I just got back from Hawaii and I brought two very different tools: the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 and the Sony A6700. In this video I break down what I packed, what actually helped, and the stuff that straight-up annoyed me—especially as someone who’s still a noob in photography and trying to learn the right way without pretending I’m a pro. I cover the real travel pain points: heat, low light, lens swapping, and why certain “perfect on paper” setups get old fast when you’re on a jam-packed itinerary. The A6700 was a beast—video and photos, workhorse status. I talk about the dial layout that feels backwards to me, how it handled hot 90°+ days without overheating, and why low light is where APS-C (and an f/2.8 zoom) can start to hurt you at events like luaus, grad parties, and shows where you can’t just “move closer.” Then I get into the Osmo Pocket 3: the image is phenomenal, but the usability drove me nuts—slow mic syncing, fragile handling, the joystick controls, and needing a wide-angle adapter basically all the time. If you’re picking a travel/vlog camera for 2025, this is the stuff I wish somebody told me first.