Cameras - Click, Click, Click
by Brent McDevitt
http://www.aacamera.com
You know, that camera you bought a few years ago probably
belongs in a museum now. Yep, right along side those big
box cameras on stands that had big black hoods you hid
under so you could peer through the lens. And right next
to the ones that used "film." Sure, they were just the
thing when your parents used them to capture every precious
baby moment, right up to when the babies had the babies!
Let's walk down memory lane just a bit further. Remember
the very first home movie cameras? They were ponderous,
heavy, difficult-to-operate monstrosities with big
floodlights. The reward was that you didn't have to use
the silly pull-down screens on collapsible stands any
more.
You could project your home movie on a white sheet or on
the fridge or just on the wall. Best of all was running
the film backwards to watch the little tyke sled uphill
feet first. Oh! What fun.
Over the last thirty-five years, cameras have gone through
a revolution. At first, the big heavy video cameras came
with tiny cassettes that had to be transferred onto VCR
tapes. With today's technology, you can zoom in and out
with your tiny video camera and then transfer your
"footage" directly to your computer. There, you can edit
it, adding music and transitions if you want to. Nowadays
we have shiny, tiny cell phones that are almost too small
to hold, and do everything but make coffee. And they
include video cameras!
So, when it comes to giving gifts, you're only limited by
your picturesque imagination.
Digital cameras are all the rage these days. Now that most
of us are entangled in the world wide web, family and
friends can share photos in minutes. Just take the picture,
hook up the camera to the ole 'puter and email the photo to
your list from the memory card or right off the camera
itself.
And why stop there? Many digital cameras now let you take
movies, complete with sound.
The one problem with the above scenario is that the
pictures tend to take a lot of time to transfer on a dial
up connection. Higher resolution photos yield clearer
prints, but could take forever to transfer over the
internet. The beauty of digital cameras is that you get to
look at your photos before deciding to keep them. Best of
all, there aren't any developing costs, just battery costs.
A great gift to give with a digital camera is a set of
rechargeable batteries and a charger. Power grubbing
digital cameras consume regular non-rechargeable batteries
like a bulldozer digging up a field. A set of batteries
can be used over and over, often up to a couple of years,
and is a good investment. This is only if your camera works
with rechargeable batteries, of course. Not all of them
do. Your camera might only use regular batteries.
The NIMH (nickel metal hydride) batteries are much better
than the old NiCad (nickel cadmium). They're more
environmentally friendly and they hold their charge much
longer.
Of course, you don't have to go "modern". It's fun to buy
disposable cameras that come with developing included and
include them with another gift for a special person. They
make terrific stocking stuffers, too. The kids (and you)
can have a ball Christmas Day.
Don't forget to buy yourself a photo album. You'll soon
fill it to overflowing!
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