suggestions on digital camera?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi Richard

Off Topic here I'm afraid

Which one is your "Zinedine Zidane"?

Mike

[Wanderer]

Glad you found something you're happy with. I did notice your post before I made my first one, so I was under the impression that you were still looking.

I've not used the video feature on mine, except once by mistake. I was able to view it, but I have not tried to edit it. I'll do a little googling and let you know if I find anything.

oh, I did forget to mention that I got it for Christmas...

I love the video feature. My son is rapidly expanding his vocabulary, and I email out him showing off to my relatives on the west coast. I'd like to chop off some parts, and string together videos from different days, etc, to put on a cd for them... and us, I guess. (gotta get the old vhs stuff on the pc to include... borrowed a video camera and was able to capture his first steps on tape, precious)

[Wanderer]

I am told ifran view can do this, but, i have to install the rest of the plug ins for it and try and see if it really will.)

okay, I installed the plugins for ifran view, and now I can open and play the mov files... but, the conversion tool doesn't allow me to save as anything my moviemaker will let me edit (Video files: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv ) oh, well, guess that guy was talking out his... ear...

so, back to google I go...

[Wanderer]

oh, I did forget to mention that I got it for Christmas...

I love the video feature. My son is rapidly expanding his vocabulary, and I email out him showing off to my relatives on the west coast. I'd like to chop off some parts, and string together videos from different days, etc, to put on a cd for them... and us, I guess. (gotta get the old vhs stuff on the pc to include... borrowed a video camera and was able to capture his first steps on tape, precious)

so, last night, I finally tried out the av cord with my tv. just hooked up the camera, and played the videos on it right on the tv. lol. I am too easily amused. this was very cool. also, when i wasn't playing, the tv acted as my viewfinder... whooooa... neat. I'm having too much fun with this thing...

[richard.binning]

He's number 5, with the blond hair.

RLB

[richard.binning]

Which one? did you get for christmas?

[Wanderer]

nope, here it is... Kodak easy share CX7430...
I was shooting pics about 2 minutes after opening the box.
So, $197 for the camera, and $35 for the 128mb card... not too shabby.

I've since acquired a new camera... this kodak served me well, but, I've given it to my mom to play with now.

I have a sony cyber-shot 5.1mp & 3x optical zoom.

nice big screen on the back, does pictures and videos. the only thing that's irritated me so far about this camera is that it doesn't reckognize when the camera is tilted, so you end up having to rotate your screen (or the photo itself on the pc) to look at things. Not a big deal, but, something that the Kodak did do automagically.

I am loving the new Sony aside from that. The screen is nice and big with a clear picture. It's been easy to use, I haven't even touched the manual except to see what a couple of the icons meant. There are a lot of settings I'm sure I haven't explored yet, but, the pictures tend to turn out well. (some of them can take a while to focus when you've got it set on auto and subjects do tend to get impatient at times)

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

I've since acquired a new camera... this kodak served me well, but, I've given it to my mom to play with now.

I have a sony cyber-shot 5.1mp & 3x optical zoom.

Sounds like a nice camera, you are very lucky...

nice big screen on the back, does pictures and videos. the only thing that's irritated me so far about this camera is that it doesn't reckognize when the camera is tilted, so you end up having to rotate your screen (or the photo itself on the pc) to look at things. Not a big deal, but, something that the Kodak did do automagically.

Maybe the information you require is in the User Manual

I am loving the new Sony aside from that. The screen is nice and big with a clear picture. It's been easy to use, I haven't even touched the manual except to see what a couple of the icons meant. There are a lot of settings I'm sure I haven't explored yet, but, the pictures tend to turn out well. (some of them can take a while to focus when you've got it set on auto and subjects do tend to get impatient at times)

The User Manual can be very enlightening sometimes...

Have a good one, Mike

[Wanderer]

Hi
Sounds like a nice camera, you are very lucky...


Maybe the information you require is in the User Manual


The User Manual can be very enlightening sometimes...

Have a good one, Mike

shall I amend? We have a new digital camera, and yes, I am very lucky.

reading instructions is soooo overrated... how else would I test the user-friendliness of the product?

how about you read the manual and tell me what section to find the answer in? ~bats eyes~

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

shall I amend? We have a new digital camera, and yes, I am very lucky.

Much better...

reading instructions is soooo overrated... how else would I test the user-friendliness of the product?

Do not knock it, until you try it... by letting a simple person like myself test it.

how about you read the manual and tell me what section to find the answer in? ~bats eyes~

I would happily, but a certain someone will not let me anywhere near it...

Have a good one, Mike