A quick post to proclaim my undying love for my new camera! (And, of course, for the husband who gave it to me.) Following our wonderful wedding, we left for our week-long honeymoon in Disney World (don’t knock it, we had an absolute blast). The first half of the week, I’ll confess, my new camera stayed in its packaging. We were too busy doing a delirious honeymoon circuit from beach to pool to spa to parks to room. Then, one morning, when my husband went off to work out (such discipline), I took the time to sit and study my new baby.
It. Is. Awesome. If anyone out there is considering buying a digital video camera, I highly recommend it. The high-def touch screen is incredible, with a picture that’s far sharper than I had dared to hope. The battery power is decent, although it doesn’t last for as many hours as they said on Amazon, which I’m going to look into further.
My mission now is to condense about two hours of honeymoon video down into four or five minutes of edited highlights, set to one of our favorite songs. It’s a great starter project, I think, for my amateur skills. I guess I’ll get a better sense of the sound and overall quality when I get to this step, and actually see what I’ve filmed up on a larger screen.
A lot of people have asked me if I’m sad now that the wedding is over. I thought I would be, but am pleasantly surprised to feel the exact opposite. I feel excited that, now the wedding came together and was an amazing day, I have the time and mental space to get re-focused on my goals and on shifting my life in a new direction. And to do it with a new last name. J
