My New Toy
Guess what? I got a shiny new toy! Any ideas on what it might be?
Give up? It’s a digital video camera! That’s right, after years of wanting one, I finally accumulated enough Amazon gift certificates to get it. Needless to say, I’m a happy camper.
If you’re curious about the model, it’s a Vivitar DVR-530. (That’s a link to the Amazon product page, and unfortunately not an affiliate link thanks to a new and idiotic North Carolina law.) It’s not the newest thing on the market, but it suits my purposes just fine. And even better, it was on sale for $49.99! I had just enough GCs in my account to get it without paying anything out of pocket.
I was up until about 1:00 this morning, not working, not getting life insurance quotes, but tinkering with my camera and its accompanying software. I decided that I didn’t care much for the video editing program that came with it, so I started searching the web for something better. And then I found out that I was missing a codec needed to play the files it produced in Windows Media Player, so I searched for that to no avail. I finally found a free file conversion program that I could use to make them work.
And then I found out it didn’t matter much. My biggest concern was being able to make DVDs with the video I shoot, and they play just fine in Windows DVD Maker (which I just realized I had). Doy!
Oh well. At least now I know I can record some memories of Pumpkin before she’s all grown up. I wish I could have bought one about 5 years ago, but she’s still got plenty of kid left in her.
