A new camera: Wasted away again in Lilliput

At the moment I am a bit occupied with a new camera. I didn’t find photography in college using film very stimulating. Some people think it’s the cat’s meow. I have to admit I like digital photography and it doesn’t matter the firepower of the camera as long as it takes shots that turn out decent. Photo editing programs can do wonders.

My new camera is about the same length as my cell phone and about a half-inch wider. Most of my pics are for Internet use, so the small point-and-shoot is what I decided I need. If a photo comes about which a newspaper might want or I shoot a video suitable for the local TV stations, this camera will do the job. That sounds kind of presumptuous, I know, but I am a journalist by trade and know that it would have to be an out-of-the-ordinary circumstance for a photo  or video that I took.

The compactness of a camera is both a gift and a curse, as my favorite defective detective Monk, would say. All kinds of little buttons and screen menus and this and that abound. I started seeing how difficult tiny consumer goods could be years ago when I bought my first Japanese cars. Things have only become smaller.

Well, I just heard a transformer blow outside and my place has about half power, which is weird, the lights usually just go out so I better see what’s up. I will be sure to take my camera along.