New Camera and Blogging
Sunday, November 30th, 2008No, this isn’t a post about the law school’s new camera, which I talked about in my last post. For a long time, I’ve realized that I need a subcompact digital camera to complement my bulky SLR. It’s impossible to run with the SLR or take it to an amusement park and I’ve been sent back to the car with it at more than one “No Cameras Allowed” events. It’s just not possible to sneak something that bulky inside.
I’ve spent hours and hours reading about the different models, playing with them at electronic stores, and asking people about their experiences with their respective models. Unfortunately, one caveat that I can’t seem to get around is shutter lag. Its a processor thing. There is pretty much nothing you can do to avoid it on the smaller cameras (except learn how to shoot pictures better). Some cameras will do a better job than others.
So what camera did I choose? The Blue Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
Beginning tomorrow, December 1, this blog will feature “A picture a day“. Although the linked article recommends doing it for 365 days, I plan to do it for a month. Although I will be taking and featuring a picture from each day of the month, don’t expect to see a post each day. I know some days will be combined into a single post because I plan to be out of town during Christmas — most likely without internet access. More on Christmas plans in an upcoming post . . .
On another partially-unrelated-but-always-on-my-mind subject, I WANT AN IPHONE!!! I’m holding out until January, hoping that Apple and Verizon will announce a partnership at Mac World 2009. If not, I will probably jump over to the dreaded AT&T. Everyone I talk to is on Verizon and I love being able to talk to them without minute counting, but I am willing to trade a few phone calls to friends for the iPhone.
