The $45 Instamatic
For some reason CNN, sponsored by Infiniti (the car made by people who don't know how to use a dictionary), is touting as a marvel of new design the "single-use videocamcorder."
Not a bad idea . . . at first blush. . . Except this "instamatic" of cam-corders retails for about $30 . . . . and you have to schlep it back to the store for "processing" if you want your video . . . for another $10 to $15.
Think about this for a second. At $40 - $45 a pop. If I use these things three times, I've already spent more than I would have spent to buy a regular cam-corder that does not require additional "processing" and which I can use over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.
If you really think you absolutely have to have 24/7 access to a video-cam "just in case" you might see something worth filming, then you should be carrying it with you.
What a waste of money.
Not a bad idea . . . at first blush. . . Except this "instamatic" of cam-corders retails for about $30 . . . . and you have to schlep it back to the store for "processing" if you want your video . . . for another $10 to $15.
Think about this for a second. At $40 - $45 a pop. If I use these things three times, I've already spent more than I would have spent to buy a regular cam-corder that does not require additional "processing" and which I can use over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.
If you really think you absolutely have to have 24/7 access to a video-cam "just in case" you might see something worth filming, then you should be carrying it with you.
What a waste of money.
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