Things are quiet here because I'm busy at the office. But, after years of rocking solely point-and-shoot digitals, I did pick up a Canon Rebel T2i, the new top of the entry-level Canon range. This is the first DSLR I've found which has a complete set of HD video features,...
I'm a little annoyed when camera vendors include infuriatingly small flash cards with their devices. This 32MB card, for instance, came with my (now smashed) Canon SD870IS, which was capable of taking comparatively gargantuan photos. I don't have the Canon anymore, but my similarly-megapixeled replacement, the Panasonic DMC-TS1, would consume...
I got this today as a replacement for my smashed Canon SD870 IS. It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 (also DMC-FT1 outside the US) ruggedized point-and-shoot camera. It's got a wide lens (28mm equivalent if shooting on 35mm film), the usual mess of features, and an entirely internal lens mechanism. Oh,...
I'm, uhh, looking for a new camera and have to write off all Olympus and Sony models up front since those manufacturers are still attached to their goofy one-off flash card formats. It's too bad, since those seem to be the two largest makers of point-and-shoot cameras with internal lens...
I think I busted the lens on my camera last weekend. It refuses to retract fully and focuses entirely wrong. Here's begins anew the search for another point-and-shoot....
I just got our new Canon SD870 IS point-and-shoot. I really only looked at this camera in first place because of all you Canon-koolaid-drinking hippies but ultimately it turned out to be a damned good competitor to the Sony (and other) offerings. You may be wondering why I went with...
I've appointed myself as chairman of the explatory committee for finding a replacement for our old camera. So far I haven't found too much. So your help would be appreciated. The requirements I've got so far are:ultra-compact point-and-shoot form factor quick time from power-on to first shot (<2s if possible?)...
...sorry. I started using her Sony DSC-T1 back in 2005 when we first got together. The drive motor and battery on my trusty Pentax Optio S had started wearing out right about then so it made sense to switch over to the then-newish Sony. Judging by my photo archives, it...
I didn't bring the charger for the portable hard drive I use to dump photos for my camera's memory card. Although I've got a 60GB drive in this thing, I was only able to dump the 512MB card ~5 times before the battery on the X's Drive died. That's less...
I found a bug in the firmware on the Sony DSC-T1 camera, produced in 2003. When the internal four-digit image counter rolls over the 10,000 mark, it starts over twice: once after rolling over, and again after the first time you format the memory card. The sequence goes like this:9998...
Well, it arrived today. After loads of conversations about where the heckus the drive is ("did you send it?" "I didn't get the money yet" "I sent the money, did you get the money?" "I don't seem to have a record of the money" "Can I talk to someone else?"...
In an IM I missed last night (sorry!), I was asked what manner of camera I'm using these days. Well, it's the Optio. Still. I just passed the 6800 picture mark and there are some serious issues with it:The zoom drive is getting really worn out. I figure I've probably...
A bit over ten weeks ago, I posted about how fantastic the Optio S is. I had just taken 5000 pictures. Well, I'm 1000 more in the hole. Here's picture 6000. It's Aleph again! And FeFe! I love my cats. Something that I forgot to mention in the last post...
I own a Pentax Optio S camera. Here's a picture that I ripped off of images-eu.amazon.com: So what's the occasion for the celebration? I just took my 5000th picture with this camera1. Here it is, in all its glory: Aleph, Aleph, Aleph. When will you learn not to sleep like...
