I’ve read the other recent blogs, and while I agree with them I noticed that nobody has wished even one of you out there a happy and prosperous 2009. Now not only do I wish nothing but the best for you in the coming terrestrial orbit, I hope that you get lots of great images and memories.

The best way to remember those ‘best of times’ is with a memory aid of some sort. Let’s see, you could carry a notebook and pen or carry a portable tape recording device (old analog solution #1 and 2) but I just have to think there’s a better way.

Oh yeah, I remember. Electronic devices. That’s the ticket. Get a big Micro SD card and jot notes on your new fangeled touchscreen phone or use an Olympus digital voice recorder, a digital camera or a camcorder. The newest video (moving pictures with SOUND!) Canon camcorders and Sony camcorder cameras use flash memory cards, or record to internal hard drives, saving a lot of equipment wear and tear and tape (old analog solution #3).

In still cameras most every camera out there uses a flash memory card of some kind. Well there are still a few film (old analog solution #4) shooters out there but the majority of cameras record to SD memory cards, Compact flash memory cards, Sony memory sticks or xD memory cards.  Which brings me to my point (you knew I had to have one right?).  With flash memory being so cheap, there no reason not to take all the movies and stills and in camera videos you can this new years holiday. Here at Roberts Imaging we still have plenty of the 2 GB SD cards for under $5.00 and 16 GB SDHC cards for your video for as low as $34.97 and 4GB 133x Compact Flash cards for under $15.00, we even have Micro SD 512 cards for only $3.99, so don’t miss out.  Who knows that next big You Tube sensation may come from your New Year’s Day celebration party.

Sorry there are no pictures in todays blog, I suppose I could take my film in to the lab guys, then mail them to you if you really need pictures (old analog solution #5).
Have a great 2009!   Chuck