September 22, 2007
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It looks like I've suffered a personal lost.... I think my digital camera (Canon PowerShot S1 IS) is officially dead. Whenever I turn it on, all I see is a blank screen with a little bit of static lines on it. It must be some internal hardware problem. I should have seen this happen, because the last two times I extensively used my camera was at the San Diego Comic-Con this year and the last date on Warped Tour. At those times, I've noticed some potential serious problems with it. While I was able to take a lot of photos / videos at those events, the camera was heating up pretty good for some reason, and the flash has simply stopped working at some period of time. I'm going to see if I can get it fixed at a camera shop, but if not, it looks like I'm forced to get myself a new digital camera. I take enough pictures and videos to justify needing a new one, and in a way it's almost like an excuse for myself to buy the latest model (Canon PowerShot S5 IS) of my current camera. Too bad too because the current model I have uses Compact Flash for it's memory, while the newer ones uses Secure Digital (SD or SDHC).
*sigh* more things to spend.
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how long have you had that camera?
I've had that camera since 2004 I think.... or was that 2005? I believe it broke due to over use of the video features, which I'm guessing Canon didn't expect a lot of people to use it extensively since it's the first model of the series. The newest one though definitely seems to be emphasizing it's use as a video camera as well.
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