I realized the impact of digital cameras on my eight-year-old niece, Kate, one evening when there was a dramatic comet shower. It's also my first time to see the heavens overflowing with shining and shimmering diamonds flying in a single direction. Pointing to the western sky, Kate said, "I wish we could click our cameras and save that." Afterall, comet shower doesn't happen all the time.
Actually we could, but the thing is, I forgot to bring our Olympus EVolt E-500 (thanks to my forgetful brain). This 8-megapixel camera provides over 15 photography modes ranging from the normal like portraits and landscape. It's body looks durable with the rubber grip that can fit comfortably in my hands. Owners of the EVolt definitely love the 2.5"
Liquid Crystal Display with over 215,000 color pixels.
On the negative side, EVolt's body is a bit bulky and it's quite heavy. Hang around your neck and you'll feel like wearing a small
bicycle wheel around your chest. Another gripe is that it is slow in saving the captured images,unlike other cameras where you can just click-and-save as much as you can. Another thing, the $900 price is quite high. People can already buy a sleek personal digital assistant with that price.
In camping, we never forget to bring our digital camera and video recorder because we want to preserve another interesting family getaway. Aside from the basic needs in camping like food and clothes, we make sure that we have our grill and fishing tools.
Tracked: Oct 08, 17:31