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new, fast camera; same faster toddler

July 2nd, 2009 by clunis

Some of you may have noticed that recently our pictures have mostly fallen into two categories:

  1. the side (or back) of Nora’s head.
  2. Nora strapped-into a chair of some kind (stroller, high chair, etc*.).

This is because she has recently gotten too fast and wiley for our poor old 3 megapixel Canon PowerShot S410 to handle. We might have a great shot of Nora playing with blocks, but by the time the camera boots up and the lens has time to adjust focus Nora is two counties away with some old lady’s knickers on her head. So we took the plunge this week and got a new camera: a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 10 megapixel wonder with 18x optical zoom, optical image stabilization, HD film recording and a host of other high tech doodads (technical term) designed to (or at least marketed as if designed to) improve our chances of getting a clear shot of the bean.

Sadly, there seems to be a learning curve.

* etc.?!?

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2 Responses to “new, fast camera; same faster toddler”

  1. Rob Says:
    July 2nd, 2009 at 10:07 am

    Why didn’t you get a DSLR? That is the way to go if you want to really be fast. Even though they are big, they are worth it.

  2. clunis Says:
    July 2nd, 2009 at 10:16 am

    two reasons: 1. can’t afford a DSLR (or the lenses) right now and 2. the size. I can see that the tradeoff might be worth it, but I know me and I’m never going to lug a giant camera along on a hike unless photography is the main reason for that hike. I’d always talk myself out of it.

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