Digital camera
Hi all I'm in Perth for a day and wish to purchase a digital camera. To save a lot of mucking around, I thought I'd pick your brains! Anyone have any suggestions as to a good buy by any chance, I'm not a camera buff and just need a standard camera, point and shoot type. There are plenty around, 5 mega pixel, 3 Optical zoom, about $400. Are they all much of a muchness? Should I just grab the cheapest around? or is there more to it than that? Regards Peter
Re: Digital camera
All brands are getting better and cheaper - most important snap speed, battery and memory. Try Plaza Camera in Perth or Camerahouse in Leederville - both very helpful. Enjoy
Interesting Video iPod/Video Store article..
...on the Motley Fool: http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2005/commentary05102002.htm I'm hoping they release Due South, Ed and the Wonder Years on the video store one day :-) Just like getting all those old music tracks from iTunes (hopefully next week!) that you can't find in record shops anymore. Seeya Rod!
Re: Interesting Video iPod/Video Store article..
Incidentally Rod, the Due South soundtrack is pretty cool. :) T. On 21/10/2005, at 10:15 AM, Rod wrote: ...on the Motley Fool: http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2005/commentary05102002.htm I'm hoping they release Due South, Ed and the Wonder Years on the video store one day :-) Just like getting all those old music tracks from iTunes (hopefully next week!) that you can't find in record shops anymore. Seeya Rod! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
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Hi, I am looking for advice on what is the best way to burn dvd's of my many hours of VHS video (currently standing at around 200+ hours) of family stuff. I have a G5 Imac and a hi-fi stereo VHS player, just not sure what the best way to connect the two is, and what the best software would be. Hugh -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message.
Re: VHS to DVD
Well you could go to the WAMUG archives and do a search for VHS Plenty to read there : - http://wamug.org.au:8100/Lists/wamug/List.html Bob On 21/10/2005, at 11:15 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi, I am looking for advice on what is the best way to burn dvd's of my many hours of VHS video (currently standing at around 200+ hours) of family stuff. I have a G5 Imac and a hi-fi stereo VHS player, just not sure what the best way to connect the two is, and what the best software would be. Hugh -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: VHS to DVD-r (was blank ;-) )
On 21/10/2005, at 11:15 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi, I am looking for advice on what is the best way to burn dvd's of my many hours of VHS video (currently standing at around 200+ hours) of family stuff. I have a G5 Imac and a hi-fi stereo VHS player, just not sure what the best way to connect the two is, and what the best software would be. Hugh Either use a Canopus DV box (which will let you plug in your VHS player, then firewire into your Mac), or invest in a DV camcorder that has an analogue bridge function. The Canons are fairly cheap now, and work well (in saying that, the bridge function of my MV600i no longer works with iMovie 5 :-(, worked fine in iMovie4). iMovie and iDVD are your best bets. Easy to use, and would have come free with your iMac. Seeya Rod!
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Re: Digital camera
I recently got a Pentax Optio S5n from Plaza Cameras in Perth. 5Mp super compact, easy to use and I am very happy with the results so far. I also have a Fuji Finepix S7000, easy to use 6Mp SLR (full manual settings if you want them, otherwise point and shoot), I think around $800 or so now. Very good results, but chews the batteries when switched off. Andrew On 21/10/2005, at 7:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I'm in Perth for a day and wish to purchase a digital camera. To save a lot of mucking around, I thought I'd pick your brains! Anyone have any suggestions as to a good buy by any chance, I'm not a camera buff and just need a standard camera, point and shoot type. There are plenty around, 5 mega pixel, 3 Optical zoom, about $400. Are they all much of a muchness? Should I just grab the cheapest around? or is there more to it than that? Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: VHS to DVD-r (was blank ;-) ) (And now about bridging) :o)
On 21/10/2005 11:25 AM, Rod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/10/2005, at 11:15 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi, I am looking for advice on what is the best way to burn dvd's of my many hours of VHS video (currently standing at around 200+ hours) of family stuff. I have a G5 Imac and a hi-fi stereo VHS player, just not sure what the best way to connect the two is, and what the best software would be. Hugh Either use a Canopus DV box (which will let you plug in your VHS player, then firewire into your Mac), or invest in a DV camcorder that has an analogue bridge function. The Canons are fairly cheap now, and work well (in saying that, the bridge function of my MV600i no longer works with iMovie 5 :-(, worked fine in iMovie4). iMovie and iDVD are your best bets. Easy to use, and would have come free with your iMac. Seeya Rod! Rod,..it should work (I'm pretty sure). Just make sure you're using iMovie 5.0.1 and not 5.0.2. It involves a bit of mucking around, deleting it, reinstalling it and then just not updating it all the way. I did it for another client whose machine used to do it, then when they went updated iMovie it wouldn't. So I deleted iMovie, reinstalled it from the iLife DVD and updated it to 5.0.1. And it worked again! :o) They could then use it as a bridge! :o) Hope that helps! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
Re: Digital camera
OK ! I have a Sony which uses a special Infolithium 'battery. The Battery cost about A$100 . and they consistently discharge while sitting on the shelf. They also have a limited life. I would recommend something like Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride batteries which will hold charge and do not have a significant memory effect . EnergexAA 2500mAh have a good capacity and are relatively cheap to buy in many places . If you have the choice try to buy Camera that will use something like this . Bob On 21/10/2005, at 7:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I'm in Perth for a day and wish to purchase a digital camera. To save a lot of mucking around, I thought I'd pick your brains! Anyone have any suggestions as to a good buy by any chance, I'm not a camera buff and just need a standard camera, point and shoot type. There are plenty around, 5 mega pixel, 3 Optical zoom, about $400. Are they all much of a muchness? Should I just grab the cheapest around? or is there more to it than that? Regards Peter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
iTMS Australia?
Hmmm I wonder??? This is from Macintouch: http://www.macintouch.com It looks like folks down under are finally getting a long-overdue iTunes Music Store: [Paul Sofronoff] Apple Australia has sent out invites to a special event next Tues 25 October. The worldwide head of iTunes Music Store and worldwide head of iPod Marketing will appear. It's hard to imagine the head of iTMS flying from the US to Australia for any other reason than the announcement of iTMS Australia. Please make it this time! Cheers, Ronni When Microsoft asks you, Where do you want to go today? Tell them, Apple!
Re: Digital camera
On 21/10/2005, at 11:39 AM, Andrew wrote: I recently got a Pentax Optio S5n from Plaza Cameras in Perth. 5Mp super compact, easy to use and I am very happy with the results so far. I also have a Fuji Finepix S7000, easy to use 6Mp SLR (full manual settings if you want them, otherwise point and shoot), I think around $800 or so now. Very good results, but chews the batteries when switched off. Andrew So the S7000 still chews the batteries. I have its predecessor, the s690z, and that is probably the only annoying thing about the camera. Wonder if the latest from Fuji, the S9000, got rid of that problem. BTW if I was after a camera a little upmarket of the point and shoot, without the expense of a digital SLR, the S9000 would be my choice. 9 megapixel, 10.7 zoom with a high quality lens and a heap of other features. And still around $800 or so. Cheers, Mike
Re: iTMS Australia?
Hi Ronni and intrepid WamugGers On 21 Oct 2005, at 2:57pm, Ronda Brown wrote: Hmmm I wonder??? This is from Macintouch: http://www.macintouch.com It looks like folks down under are finally getting a long-overdue iTunes Music Store: Does the new iTunes 6.0.1 update have anything to do with this perhaps? Reg
