Post by PeterW on May 21, 2006 15:41:26 GMT -5
Hi,
Well, I've succumbed!!
. Today at a car boot sale John and I spotted a couple of P&S digital cameras in near as makes no difference new condition. They're not the latest rocket science technology (they're yesterday's rocket science technology), but we know the stall holder as a friend and he promised that if they don't work, or even if we don't like them, we can have our money back. They were very cheap, so we got them, one each.
They're Kodak EasyShare CX4230, 2.0 megapixels, x3 optical zoom plus x2 digital zoom, auto focus and with a 16mb internal memory, or you can use a larger SD card for more pictures. According to Kodak the viewfinder is TTL, so according to the laws of the Meads and Persians it should be accurate. Suitable software and firmware is downloadable free from Kodak.
When we got home we put some MiNH batteries in them, and they both fired up perfectly. We didn't get the camera to USB leads, but John borrowed an SD card from the camera of a friend who was visiting, shot off a few frames and used his card reader to put them on computer. The results looked excellent, so tomorrow I'll get myself a USB lead and shoot off some pics.
I'll still use my Canon T70 for photographic outings, but as a small P&S with no running costs to slip in my pocket more or less every day it promises to be great fun!
Peter
Well, I've succumbed!!
. Today at a car boot sale John and I spotted a couple of P&S digital cameras in near as makes no difference new condition. They're not the latest rocket science technology (they're yesterday's rocket science technology), but we know the stall holder as a friend and he promised that if they don't work, or even if we don't like them, we can have our money back. They were very cheap, so we got them, one each.They're Kodak EasyShare CX4230, 2.0 megapixels, x3 optical zoom plus x2 digital zoom, auto focus and with a 16mb internal memory, or you can use a larger SD card for more pictures. According to Kodak the viewfinder is TTL, so according to the laws of the Meads and Persians it should be accurate. Suitable software and firmware is downloadable free from Kodak.
When we got home we put some MiNH batteries in them, and they both fired up perfectly. We didn't get the camera to USB leads, but John borrowed an SD card from the camera of a friend who was visiting, shot off a few frames and used his card reader to put them on computer. The results looked excellent, so tomorrow I'll get myself a USB lead and shoot off some pics.
I'll still use my Canon T70 for photographic outings, but as a small P&S with no running costs to slip in my pocket more or less every day it promises to be great fun!
Peter
