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is it better to bring a camera with a ion-lithium battery that needs recharging or is it better to bring one that takes batteries? I need to purchase one and can't decide which type to get.
thanks Ann
thanks Ann
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We just bought a Nikon Coolpix P520. (at Costco) It has a 42 X zoom and from what I have been told by the experienced here on the forum, it should have plenty of zoom. It came with a battery and a 4 G picture card. I ordered from Amazon last week a special from Butterfly consisting of 2 batteries, another charger-this one goes into the wall as opposed to the one that came with the camera, where you have to plug the camera into the charger, then into the wall, film to protect the monitor, a car charger (which does not fit this model though) a european plug adaptor and a lens cleaning cloth--all for $19.95. I had planned to buy just another battery, now I have 3. I don't know how much these batteries cost by themselves, but for my previous camera the battery cost was $45. I took the instruction manual disk to Kinkos and they printed a spiral bound a book of it for $35.00 Nice compact size. Now to learn how to use it.
I have to agree, that it is much easier to recharge your batteries than to be carrying dozens of them. I am taking 2 extension cords with us so that I can plug in more than one rechargeable item at a time since I only have one outlet adapter for Africa.
Francesca
Terri
Just checked and I also got the 16 G card, not the 4 as I thought. Also found out about the extra batteries and chargers that I bought on Amazon--the auto charger that they sent plugs into the wall charger, then the outlet in your car, does not plug into the camera as I thought. Instructions would have been nice. We bought the new camera in anticipation of our Africa trip with Tauck, next July. Trying it out on this trip, if I don't like it I may return it. Loved my little Panasonic, but dropped it too many times. We leave this Wed 6/19 for a river cruise too!!--on Viking though, from Amsterdam to Bucharest (the Black Sea) Maybe we'll sail by each other or dock next to each other. When do you leave?
Thanks for the advice on the tripod, hadn't thought of bringing one. May return the Coolpix if I am not happy with it on the trip we leave for this Wednesday. Our Africa trip isn't until July 2014, so I have plenty of time to make up my mind.
Good luck with the camera. Let me know how it works out.
Terri
Thanks, and will let you know about the camera. I have spent the time to read the instruction manual and play around with it, hope I can remember what I read. Did you read my earlier suggestion about having Kinkos print out and spiral bind the manual. So much easier than what I could do. They did a great job, small size is perfect.
We return July 18, you will be on your trip, but I may be checking the forum while we are gone. Have a great trip too!
Francesca
Hope you enjoyed your trip as much as we did. Everything from Amsterdam to Bucharest was done beautifully and we will definetly travel with them again, but Tauck is still our favorite.
I wasn't happy with the Coolpix camera though. I guess I am just not used to that lens cap flapping around, the side viewer made it more difficult to find the object I was trying to take a pic of and of course not being able to just slip it into a pocket. I have returned it.
If a camera this size does not bother you, (and we will be getting another one for Africa,) but looking at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ 70. It has a 60x optical zoom and the viewfinder is right in front as opposed to being on the side (where in my case, it will easily be jarred/torn off). It has 16.1 MP, which is better than the Cannon that has been posted about. $399 on Amazon. Ever hopeful that one with these capabilities will be on the market soon, but small enough to slip into my pocket.
Francesca