[jaycee]

I know very little about digital cameras.

It is a Canon Power Shot A470. 7.1 mega pixels. 3.4X optical zoom. You will understand all that more than me but so far I have found it easy to use...including the zoom. I was scared to death to use it. My son helped me a bit the day he worked on the computer again recently! He tried to assure me I wouldn’t hurt it. I do use the strap around my wrist though.

I guess those memory cards come in different sizes don’t they? I mean the number of pictures you can take? I think I took 16, including what my son shot the other day. I had a pot of flowers in sight to shoot and it told me my memory card was full. And I said....Oh, shoot! I will learn.

[JustAmy]

July 3, 2008



Graphic by MamaBear

Prayer for the Unborn

Lord I pray this Sunday morn
for those souls that are not yet born
still a fetus in the womb
souls of love that you would groom

Keep them from man's every whim
whose abortion rates are dismal grim
destroying those that you create
playing God with children's fate

They name it "choice" to soothe their guilt
dissolving that which you have built
to live and love in You abide
is ended in infanticide

Of all the sins that man has wrought
this is the worst one of the lot
Lord, of this evil we repent
for killing of the innocent

Woe to those on judgment day
who stand before you when you say,
" I judge you not, but to these I give,
these souls that you denied to live,

will judge you now at heavens gate
and hold the power of your fate
so hope their mercy will abound
for in you was no mercy found"

~ Fish Hawk

[Mama_Bear]

You are going to love this camera! I have a Canon PowerShot A720, which is basically like yours. I went to Steve's Digicam Website and read the review on yours. Sounds like it is a good little camera. Canon makes good digital cameras for the amateur market. I love mine.

Yes, usually the memory card that comes with the camera is pretty small. If you shoot on the highest resolution (which isn't necessary, but I do), you can usually only get a few shots on a the card before it is full. My husband got two 2 GB cards for me. I would have a hard time ever filling those up. I also found that investing in rechargeable batteries and a charger really helps save money on batteries.

Have fun with your new camera, jaycee!