Date:         Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:41:38 -0400
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From:         Sidney L Crawford <blumax100@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Digital camera picts
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Nice pics, but they're 1MB in size; it takes 5-6 MINUTES to download a
single image.

Sid Crawford
Gaithersburg, MD


On Tue, 1 Aug 2000 10:29:24 -0400 "Wilkerson, Jordan T."
<Jordan.Wilkerson@JHUAPL.EDU> writes:
> MDOsprey,
>
> Disclaimer:
> This is only indirectly related to birds, but I want to share
> pictures of
> such taken with our new digital camera.
>
> It is amazing where this technology is now; pictures with good
> resolution
> and decent color saturation are becoming affordable.  We have
> already been
> able to use the camera to help confirm the identification a few
> immatures.
>
> The pictures of the baby beaver (what a cute little tail!) were
> taken at
> Huntley Meadows, VA and the rest (including birds) were either there
> or our
> yard in Cloverly, MD.
>
> Most of these are taken with all automatic settings, since it is
> still new
> and I don't know how to drive it yet.  (a few were taken with manual
> focus
> which explains why they are not in focus).  However, the camera is
> capable
> of complete or partial manual control for those more experienced or
> artistic.  All were taken on the second highest (of five) resolution
> settings.  Anyway, this is mostly to show this community what is
> capable of
> becoming-affordable, digital cameras in case some of you are
> beginning to
> look.
>
> This camera has a 5x optical zoom and we bought a 2x adapter for the
> front.
> So anything I can see in my 10x bins, I can catch on digital film
> now.  oh
> yea! it also takes up to 15 seconds of video with audio.
>
> If anyone is interested in the camera details, I'd be happy to
> continue
> shamelessly plugging our new Sony digital camera despite the fact
> that I
> don't get any royalties.
>
> http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jordanandkaren
>
> Another Disclaimer:
> I am not a professional photographer, so please forgive the lack of
> artistic
> talent in some of these pictures.
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Jordan Wilkerson,
> Cloverly, Maryland
>
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