So back in 2009 I took a video editing class at school. The one fine print detail I didn't read was that you either had to provide your own camcorder/camera with video capability or you could rent one from the school for $150. I was broke and knew I wasn't going to rent one from the school. I asked my dad is he could help out with this. He came home one day with a $50 kids camcorder. It's a Digital Concepts 1.5mp camcorder. Here's the glorious gender defining pink camcorder I have. There is also one for "boys" it comes in *shocker* blue.
The first ever camera type device I could call my own. This thing came with me everywhere.
Heres the back/top view. The black button on top was how you took pictures and started/stopped a video recording. And also how you turned it on
The four button controls. I'd explain what each one does but it tells you right there.
Here are some photos I took to give you an idea of how (awful) the picture quality was.
Ok forget what I ever said about uploading pictures of trees.... I didn't realize how many photos I actually took of them. Anyway this is of course the apple tree at my dads. I'm thinking now after I write this I should've done a side by side comparison of the other picture of the apple tree like this one. Thought there isn't much of a comparison you can see just by looking at them separately that the quality is much higher.
This is one of my favorite photos I took with this camcorder. Other than the ones of my nephew, this one, one of me and one of another tree (be glad I didn't post it, lol) are my top three. I like this one mostly because of the shadow. It speaks to me that she's trapped (even though if I left the gate open she'd be gone in a millisecond and I'd never see her again).
I love my dad to death for getting it for me and it was in a way my first camera... err camcorder. My mom had a Kodak (or Cannon, or Nikon I'm not sure it was sooo long ago.) but it was hers not mine, even if I took the most pictures with it. My camcorder however was what started my whole craze of photography. I used it to document my nephews life from the time he was four and a half months. As luck would happen my sisters took notice to my new found hobby and for Christmas "surprised" me with a new camcorder. I'd been making a lot more videos than pictures and hadn't really thought of the potential for a regular point and shoot. I figured that if I found a camcorder with picture taking capabilities that'd be ok. So next post you will see how my 'new' camcorder was and everything about it.
The four button controls. I'd explain what each one does but it tells you right there.
Here are some photos I took to give you an idea of how (awful) the picture quality was.
This is one of my favorite photos I took with this camcorder. Other than the ones of my nephew, this one, one of me and one of another tree (be glad I didn't post it, lol) are my top three. I like this one mostly because of the shadow. It speaks to me that she's trapped (even though if I left the gate open she'd be gone in a millisecond and I'd never see her again).
I love my dad to death for getting it for me and it was in a way my first camera... err camcorder. My mom had a Kodak (or Cannon, or Nikon I'm not sure it was sooo long ago.) but it was hers not mine, even if I took the most pictures with it. My camcorder however was what started my whole craze of photography. I used it to document my nephews life from the time he was four and a half months. As luck would happen my sisters took notice to my new found hobby and for Christmas "surprised" me with a new camcorder. I'd been making a lot more videos than pictures and hadn't really thought of the potential for a regular point and shoot. I figured that if I found a camcorder with picture taking capabilities that'd be ok. So next post you will see how my 'new' camcorder was and everything about it.
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