Which camera should I bring? Studying abroad in London/Travelling Europe?

I have these options: a DSLR Nikon camera, a Sony videocamera (small), or should I buy a digital camera? In addition, i'm bringing my iPhone 5s, which has pretty good quality as well. I'm just afraid I'll lose my DSLR, should I buy a digital camera or take the small videocamera? Suggestions? I will be studying for a semester in London and traveling to a few countries in Europe as well.

I would bring the DSLR. The only situation I can see you having it stolen would be if you were alone and asleep on a train or other public transport. I have traveled all over europe with my dslr without any problems, though most of those trips were by car. My mom got her purse stolen in Italy -- she had it on her back and someone opened the zipper and took her money out. But I had a much more expensive dslr that I kept in front of me at all times and nothing happened. If you are worried, you can get insurance for your camera so that if it does get stolen you can get a new one.

I would bring the smallest camera with you
I got my daughter a Canon that fit into her pocket when she did her travel aboard program to the UK
It was easy to bring with her anywhere and took fantastic photos and have great telephoto zoom capability.

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