New Camera

I bought a new camera yesterday from ALDI for $99. It's a Traveler N11846.

Details are:

• 3.0" Colour TFT Monitor
• 3x optical zoom
• 4x digital zoom
• 16MB internal memory
• Video function for creating home movies
• 4 mode flash
• Red-eye reduction
• Self timer
• Includes 1GB SD Card, rechargeable batteries, charger, pouch and picture editing software
• Available in black or silver (Mine is in Russet)

The camera I've been using for the last 8 years in a Canon Powershot A20. It still works and does the job, but it's only 2.1 megapixel, and does no video. It's also about twice the size of this one. I already tried hooking it up to my study PC and it plugged into Win XP as a video camera (below is a still from it taken just now):

But it looks like it also acts as a webcam (though no sound). Quite happy with this so far. I almost considered buying a video camera not much bigger than this from ALDI as well for $150 - a Traveler Digital Camera DC-5080 but decided to wait a while as the staff member who I talked to hinted that they might come down by another $20. Also of course, while I do have a need for a better still camera, my need for a video camera is less so (and I can probably use ones from the university while I'm doing my masters anyway).

You beauty!!

 

 

New Video Camera

Yes, I decided to get the DV-5000 HD video camera for $150 as well. Has a one year warranty. My masters now has a video component and this will help me create live footage .

Well actually, I've wanted a video camera for a long while...   ...but this is the excuse! :)

Flight

In addition to buying a video camera earlier today, I also bought issues 2-4 of FLIGHT for $50. Big (400+ pp) anthologies of comix in FULL COLOUR! They were originally priced at $30 each so I think I got good value. Plenty of reading to inspire me.