Vacation Time & Other Tips
So you are going on vacation and you've packed everything including your camera. Several things you want to remember when you are going on that all important trip.
Batteries... remember to bring extra batteries. If you have a camera taking AA batteries, make sure you bring extras for your trip. AA's are very easily found, but you will pay a good premium for them if you are on your vacation as everything is usually marked up. If you have a lithium-ion, or other rechargeable type battery, it is a must to bring your charger along with you. Charge your camera at the end of each day so you can have it ready to capture all your fun the next day. Also remember that if you are in a cold location, battery life might drastically decrease. If you find this happening, keep your camera under your coat to keep warm and that will help extend the battery life.
Film/memory cards... bring enough for your trip and then bring more. If you are an anxious photographer and take a lot of photos like myself, you never know when you are going to see something that you will want to take more photos of than usual. I was just on a trip to Alaska and after just three days of shooting, I had filled up almost all of my memory cards. I was VERY lucky to find a Radio Shack in Skagway that was able to download all of my photos to DVD's and I was ready to start shooting again. I had really lucked out as there are sometimes very few places that can do this and if they do, will charge a small fortune to do it. So... memory cards are very cheap, so buy a few extra. Think about how many photos you take and if you are going on a once in a lifetime trip (like Alaska) double the number of photos you think you will take.
If you start to notice that you are running low on the number of photos you have left on your card, try to be more frugal with the picture taking or you can also slightly lower the image size in your camera and you will get more shots on the card. Remember to make sure you change the size back when you get a new card or are able to download your pics. You can also bring a computer to download all of your photos, but sometimes that is not an option, or you might not want to lug a laptop around on your trip.
I want to point out that alot of people never look at the date and time that is set for their camera. It's time to get acquainted with that all important, but often neglected feature. Practice changing the date on your camera and keep up with it often. When you are on a trip where the time changes, change the time to match your locale before you start shooting. This will better help you determine the time you were at a certain place or the time a certain event happened. Just like resetting your image file size, make sure you change your time back when you get home or when your time changes back.
Above all else, these few tips will help you be able to keep taking the photos you want to take and capture all of the memories on your trip. Happy Snapping.
Batteries... remember to bring extra batteries. If you have a camera taking AA batteries, make sure you bring extras for your trip. AA's are very easily found, but you will pay a good premium for them if you are on your vacation as everything is usually marked up. If you have a lithium-ion, or other rechargeable type battery, it is a must to bring your charger along with you. Charge your camera at the end of each day so you can have it ready to capture all your fun the next day. Also remember that if you are in a cold location, battery life might drastically decrease. If you find this happening, keep your camera under your coat to keep warm and that will help extend the battery life.
Film/memory cards... bring enough for your trip and then bring more. If you are an anxious photographer and take a lot of photos like myself, you never know when you are going to see something that you will want to take more photos of than usual. I was just on a trip to Alaska and after just three days of shooting, I had filled up almost all of my memory cards. I was VERY lucky to find a Radio Shack in Skagway that was able to download all of my photos to DVD's and I was ready to start shooting again. I had really lucked out as there are sometimes very few places that can do this and if they do, will charge a small fortune to do it. So... memory cards are very cheap, so buy a few extra. Think about how many photos you take and if you are going on a once in a lifetime trip (like Alaska) double the number of photos you think you will take.
If you start to notice that you are running low on the number of photos you have left on your card, try to be more frugal with the picture taking or you can also slightly lower the image size in your camera and you will get more shots on the card. Remember to make sure you change the size back when you get a new card or are able to download your pics. You can also bring a computer to download all of your photos, but sometimes that is not an option, or you might not want to lug a laptop around on your trip.
I want to point out that alot of people never look at the date and time that is set for their camera. It's time to get acquainted with that all important, but often neglected feature. Practice changing the date on your camera and keep up with it often. When you are on a trip where the time changes, change the time to match your locale before you start shooting. This will better help you determine the time you were at a certain place or the time a certain event happened. Just like resetting your image file size, make sure you change your time back when you get home or when your time changes back.
Above all else, these few tips will help you be able to keep taking the photos you want to take and capture all of the memories on your trip. Happy Snapping.
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