Chinny, Chin and Chin

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Monday, August 21, 2006

Camera Review

Last week Irene and I decided to take the plunge and invest in a new camera because Brady is simply growing up too fast for us to not try to save some memories in high resolution. So we finally executed on the research that we had been doing and purchased a Canon Powershot S3 IS. We looked at a few different cameras, but settled on this one. Here are some pictoral reasons why we like this camera so far.

First, even though it's got a trillion things to tweak and play with, it's still pretty easy to put the camera into burst mode and it takes 2.5 frames per second, and will do so as long as you hold down the button or run out of memory. Here is our first attempt at testing the continuous burst mode....



And no, Irene was not drunk during that sequence, in case you were wondering. The next thing we like about the camera is the clarity of the picture. It has Image Stabilization, which I have no idea how to configure yet, but it basically adjusts for an unsteady hand in taking the picture. The camera also has various resolutions and over 6 megapixels so we can blow up any good pictures we are lucky enough to capture. Here we were able to capture Brady watching the Patriots game (okay, not really. He slept through the game but we did a simulation for him prior to his bedtime)....



The start up time (the time from turning it on to it being ready to take a pciture) is pretty solid too. Much faster than our older camera. This comes in handy when you come home from a long day at work on Friday, looking forward to enjoying a homecooked meal from your beautiful wife, but find a bondfire in your backyard instead. Notice how Eleanor thinks this is a riot. I should be thankful that she moved the grill away from the house before starting to "cook."


This where my father, a world renowned fire charring, err, cooking expert came over to give Irene tips.

Lastly, and probably one of the most important features in our purchase, is that this camera has a 12x optical zoom. If you don't know what this means, then it basically means I can zoom in REALLY close on things. Sometimes it zooms so fast that I can't make out what I'm looking at because I'm looking at Brady's nostril when I'm trying to get his face. There will be more on this in another posting, but here is a sample. I am standing a good 20 -22 feet away from the grill but still could capture the aftermath of the flame broiling. Ironically, the searing sealed in the meat juices well and it turned out great!

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jason's dad claimed he will get cancer from eating my "baked" potato.....

10:10 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I was yelling,"A little help please!!" while Jason ran inside to grab the camera and took the above shots. The potatoes could have been saved, but he choose to sacrafice them for some comic relief for you all.

10:18 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey there,

The camera is a good investment.
I look forward to seeing more cute photos of Brady and the rest of the Chinny Chin Chin clan!

As for the baked potatoe (yes I spell with an "e" at the end!!).... hey they are fashionable!! Black is gonna be THE colour for Fall Winter 2006, so the Iron Chef was just being hip.

1:06 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I must admit that was one of the best meals I ever had! Kudos to Iron Chef Kam! Besides, there's no way a little Greek girl is going to let the lamb get ruined.

4:41 PM  

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