HARD DECISIONS ARE HARD.
Have been spending a large part of the day poring over digicam catalogues and reading consumer reviews on amazon and anguishing some more. The Sony center called back and said that my trusty ol' DSC-T7's hardboard was fritzed and only 7000 baht would be able to repair it... which is a pretty steep sum, considering that the camera cost 15'000 baht when I bought it 2 years ago. So a new one it is! And the other thing that is a sure bet is that I will be sticking to Sony, first and foremost due to easy sync up with my VAIO, then my admittedly shallow LOVE for the Sony designs and the slight weight that my old cam(sniff) so endeared to me. I admit to being a shameless Sony ho and Dad enables this and shares this trait with me, I might add ;D (my only 'infidelities' have been re: iPod and the Nintendo DS I intend to own someday... sorry lah the PSP and the Sony digital music players just don't do much for me XDD).
My two end contestants:
SONY DSC-T100
OBV. PROS:
_ hot design, sleek, simple, LARGE screen, HOT DESIGN
_ lightweight!!
_ most 'newest' specs, not likely to be obsolete for a while at least
_ fancy shit that looks fun like ZOOOMING in when making vid clips
_ LOOKS LIKE A SEXIER OLDER BROTHER OF MY OLD CAMERA
CONS:
_ EXPENSIVE. 17'990 baht! D: (then again, an investment! But then I might have to kiss the DS goodbye or have limited allowance due to this...)
_ apparently the interface is a bit fiddly and annoying to access? Why the hell would they rescind the delete button anyway? And the toggle-switch from the T7?? That shit was perfect :/
_ unnecessary options like 'slideshows with MUSIC' and 'HD TV plug-ins' for me
_ FUCKING EXPENSIVE AHHH SHIT DDD:
SONY DSC-W90
OBV. PROS:
_ has its appeal design-wise(ONLY IN BLACK though ahh)
_ slightly cheaper than the T100 at 12'990 baht with most of the same specs
_ seems to be lightweight, too?
_ has a kind of busy and cluttered menu/display, but that also has its own appeal because you can see what is responsible for what function
CONS:
_ I HATE lenses that extend out. Hate hate hate. And they can get broken or jammed real I heard?
_ ...it's kind of ehh :(
_ IT'S NOT THE T100
_ ...if I am already spending more than 10'000 baht, why not just spring 5'000 baht more? Okay, 5'000 baht is a lot of money, though. But not seen in the big picture. Yet... *ARGH*
...one can see my stellar decision making skills here! Ahh.
In other news I was barred from the gym today, as Ma's freebie visitor's pass that I was using ran out and you can't use a bunch in a row? Or something. Which marks the end of my shortlived fitness career then, I guess? Was actually kind of looking forward to it today, as I could actually WALK again >_>;;
Grooved out to a Guitar Hero machine that hat buttons instead of a guitar though whilst waiting for Ma and watched Ratatouille! SO CUTE AHHHHHH ♥ And heartwarming and hunger-inducing and EEEE-WILL BE IN PARIS SOON-reminding :Db
My two end contestants:
SONY DSC-T100
OBV. PROS:
_ hot design, sleek, simple, LARGE screen, HOT DESIGN
_ lightweight!!
_ most 'newest' specs, not likely to be obsolete for a while at least
_ fancy shit that looks fun like ZOOOMING in when making vid clips
_ LOOKS LIKE A SEXIER OLDER BROTHER OF MY OLD CAMERA
CONS:
_ EXPENSIVE. 17'990 baht! D: (then again, an investment! But then I might have to kiss the DS goodbye or have limited allowance due to this...)
_ apparently the interface is a bit fiddly and annoying to access? Why the hell would they rescind the delete button anyway? And the toggle-switch from the T7?? That shit was perfect :/
_ unnecessary options like 'slideshows with MUSIC' and 'HD TV plug-ins' for me
_ FUCKING EXPENSIVE AHHH SHIT DDD:
SONY DSC-W90
OBV. PROS:
_ has its appeal design-wise(ONLY IN BLACK though ahh)
_ slightly cheaper than the T100 at 12'990 baht with most of the same specs
_ seems to be lightweight, too?
_ has a kind of busy and cluttered menu/display, but that also has its own appeal because you can see what is responsible for what function
CONS:
_ I HATE lenses that extend out. Hate hate hate. And they can get broken or jammed real I heard?
_ ...it's kind of ehh :(
_ IT'S NOT THE T100
_ ...if I am already spending more than 10'000 baht, why not just spring 5'000 baht more? Okay, 5'000 baht is a lot of money, though. But not seen in the big picture. Yet... *ARGH*
...one can see my stellar decision making skills here! Ahh.
In other news I was barred from the gym today, as Ma's freebie visitor's pass that I was using ran out and you can't use a bunch in a row? Or something. Which marks the end of my shortlived fitness career then, I guess? Was actually kind of looking forward to it today, as I could actually WALK again >_>;;
Grooved out to a Guitar Hero machine that hat buttons instead of a guitar though whilst waiting for Ma and watched Ratatouille! SO CUTE AHHHHHH ♥ And heartwarming and hunger-inducing and EEEE-WILL BE IN PARIS SOON-reminding :Db