New Camera

May. 20th, 2009 07:26 am
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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!!

 

 

Date: 2009-05-20 12:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] radargrrl.livejournal.com
Webcam eh? Hmmm...gives me a few ideas. Got a mike too?

Date: 2009-05-20 02:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laura-seabrook.livejournal.com
a head set, though single mikes are easy to find

Date: 2009-05-20 10:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] radargrrl.livejournal.com
A headset? Even better! Like to connect?

Date: 2009-05-20 12:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laura-seabrook.livejournal.com
Sure, but via what, and when?

Date: 2009-05-20 12:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] radargrrl.livejournal.com
Skype or GMail Chat come to mind. Both support voice and video. I'm not big on MSN or Yahoo anymore though. You could chat with Charlotte as well.

Date: 2009-05-20 12:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laura-seabrook.livejournal.com
I don't have either of those. I used to have an ICQ account years ago

Date: 2009-05-20 07:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cmcmck.livejournal.com
I've got the DC 8500 purchased from the same source and as you've seen on my LJ, it's not a bad little camera. It's letting me get to grips with the digital technology before upping to a DSLR anyway and pops in a handbag which a DSLR certainly won't! I'll be taking it for a ride to the Orkney Islands tomorrow. :o)

Date: 2009-05-20 12:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laura-seabrook.livejournal.com
So far the camera has shown itself to be way more convenient than my old one. I didn't even need a special program to read the images from it!

Date: 2009-05-20 12:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] radargrrl.livejournal.com
Does it run under DOS?

Date: 2009-05-20 12:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laura-seabrook.livejournal.com
How would I be able to tell?

Date: 2009-05-20 01:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cyclops25503.livejournal.com
I've got a mate at uni who has a Traveler camera...for a cheap camera its really very good.

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