We were NOT lost!
In case you missed us, we spent the last week on a cruise. (We were there whether you missed us or not.) The itinerary was from Port Canaveral to Nassau to St Thomas to St Maarten and back to Port Canaveral.
The camera saga: The old camera was a Minolta DiMage S404. We bought it about 2 ½ or 3 years ago. It served well until late November, when it suddenly began reporting a “System Error”, and then shutting down. Sometimes we could take one or two quick photos before shutting down. We could not view any photos that were on the media. It did appear that the movie mode did not have this problem, but I did not try taking any movie clips. The next choice was the Konica Minolta DiMage Z3.
The camera was working well. It has a 12X zoom and can focus extremely closely. The batteries lasted longer than when in the S404. Then, the day before we left for our cruise the camera reported “System Error”. This was on the original set of batteries. I wondered if the batteries were getting low, although they didn’t seem to be. I had been using NiMH rechargeable batteries. They seem to have a very slightly lower voltage that the alkaline batteries, but last significantly longer. New batteries didn’t make any difference. I tried both new alkaline and freshly charged NiMH batteries.
We boarded the ship with a marginally operating camera.
Part of my choice was that the camera could operate using AA batteries, which can be found nearly anywhere. Dianne was reluctant to replace the failed Minolta with another Minolta. Since Costco solidly stands behind their products, we chose to purchase there.
The camera saga: The old camera was a Minolta DiMage S404. We bought it about 2 ½ or 3 years ago. It served well until late November, when it suddenly began reporting a “System Error”, and then shutting down. Sometimes we could take one or two quick photos before shutting down. We could not view any photos that were on the media. It did appear that the movie mode did not have this problem, but I did not try taking any movie clips. The next choice was the Konica Minolta DiMage Z3.
The camera was working well. It has a 12X zoom and can focus extremely closely. The batteries lasted longer than when in the S404. Then, the day before we left for our cruise the camera reported “System Error”. This was on the original set of batteries. I wondered if the batteries were getting low, although they didn’t seem to be. I had been using NiMH rechargeable batteries. They seem to have a very slightly lower voltage that the alkaline batteries, but last significantly longer. New batteries didn’t make any difference. I tried both new alkaline and freshly charged NiMH batteries.
We boarded the ship with a marginally operating camera.
Part of my choice was that the camera could operate using AA batteries, which can be found nearly anywhere. Dianne was reluctant to replace the failed Minolta with another Minolta. Since Costco solidly stands behind their products, we chose to purchase there.
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