>>203927also, a DSLR will absolutely take better pictures and will give you a huge amount of creative control over your pictures (pic related was taken with a 5DMkii on a tripod with ND filter), but it will be a heavier and bulkier set up, even with smaller lenses. You should really only do this if you want to dedicate some serious trip time to photography. Otherwise, there's not really much to be gained from using a DSLR for simple snapshots when a compact camera will get the job done *almost* as well, for the snapshots anyway.
Don't worry too much about weatherproofness (I see your OP picture has a waterproof camera). It's really easy to keep pocket cameras dry when hiking, and weatherproof cameras tend to make sacrifices in regards to zoom capabilities, so that means you'll never take a worthwhile picture of wildlife with one unless it's right in front of you.
