Sunday, April 27, 2025
In a February 2023 post I discuss some of the equipment in my camera bag as related to video editing. Below, some of the camera equipment I owned at the time.
In early 2025, after further research of the DJI OSMO product offerings and because I thought after holiday sales would be inline with what I could afford, I decided to purchase the OSMO Pocket 3 and the Action 4 Camera with the accessories I thought I would need.
How is that going? To date, the image (photo taken: 4/27/25) below shows the new equipment I have
added to my camera bag.
The journey to this point, has quite frankly brought me to tears. I am not
going to go through the details in this post, however, I want to provide some
idea of the issues involved using the graphic on the right.
Why post now? I have had in my possession the OSMO Pocket 3 bundle shown in the photo, still in its cellophane wrap for about 3 weeks now. The DJI Mic 2 still unopened, since Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Most of the accessories, i.e., Pocket 3 Magnet stand, carrying case, and LED light since February 2025.
I cannot bring myself, just yet- to open the equipment and start experimenting. I am not sure why. It maybe that I am still waiting on items, the money involved (yes many apologies and gift cards and coupons provided), or that I was so excited about finally doing this and loved watching others via Youtube express their own excitement, that my experiences have left me tired and rather annoyed.
I am pretty sure all of this will work out, maybe I should not have been so excited about the new additions to my camera bag.
Meanwhile, I continue with my Davinci Resolve software experimentation to coincide with the use of my new camera equipment and hopefully the enhanced videos I want to produce.
Also note, my purchases were made before new tariff regulations were put in place. The prices on this popular brand have doubled over the last 2 weeks because of its popularity and new regulations.
I am still a bit confounded by my experiences with all of this.
Friday, April 25, 2025
I had several errands to take care of yesterday morning and when I left the house it was about 60°.
On Wednesday (April 23, 2025), I received a package from Amazon. One of the items in the package was a Hanpusen Wireless Camera Remote Shutter Release Control for my Canon EOS M50 DSLR camera. The following images show both the outfit I wore yesterday, as well as information related to the new remote for my camera.
I really love the Hanpusen Wireless Camera Remote. I have been using the camera's drive timer option with a tripod or mirror selfie and I now have the remote/tripod option. The remote activates slightly delayed timer shots, no delay shots, or video activation with the press of the button.
I had no problems pairing the remote to my camera (Canon EOS M50) via bluetooth, however did not initially notice the new option under the drive settings for the remote. Works perfectly. I show the new drive option in the illustration provided above.
Recent Amazon Purchases
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
On Saturday, while reviewing videos about DJI Action Cameras & the Pocket 3 I noticed a reference to a video editing software application called Davinci Resolve. I downloaded the package to my new HP Laptop and today, finally had the chance to checkout some of the features of the software.
The short video I used to test the software is of me, taken with my Canon
Vixia HF R700 Camcorder. The following illustration shows some of the
effects features I tested today.
I have been using Active Presenter to edit my Youtube videos, however, I wanted a little bit more control over filters when I am in the videos. I think this software may work for the issues I want to correct.
The following, is my first Davinci Resolve video demonstrating some of the
features I tested today, including video cropping, text overlay, and the
watercolor effects feature.
This software seems pretty powerful (free version) and I think it may take a minute or so (metaphor) for me to come up to speed, however, I think it will be worth the time I invest.
Sunday, April 20, 2025
I love the little summer sweaters illustrated on the right and wanted to
offer them in my online shop. The problem? Limited sizing. Nevertheless, I
purchased 4 variations including what is shown on the right, and in black and
white- which are not shown in the
illustration.
Black is normally my go to color and works well with my skin tone. That
said- for some reason the black version of this sweater simply is not working for
me.
I thought about other items in my closet which I have not tried with the
sweater, including:
A pairing I like with the olive and beige versions is shown below.
What else have I been doing? Thinking I look tired, however I have been working a number of projects outside of "what can I wear with a sweater, I am surprised does not work for me".
Friday, April 18, 2025
It is supposed to get up to 85° in my area today, however, when I left the house around 7:45 this morning, it was a bit chilly.
- Ann Taylor Tie Blouse
- Black Slacks (discussed in this post)
- Nine West Black Pumps
- Black Double Breasted Blazer
I have been busy lately and hope to post about some of the issues next week.
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
This year I decided I would purchase the OSMO Pocket 3 and have been coming up with ways to both justify and save for the new creator combo kit.
When I decided to get
the Costco Anywhere Visa Card By Citi (discussed here), Costco offered the following DJI OSMO Pocket 3
Power Bundle for $499.
I missed out on the Costco offering, however, I am still hoping to get the camera within the next month or so.
Although, I linked my new card to my business and personal checking accounts for easy
online payments, I forgot to set the account to paperless. So
today, I received
the first monthly statement in the mail. It also included a welcome
message.
I have not received a credit card statement in the mail in awhile, in that I go paperless for most of my accounts, however, thought the one I received today was pretty nice. It also showed the zero balance on the card because I have not actually used it yet.
