New Camera

While we were in Bowling Green the other day the USPS tried to deliver a package from Amazon.com . The postman left a message in our mailbox stating that we would have to pick up the package at the Burkesville Post Office. The post office was closed Monday in observance of President's Day, so I went this morning and picked up the package and while I was in town, I washed the truck at the car wash. It was filthy with salt residue and grime, but the high pressure water knocked off most of the sludge. I didn't do any actual washing, but it helped the looks of the truck. Once I was back to the house I opened the package and it was a digital camera and photo printer. It is a Kodak Easy Share with a Printer Dock 3. So, supposedly all you have to do is set the camera on the printer and select the pictures to print using the screen on the camera. It works, but it's not as easy as they make it out to be. It took me a hour or more to figure out the settings for the printer and camera. Kodak doesn't give a owner's manual, they make you go online to find out how to operate the devices. The camera is a Z700 4 megapixel digital with a 512 meg SD memory card that I purchased extra. It is easy to use as a point and shoot camera. I don't care much for the viewfinder not having a LCD inside, but that's one reason the camera was cheaper. It will work nicely for Stacey to use. The printer dock works nicely printing 4 by 6 inch pictures with a coating so water and fingerprints won't damage the prints. I'm impressed by the printer and the quality of the prints. I purchased two packs with matching amounts of paper and ink while we were in BG the other day. It figures out to 26.2 cents per picture. Not bad for not having to go to the store to pick up the prints. Another nice feature of home printing is the ability to edit and crop the pictures for a better picture.
   
These are a couple of the first images I shot with the new Kodak camera. The snow has melted most places that aren't in the shadows.