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Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: P71 on February 26, 2008, 09:48:51 AM
My trusty HP that's 4 years old started to die on me (the kind where you slide open the lens cover to turn it on, the slider was going fritzy so the dam thing would turn and off on it's own). I complained about it to the better half and she immediately produces this week's OfficeMax ad, "Olympus FE-210 Digital Camera, was $169, on sale for $69!".

I also happened to have a $10 off coupon for them... So I went and got one and the accompanying memory card (on sale for $17).

Really nice camera! 7.1MP, 2.5"LCD screen, a REAL on/off button, uses 2 regular AA batteries, and has all sorts of cool features I'm still learning. Takes GREAT movies too!

They're on sale until OfficeMax runs out, so if you need a new point-and-click do yourself a favor and go pick one up.

The document mode takes GREAT timeslip pictures :shakeass:
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 26, 2008, 12:16:17 PM
Is it compatible with Window's XP?
Also, what size memory card comes with it?
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: P71 on February 26, 2008, 12:30:49 PM
I have XP, and yes it is compatible.

It does not come with a memory card (and internal memory only holds 20-30 7.1MP pictures). It uses an "xD" card, I bought a 1GB Olympus brand one from the same Office Max for $17 on sale (from $39.99). It holds roughly 565 pictures at 7.1MP.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: bhazard on February 26, 2008, 01:07:11 PM
You posted all this and not a single actual picture? You fail!
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: CougarSE on February 26, 2008, 02:10:51 PM
Quote from: bhazard;206410
You posted all this and not a single actual picture? You fail!

Haha thats what I was thinking.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 26, 2008, 02:11:32 PM
LOL... thanks for the info!!
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Post by: EricCoolCats on February 26, 2008, 02:48:16 PM
Quote
You posted all this and not a single actual picture? You fail!

Maybe he's still breaking in the camera by taking pictures of "The Captain".
Which would explain the need for the zoom lens.

ZING!!! :hick:
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 26, 2008, 02:52:55 PM
OUCH! lol
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Post by: bhazard on February 26, 2008, 03:03:02 PM
LMFAO owned!
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Post by: oldraven on February 26, 2008, 03:03:27 PM
You take pictures of 'The Captain' and don't post them here? Fail.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: P71 on February 26, 2008, 03:24:17 PM
Ahahahaha!!  you Eric!

You should know I only take pictures of cars ;) I guess I'll stop ripping parts off of the Sport for awhile and take some more 'Vic pics...
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Post by: bhazard on February 26, 2008, 05:08:11 PM
You posted AGAIN without pics?

GTFO!!!!
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Post by: 5.0 tbird on February 26, 2008, 05:51:55 PM
LOL Oh major ownage!!
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Post by: santana on February 29, 2008, 05:25:03 PM
I have the same camera and everyone in my family loves it and uses it more than me. They tell me that I can use their cameras.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: bhazard on February 29, 2008, 06:47:19 PM
...and still no pictures.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: P71 on February 29, 2008, 07:59:39 PM
I'm trying to load the new software... :hick:

I couldn't wait to get that py HP Image Studio  off of my PC!
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on February 29, 2008, 10:07:06 PM
look @ my picture thread..... it's the same camera.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: Carpimp1987 on February 29, 2008, 11:56:47 PM
Sounds like i got deal only probelm is i don't got any memory cards for it. when i get my next check i might go see if they have them here still.
Title: Size
Post by: Cad-T-Bird 500 on March 01, 2008, 11:12:07 AM
Hi Mike,

Does this camera have an email mode that will take a picture in the 80kb or so size?  This is what you need for taking pictures for forums.

A lot of cameras coming out now will not take a small picture.  I know can resize them and get them smaller but I just do not want to do this for every picture I take.

TED
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: P71 on March 01, 2008, 01:25:05 PM
It does have that Ted, I just haven't figured that feature out yet.

Downloading the pics now...


PS - You coming down to PIR anytime soon? ;)
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Post by: SSX on March 01, 2008, 02:06:29 PM
Hey Ted, check out Microsoft's free Image Resizer Powertoy.  You can right click on one, or many pictures and quickly resize them all so you can post them.  Its a great little utility that allows you to take full size pictures and keep them, but quickly upload smaller versions on forums.  Its great so you don't have to load up Photoshop to resize a bunch of pictures.
 
It's near the bottom of the list:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on March 01, 2008, 05:36:04 PM
This will take pictures that are really small/close up. There is a setting on it for that.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on March 01, 2008, 05:38:36 PM
P71, the button on the back that had the flower on it.... press that one. Then there are a couple settings.... the one that is at the bottom (S +flower pict) is the one that does really close up pictures. It tells you this on your screen when you press that button.
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: Cougar5.0 on March 01, 2008, 05:44:53 PM
Quote from: LittleAngel1198;207121
This will take pictures that are really small/close up. There is a setting on it for that.


Yeah, like this :D (Fuji S7000 in super macro mode)

(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/Domeskull/b5278e5b.jpg)
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: daminc on March 01, 2008, 07:51:44 PM
OK, just ordered it online with free shipping.
Got a 2 meg card also.
Thanks for the tip
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Post by: LittleAngel1198 on March 01, 2008, 10:01:17 PM
 YOU Cougar5.0!!
I HATE spiders!!
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: Cougar5.0 on March 01, 2008, 10:09:12 PM
Quote from: LittleAngel1198;207168
YOU Cougar5.0!!
I HATE spiders!!


:D :flame: :hick:
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: LittleAngel1198 on March 02, 2008, 07:59:22 AM
Lol
Title: OK, OK, I finally bought a new camera! Pics on Page 3
Post by: P71 on March 02, 2008, 06:14:07 PM
Here's some pics! :hick:

The first is just a point-and-click on auto. See the tiny little American flag? Same flag in pic 2 fully zoomed. Keep in mind these pics are 3100xsomething at 300dpi before i ham-fistedly resized them ;)