I hear ya, I was in the same place a couple years ago. I had an older style gps and didn't use it much. It was more for backup. But i liked the idea of a touch screen. I ended up buying a used Oregon in case I didn't like it. I've been very surprised how much I enjoy having a GPS and especially the touch screen. I use it a LOT more and the only real difference is the functionality of the screen. Topo maps navigation are great. I wish the technology was as good as my iPhone. I use it a lot more than I thought
As for the camera, I thought it was a waste of technology. I have better point and shoot cameras, plus the camera on my phone. So why carry another one?. But again, as I used my gps and marked tons of trails, water holes, scrapes, rubs, berry patches, animal sightings, areas with a lot of droppings, where I put trail cameras, etc...then I really wish I had a camera to take photos with the lat/long. I forget which location is which, but if I saw a photo I would know exactly. The camera would really help. My next one will have that feature and plot it on a map when I download it to a computer. So handy, especially when it's a year later and heading back into an area.
