Well, what a day it has been! We’ve searched and shopped. We’ve pondered and pontificated. We were almost taken advantage of. But, best of all, we’ve gotten a huge dose of what it feels like to be a consumer lost in a sea of, We don’t know what to do, itis! We’re Good Guys, so we enjoy that kind of a challenge!

Our saga began yesterday, when my husband Dave and I decided it was time to purchase some photography equipment.We needed to purchase both a new Video Camera and a digital camera as well. We are attending an important family event in a couple weeks and “absolutely have to have” the best quality equipment that we can afford. We’ve been putting off this important purchase for some time now, because we really didn’t know which products would provide us with the level of quality that we desire. It’s fairly obvious… we are amateurs when it come to purchasing photography equipment!

We wanted a video camera that was compact, easy to use, and was capable of recording both quality video and audio. We also wanted a digital camera that would allow us to capture portrait, scenic and action shots. As I’m sure you already know, it’s very difficult to make decisions to purchase items that you really haven’t seen or held! What should we do? There were so many choices and so many different options.

We decided to call on family for help…Dad, what do you know about Sony, Panasonic, JVC? Dad came to the rescue with the latest Photography magazines which provided us with mountains of information. Wow, now which one do we choose? In our “Quest for the Best”, we decided to visit the local (more…)