for breaking hi speed events into 10 shots.


• A 25mm equivalent wide angle 10x high-zoom G Lens allows to take captivating images in very tight environment.


• It has built in GPS and a compass to mark which way the camera was pointing.


• Special sensor "combines" several bracketed images into one in a backlit and low-light situations.
Plus it has a Full HD movie mode. Impressive.

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