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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 03:56 PM
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Cameras...if you got expensive one
Edited on Sun Oct-30-11 03:57 PM by nadinbrzezinski
And fear it getting damaged, or don't have one...go to target. They got pretty cheap and descent kit...don't leave home without it if you are going to an occupy.
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 04:00 PM
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1. Zoom lenses are good.
So is decent low light sensitivity.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 04:02 PM
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2. The one we just got has a zoom
Capability for video and wasn't that expensive. Oh and runs on triple A and has a flash.

Oh and above 35mm definition.
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:00 PM
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7. AA are easier to find the world over.
AAA not so much in out of the way places.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:09 PM
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11. True but I am not in an out of the way place
and I can carry extra batteries.

:hi:
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 04:51 PM
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3. The best camera you have
is the one you have with you. Cell phone cameras are far better than nothing.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 04:54 PM
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4. And with cell phone cameras you can upload the pix/video before it's confiscated or broken.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 04:58 PM
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5. Is there an app yet that continuously uploads its images/video to the cloud...
Edited on Sun Oct-30-11 04:59 PM by Tesha
...so that no matter what happens to the camera, all the
data up to the last possible instant is safe from "accidental"
destruction or loss?

"Say, isn't that a nice image of Officer Baloney's boot sole
just before the camera 'accidentally' got destroyed?"

Tesha
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davepdx Donating Member (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:17 PM
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12. If you have a Google+ account and its app
on your smartphone you can configure the app to automatically upload all photos and videos to a private folder on your Google+ account. This works for Android and iPhones.
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ProgressiveProfessor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 09:05 PM
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18. There are some tools that do that as well as cameras and memory cards
Still need a nearby host and wifi
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 05:45 PM
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6. It should be 4 MP or up
if you want to be able to zoom in on faces should an incident occur while you're taking pictures.
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:02 PM
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8. I recced this good recommendation.
I suspect D.U. has a contingent which is threatened by the OWS protests.
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Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:07 PM
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9. More likely a group of posters automatically unrec all Nadin's posts.
I don't, but over the years I can see why they might. . .
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:09 PM
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10. They are threatened by me as well personally
but that is besides the point.

It is group dynamics of the worst kind.
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:19 PM
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13. K & R n/t.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:23 PM
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14. A few more pointers
regardless of what camera you are taking.

TAKE A PHOTO OF IT... WRITE DOWN serial numbers, just in case your local cops take it. And make sure you practice taking the SD card out and replacing it with an empty one as well.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:27 PM
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15. And if you use desktop computers I highly recommend buying one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820176021

Take the SD card out of your camera and upload the files to your computer quickly.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 07:33 PM
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16. And they make some of those that are USB
I make it a practice to upload piccies as soon as I get home.

And as far as el cheapo electronics, most netbooks come with an SD card reader as well.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-11 08:04 PM
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17. SD card readers have been standard equipment on laptops for years.
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