Keep your camera safe on vacation  

Summer is in full swing. Are you going anywhere special? A lot of people will be heading out on vacation. No matter where you go, you’ll probably bring along your digital camera. You’ll want to capture all those memories.

But you need to make sure that camera comes home with you. Digital cameras are everywhere. They are small and portable. And people are willing to pay up for them. That makes your camera an enticing target for thieves.

You’re at risk anywhere you vacation. But if you don’t speak the language, you should be especially careful. Thieves can tell you’re not local. And hence, you become a bigger target. By the time you contact police, your camera is long gone.

Watch your back, Jack

What to do? Well, you can't just hide under the bed. That wouldn’t be a very exciting vacation. And you brought that camera for a reason. You want to take pictures. So, you’ll need to take some precautions.

You're less likely to be victimized if you have a point-and-shoot camera. Professional thieves probably cannot fence them for enough to be worthwhile.

An SLR is a different story. These range from several hundred dollars to several thousand. Thieves know their cameras. They'll take chances to nab a professional model.