May 08, 2003
Digital camera suggestions & possibilities
Ever since this post on Internet Cafes and downloading pics off a CD, I've been chatting with various travelers out there about dijicams.
Claudia has been a big help with suggestions on cameras and storage. She asked me what I might feasibly be looking for in a camera. I told her less than $500, and storage hefty enough for lots of high- and low-rez shots, as well as with easy upload for when I'm in cybercafes.
In addition to these comments, here are some of her camera recommendations and observations:
"I thought this seems like a great deal, the mem card is big enough where you wont be killing yourself to download at every computer you find. I still can't find anything that doesn't need some sort of software installed. Check out the size though, it's also a 4.0 MegaPixel so a good combo of high res and low."
"Same deal, diff cam."
Claudia's a New Yokkah girl, so the gear above and other equipment can be found at B&H Photo Video Pro Audio in New York City.
Posted by Ant at 11:19 PM
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Comment by Joe E. on May 9, 2003 01:20 AM
How much are extra memory cards? And how hard is it to actually plug in to some strange PC in Timbuktu?
And yes, B&H is the coolest photo store!
Comment by Claudia on May 9, 2003 02:18 AM
These cameras all include 256MB Compact Flash cards, which bought on their own, cost about $65 each. You can get 128MB-1Gig, with obviously the 1 Gig ones being way more expensive.
Comment by Claudia on May 9, 2003 02:39 AM
Oh, also these are all to be connected with USB cable, which is more and more common.
Comment by James on September 4, 2003 06:09 PM
Be careful when buying digicams from anyplace in NY or NJ. "Bait and switch" is too common and if you don't bite you may find your camera suddenly 'out of stock'