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I´ve always been a fan of digital cameras as the way I see it they are helping encourage amateur photography in the lives of so many people as you no longer need a great deal of equipment to take fantastic photos; all you need is a semi decent digital camera, a computer and a good quality printer to get started. I have always held off buying one though as the way that I see it the only pictures that I would ever take would be when socialising and previously when I have taken a digital camera out it has felt as though I was carrying a bag of sugar in my right pocket which is not what you need when out on the town for an evening.
A friend suggested I looked at the Konica Revio C2 and whilst it doesn´t have anywhere near the functions of a high end digital camera it does absolutely everything I need it to. The Revio C2 costs around £120 in the shops but I managed it for best part of £100 including postage from a fantastic website I found at www.pixmania.com. />
The camera is only 1.3 mega pixels and includes a mediocre 14mg of internal memory (which isn´t expandable) but ultimately I love this camera for a number of reasons. Primarily the size of the unit is that of a credit card in both its width and height but unlike a credit card it is 14mm deep. The camera weighs in at 70g which is far lighter than the majority of mobile phones and at less than £100 I wouldn´t be too annoyed if I were to take it out for a night and lose it. Obviously I wouldn´t be impressed if this were to happen but it would bother me far less than taking out a high end £400 digital camera and losing it which has always put me off taking one out when a couple of drinks are involved.
The camera is powered by 2 x AAA batteries and connects to your computer via a USB cable; there is no software provided as the camera is just shown on the PC as `Drive E´ so you can then copy files on and off of the unit as if it were a floppy disk. Additional features include a 1.6" LCD display so you can preview pictures you´ve taken, a 2x digital zoom, time & date recorder, built in flash, auto standby and auto timer. That´s it though; there are no other features and if it weren´t so small that it could quite easily get lost in the bottom of my pocket and if it didn´t look quite so cool then this would be a poor camera in todays day and age.
One thing that this camera does prove is that what is perfect for one person is completely unsuitable for another; a digital photographer would scoff at my little camera but for me it is perfect; small, cool and affordable whilst still taking pictures to a more than adequate standard.
Even if you are looking to purchase a different model of camera then I would still recommend that you check out the website mentioned at the beginning of this article as they do seem to be a good source of camera deals and they do cover most brands.
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A friend suggested I looked at the Konica Revio C2 and whilst it doesn´t have anywhere near the functions of a high end digital camera it does absolutely everything I need it to. The Revio C2 costs around £120 in the shops but I managed it for best part of £100 including postage from a fantastic website I found at www.pixmania.com.
The camera is only 1.3 mega pixels and includes a mediocre 14mg of internal memory (which isn´t expandable) but ultimately I love this camera for a number of reasons. Primarily the size of the unit is that of a credit card in both its width and height but unlike a credit card it is 14mm deep. The camera weighs in at 70g which is far lighter than the majority of mobile phones and at less than £100 I wouldn´t be too annoyed if I were to take it out for a night and lose it. Obviously I wouldn´t be impressed if this were to happen but it would bother me far less than taking out a high end £400 digital camera and losing it which has always put me off taking one out when a couple of drinks are involved.
The camera is powered by 2 x AAA batteries and connects to your computer via a USB cable; there is no software provided as the camera is just shown on the PC as `Drive E´ so you can then copy files on and off of the unit as if it were a floppy disk. Additional features include a 1.6" LCD display so you can preview pictures you´ve taken, a 2x digital zoom, time & date recorder, built in flash, auto standby and auto timer. That´s it though; there are no other features and if it weren´t so small that it could quite easily get lost in the bottom of my pocket and if it didn´t look quite so cool then this would be a poor camera in todays day and age.
One thing that this camera does prove is that what is perfect for one person is completely unsuitable for another; a digital photographer would scoff at my little camera but for me it is perfect; small, cool and affordable whilst still taking pictures to a more than adequate standard.
Even if you are looking to purchase a different model of camera then I would still recommend that you check out the website mentioned at the beginning of this article as they do seem to be a good source of camera deals and they do cover most brands.
Sponsored by Refresh Cartridges
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