I've been here almost two weeks and have been taking advantage of the time to “catch up” on blog reading and writing, a little research (very little), and going through the pictures I've taken this year. Much of my time has been consumed/absorbed with work on the netbook. So much so that I feel like I've been sucked into the vortex of the computer, which is a never-ending cycle!
As mentioned in a previous post, I've been looking for a new camera and hadn't had much luck with finding one in stock. The stores had the ones I was interested in on display but didn't have them available to purchase. I finally gave up going to a “brick and mortar” store and bought one online! I went with the Nikon P500. The other camera that I was looking at was the Canon SX30. They both have similar features but the Nikon just “felt good” in my hands. It arrived a little over a week ago and I've been having some fun playing with it and learning some of its features. It will take some practice to get used to what it can do; it's amazing to me what all they've packed into this thing!
After the camera arrived and it took five hours to charge the battery in the camera, I realized I would need another battery and an external charger. Those were ordered and arrived here on Tuesday. It still takes about 2 ½ hours to charge a battery but that is better than 5 in the camera!
One of the things that I really wish came with the camera is a printed manual, but nowadays that is not likely to happen. The pdf manual comes on a CD and it's easy to find what you are looking for, but it's just a little difficult to look things up when you are “out in the field” using the camera!
So far, I'm quite happy with the camera.
2 comments:
Happy new camera, Becky! Judging by the photo you posted I'm thinking maybe you should have gone with the Canon though. ;-)
I sure understand your frustration with the manual on CD. I hate that too. I often wish I had my manual with me when I'm out taking pics. It would be worth paying a little extra if they gave you the option of ordering a printed copy when you order the camera.
I look forward to seeing your pics with the new camera!
I hope your camera proves a lot better than the last one, and that you find some more scintillating subjects to capture. I'm afraid I have to agree with the whole CD-manual thing. I looked at mine for the first week after I bought the camera, a few years ago, and never again. I know I'm missing heaps of features that I could be using to good effect, but the CD ... well, who knows where that is now. In retrospect I should have just copied it to my HD.
Thank you for interrupting your little interlude to run my "little" errand - much appreciated.
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