Going to get this today

[Esther]

 http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&context=&keyword=Canon+A550&searchSection=All&go.x=15&go.y=8I Cindi knew I wanted a camera that will do closeups better than mine. Most any camera will do them better  bet. Anyway, this one is on sale this week at Circuit City so am heading in to town and get it. She has a better model of the same one so will be able to help me if I have trouble learning it. 

[thedahlialama]

good for you esther! i wish more people would spend that little extra and get a better camera. - they've gotten so darn cheap. i paid about the same as you are going to about 2 years ago and have less camera - but still a very good one for closeups and large detailed pics. i can only imagine that mine, or one comparable,  would be under $100 today. you're going to love it. i can already predict the future - you'll be posting more pics and we'll be ooohing and aaahing twice as much!! 

i also wish everybody would break down and pay at&t the $14.95 a month for basic broadband. it's so much faster - worth far more than the difference between it and dialup. really makes the internet a more enjoyable place. you get to see all the really cool pics in a matter of seconds. you get to upload your pics for posting in a matter of seconds. you get....well, just about everything in a matter of seconds!!

[Jerry]

I am told the The Canon Power Shots are easy to use.   I just may spring for one too.  i have an excellent camera, but it is very technical and meant for someone with greater camera skills than I

Let me know Esther how it goes..

[miguynmkoi]

I love my Canon Powershot G2 from about 6 or 7 years ago and I can tell you I paid bundles for it.  I use it mercilessly especially when I travel. 

Check out this site about your camera and it will help you understand all the features of your camera http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/a550.html
  I found this site at the time I bought my camera and it has taught me many things about using my camera.

Enjoy your new camera    Now we will expect more pics   

[SueSTx]

I hope you enjoy your new camera Ester.

My landline phone provider is AT&T...believe it or not...their broadband is not available is our area.  I bet it isn't available is a lot of places or us dial-up folks would already have it.  It is even cheaper than my dialup...which is the only ISP choice I have to not pay a long distance charge for my computer connection.

[Desertponder]

Very nice Esther and that seems like a great price.

I need a new camera too. Mine is a dinosaur at 4 years old.

Annette......that is a great site! I bookmarked that for future reference.

[Cindi]

I'm so excited that Esther is finally taking the plunge and buying a new camera.  I told her she needed to trust me and go buy this camera.  You can't beat the price at all!!  Hers, while it has served her well, is so out dated!!  Once she gets the hang of it, she will kick herself for not buying one earlier!  LOL!!!  I'm going over there tonight so I'm sure she will be full of questions, but it will be worth it!   


I wish I had the option of broadband or something simaler, but all that is offered is dial up in our area.   :'(

[happyoutsidegirl]

Way to go Esther, Be sure and post your first pix. I have a kodack Easy share DX6490 and it's way smarter than I am and I love it. I have Verizon phone system and guess what? I can't get the stupid broud band or the wierless here. Go figure?

[Ky Kim]

Ok, you posted this at 8:29 am.....do you have it yet, do ya, do ya huh, huh....I'm ready to see some pretty pics...........

Kim

[thedahlialama]

gosh, i had no idea that so many people don't have broadband available  

have you tried calling up and complaining? getting your neighbors to do the same? emailing repeated requests for it?

i don't think it could be that hard for them to set up if enough people in the area showed interest. i live in a somewhat remote area where most of the cable accesses are from the 70's. only decent tv access is thru satelite. but we have had dsl available for about 3 yrs now. i know they had to rewire some of the house wiring when they installed it - that's how old and out of date most things in my area are. even my cell phone barely works most of the time.

and it sounds pretty criminal to me when at&t can't provide dsl, but charges you more than that price for dial-up. i think i would complain to the public utilities commission on that one!!  

sorry to sidetrack your thread esther, but your new camera really will make more people want to see the high quality pix!!

[Jerry]

Did you Notice on the link some better deals?   Are they safe?  I sure don't like Circuit City stores.
In so cal the help is  not knowledgeable. and they try to sell extended warranties

[Kittyzee]

Ed--the companies are surely running behind the times in rural areas:  many folks are clamoring to get on board but they just can't run the fiber optics and new fangled stuff fast enough.  A lot of small towns have only one large telephone company (like ours) and make it hard for competitors to get in.  They ARE moving in however, and rates have gone down and services have improved.  It will be just a matter of time, but unfortunately not fast enough for the dial-up folks.  I HATED dial up! 

Congratulations Esther,,,,let's see some of those pix!! 

[Shep]

Congratulations on your new Camera Esther! 

2 questions though... Where's the pix?

and couldn't you have made a camera a lot cheaper using PVC? 

..... but seriously you never cease to amaze me with the ideas you turn into reality, the most recent being the fountain topper..... BTW, Do you have a son named McGiver who had his own TV Show?

[miguynmkoi]

  Good one Shep 

[Esther]

LOLOL Shep. I would be honored to be related to McGiver.  I don't know where it comes from. I just am cheap and creative. Good combination I guess. My poor DH struggles at times to visualize where I'm headed with my goofy ideas.  And sometimes they are just that, goofy and don't work out at all. Sometimes he helps give my ideas a little tweak and it turns out much better.

OK, now the camera----I did get it and it's still in the box. We went on down to the hospital where I took care of Braeden while Dawn went down to lunch by herself for the first time. Then I took the two older ones down to lunch. Then as we were leaving the hospital I saw a sign that they were having a blood drive so decided to donate. That took about an hour. So we got home about 3 and Cindi and her DH were coming for supper at 6 + the two kids wanted to swim. It is now 9. The kids are out of the pool. The supper is cleaned up. Rick and Cindi have gone home and the camera is still in the box. My old camera's computer card reader will not work on the new camera and I have to learn how to hook it up with the cord attachment I guess. The old reader also reads the memory card from the sewing maching. Sure hope the reader on the printer/copier will hold the card from the new camera.  Wish me luck.

[miguynmkoi]

Congrats!!   

Esther there will be a cord that connects to your camera that should also plug (usb) into your computer or printer.

Will we need a new category for all the millions of pics Esther is going to take? 

[happyoutsidegirl]

Gosh Esther! I'm pooped out just reading about your day! I wouldn't of taken any pix either.

[Bullfrog]

Esther, I truly beleive that there is nothing that you couldn't make, you amaze me. I know men that if you hand them a screwdriver they would destroy the entire house. If they only had you on that island... what's the name of that show where the plane crashes on a deserted island?

I'm sure that you would have them flushing toilets and running water in no time.

[Shep]

Look forward to the upcoming pix and good luck following the directions on the camera itself and then the hardware and software to get the pix uploaded.........

My heart and prayers go out to Braeden and family.