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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
8:28:00 PM EDT
Hearing Soundtrack from Black Hawk Down
As I mentioned previously, here are a few other items recently blogged in the AOL Pictures blog that you might find useful:
* Here's How to Contact the AOL Pictures Team, including how to submit pictures that you would like to see featured in their blog (like their Picture of the Week from last week, which is a series of rainbow shots).
* Will from the Pictures team is soliciting advice for a new digital camera to replace his ancient, brick-like 2.1 megapixel monstrosity.
With all the digital photo expertise around him, might he be fishing for comments? Nah.
Here are my two most recent cameras:
The size, weight and screen size difference compared to the the S200 next to it is pretty dramatic. The S200 is a 2.1 megapixel camera which I also bought when it was obsolete, with memory card, for about $200 bucks.
[Update, 7/13: I've gotten a few comments from folks who aren't quite following the camera talk -- I took a few shortcuts in my entry, so here's what's going on -- I'm basically comparing my old camera, a 2.1 megapixel model, to my current camera, which has 3.2 megapixels.
A megapixel is a measure of resolution -- how much a digital camera can capture, which determines how big the photo can be. Unlike film, digital pictures are made up of dots, or pixels. The more dots you can use, the bigger the picture can be. "Mega" is the prefix for "million", so 3.2 megapixels is about 3,200,000 dots.
Digital cameras store their images on memory cards, of which there are different types -- my current camera has a 1-gigabyte memory card -- the type is called "SD" or "Secure Digital" -- it's about the size of a postage stamp and fits about 1,500 pictures.
I explain more about megapixels and other digital camera stuff in this earlier entry: Go Wild With Your Digital Camera.
Thanks -- Joe]
I am more of a snapshot guy, though sometimes I find myself wishing that I had a more fully-featured camera. And that I was a better photographer. I do like that fact that the SD200 fits easily into my pocket -- being small-statured, I also have small pockets.
In fact the current versions (SD450? SD500? Something like that) are slightly thicker and heaver, though the display screens are ginormous.
Anyway, as with any gadget, it really depends on your needs. But I've been happy with the Canon series so far. The fact that they have Maria Sharapova as their pitchwoman has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Thanks -- Joe
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8:28:00 PM EDT
Hearing Soundtrack from Black Hawk Down
More Words From AOL Pictures
* Here's How to Contact the AOL Pictures Team, including how to submit pictures that you would like to see featured in their blog (like their Picture of the Week from last week, which is a series of rainbow shots).
* Will from the Pictures team is soliciting advice for a new digital camera to replace his ancient, brick-like 2.1 megapixel monstrosity.
With all the digital photo expertise around him, might he be fishing for comments? Nah.
Here are my two most recent cameras:
Me with my cameras -- I'm using a mirror that was given to us by the Business Conduct folks. I include myself in the shot since I am apparently a narcissist.My current camera is on the right. It's a Canon PowerShot SD200, which was already obsolete at 3.2 megapixels when I bought it last year (around $200 bucks, including a 1gb SD card) -- it's about the size of a deck of cards.
The size, weight and screen size difference compared to the the S200 next to it is pretty dramatic. The S200 is a 2.1 megapixel camera which I also bought when it was obsolete, with memory card, for about $200 bucks.
[Update, 7/13: I've gotten a few comments from folks who aren't quite following the camera talk -- I took a few shortcuts in my entry, so here's what's going on -- I'm basically comparing my old camera, a 2.1 megapixel model, to my current camera, which has 3.2 megapixels.
A megapixel is a measure of resolution -- how much a digital camera can capture, which determines how big the photo can be. Unlike film, digital pictures are made up of dots, or pixels. The more dots you can use, the bigger the picture can be. "Mega" is the prefix for "million", so 3.2 megapixels is about 3,200,000 dots.
Digital cameras store their images on memory cards, of which there are different types -- my current camera has a 1-gigabyte memory card -- the type is called "SD" or "Secure Digital" -- it's about the size of a postage stamp and fits about 1,500 pictures.
I explain more about megapixels and other digital camera stuff in this earlier entry: Go Wild With Your Digital Camera.
Thanks -- Joe]
I am more of a snapshot guy, though sometimes I find myself wishing that I had a more fully-featured camera. And that I was a better photographer. I do like that fact that the SD200 fits easily into my pocket -- being small-statured, I also have small pockets.
In fact the current versions (SD450? SD500? Something like that) are slightly thicker and heaver, though the display screens are ginormous.
Anyway, as with any gadget, it really depends on your needs. But I've been happy with the Canon series so far. The fact that they have Maria Sharapova as their pitchwoman has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Thanks -- Joe
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-and-Inclusion Buck Stops Here. -- Joe
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"The person responsible for community, integrity, diversity and inclusion at AOL."
Did you *all* get these mirrors?
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You're probably in the computer system now, unfortunately, so it probably wouldn't work, but for next time, put on your best blank stare and say "It just stopped working." -- Joe
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aww.. making me mourn my camera even more! My daughter killed it a few weeks back.. jamming the zoom lens so now it wont even turn on. My husband had gotten it for me as a gift from Circit City in Feb. and bought the extended warenty on it for that "just incase the kids to get ahold of it" in mind.. and was asured by the salesmen that if it was dropped by a kid it would be covered.. Ha.. NEEDLESS to say salesmen lie.. when we tried to use the warenty they responded with..oh that was just a wear and tear warenty and being dropped isn't covered!
ugh.. sad over here with out my digital camera!
7/21/06 11:53 PM