Waffles are yummy.

I look forward to seeing lots of Waffles being thrown on the ice after the Leafs self destruct in Calgary this Thursday.


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First snow Dec 2010

Here are pics from our Weekend trip to the cabin.

Our first real snow is on the ground now for good.
Brooklynn and Wyatt had a great time sledding.
A strong La Nina promises to bring much much more snow this year.

Canada Stat holidays 2011

Below is a list showing the Statutory Holidays for 2011 in various provinces across Canada:

STATUTORY HOLIDAY	DATE	AB.	BC.	MA.	ON.	QC.
New Years Day	January 1, 2011 (Saturday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Family Day/Louis Riel Day	February  21, 2011 (Monday)	YES	N/A	YES	YES	N/A
Good Friday	April 22, 2011 (Friday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Victoria Day	May 23, 2011 (Monday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
St. John the Baptist’s Day	June 24, 2011 (Friday)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	YES
Canada Day	July 1, 2011 (Friday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Civic Day/BC Day	August 1, 2011 (Monday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	N/A
Labour Day	September 5, 2011 (Monday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Thanksgiving Day	October 10, 2011 (Monday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Remembrance Day	November 11, 2011 (Friday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
*Christmas Day	December 25, 2011 (Sunday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
*Boxing Day	December 26, 2011 (Monday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
*New Years Day=2012	January 1, 2012 (Sunday)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES

Canadian Firefighters Handbook, First Edition

I was on the hunt for some of these:
Canadian Firefighters Handbook First Edition I found them several places.

Annex Bookstore
Amazon
And more.

Price varies widely. Between around $60 and $93.

Cheapest I found was via this link at Amazon.

ISBN is 9781439058923 or 143905892x

Supper

Here's a crappy picture of fish dinner from last night just before it went on the BBQ.

Wyatt didn't catch anything, but he likes being out in the sun with me.

Kookanusa bridge

We went this evening for dinner at the Kootenai Kraft & Grocery. One way from Fortine its 71KM. We stopped on the way back and took these photos at the bridge across the lake.

I talked the kids into walking the span. It took us 45 seconds to drive over and close to 10 minutes to walk it.


Some great photo album pics here.

Here's the map of how to get there:

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Hiking pt. 2

More photos from our hiking adventure this afternoon.

Hiking in Lincoln County

Riley, Wyatt, and Brooklynn along with Grampy and I hiked in Kootney national forest above our cabin this afternoon.

In the sun, the heat was almost unbearable, but as soon as we got into the shade, then it was quite pleasant.

The kids posed patiently for photos and picked up leaves, rocks and sticks.





We followed the path down a gully until there was no path left. We had cool water, juice boxes and fruit cups to take along with us.

We saw 2 piles of bear scat, but no wildlife.

More photos to follow.

A visit to Upper Whitefish lake

We had a good day at Upper Whitefish lake .

The kids had great patience and we traveled 16 miles up a very sketchy road to reach this really spectacular lake.

If you get the chance, I highly reccomend it.

Saudi Fire trucks.

An interesting article on a win by Rosenbauer  in Austria.


I like checking out the european emergency vehicles.  Makes me wonder how they'd perform in North America, and which features we would use if they were available.

What are you doing on the hiway?

Apparently 15% of people have performed some sex act while driving. And that's just the ones who'll admit to it.

Here's an article that describes the various distractions drivers have admitted to.

I've personally seen some strange stuff on the hiway.


A lady reading a book. A 700 page romance trash novel right up in the center of the steering wheel

A guy looking through a rifle scope. No gun attached, just a rifle scope looking 'downrange'. The guys looked a little odd... and I suspect he is the tinfoil hat type.

Sex on the hi way. While I didn't actually witness the act in progress, I did get to see the aftermath. Someone had a lot of 'splainin' to do. No shoes, no pants, ran off the end of a dead end road. I'm not sure if the couple  went in the ambulance out of fear of injury or straight humiliation. 8)

There is a true downside to all the distractions. We see them too much in the form of inconvenient road closures, body bags, and funerals.

Live Burn - SRFD May 15, 2010

Here are a few photo's from our live burn excersize yesterday. These images are mostly from the demolition of the structure. We had a photographer on site all day and will have those images later this week to share.

The burn was an awesome learning esperience for everyone involved. Some of whom were inside a burning structure for the first time. 29 firefighters from Strathmore Rural halls in Strathmore and Carseland along with the Town of Strathmore attended.

In the morning we did search evolutions where we advanced a charged line through the house while a primary search was performed. The hose team knocked down the fire so the search team could search safely.

Before lunch, we were introduced to the concept of positive pressure attack. Each of the crews had an opportunity to compare the heat, smoke and visibility before and after applying the tecnique. Everyone agreed that visibility was greatly improved.


Lunch was provided by the firefighters associations from Strathmore and Carseland. Hamburgers, Chilie, fresh fruit and pop filled everyone's bellies.

Following lunch, we set more intense fires and ran drills aimed at fire suppression, where nozzle tecniques were practiced.

The last evolutions involved setting a large fire in the center of the house and having firefighters observe rollover conditions and tecniques for controlling a large fire without causing a disruption in the termal layers present in the fire room.

Finally, the house was set on fire for the last time around 2:00 pm. It burned intensely, and gave everyone a chance to observe fire growth and flashover.

A hot day, sweaty, tired firefighters and charged hose lines are a recipie for a water fight.

All in all it was an outstanding day for all involved.

Strathmore doubles its size

http://www.strathmorestandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2575585

Kirsten Mundy

Standard Editor
The verdict was received by the end of April and the feelings about it are quite strong, but some aren't celebrating what the province thought Strathmore should annex, or how.
On April 30, at about 3 p.m. the town received confirmation that the Municipal Government Board (MGB) had released their verdict, and the result was very much in favour of Strathmore's requests.

"We are very, very excited about it," said Mayor George Lattery. "This is what we have strived for. It's been a long process but now that we have it, this is something that's going to last."
The 18.5 quarter sections of land being annexed should last about 50 years, based on the town's argument presented to the MGB last year about their 50-year plan. By doubling the size of Strathmore, the town should be able to handle a population of up to 50,000 people.
Seeing that much land change hands isn't what Wheatland County was hoping would happen when the verdict was released. Reeve Ben Armstrong explained that when developing their arguments and requests the county only followed the advice of Municipal Affairs and the Minister.
"We thought we were doing what they told us all the way through," said Armstrong. "It doesn't seem like they (the MGB) took anything we said or did into consideration."
That may seem true to those who read the document. It states a couple times that requests made by Wheatland County were outside the normal practice, and normal practice is exactly what the MGB ruled in favour of for every one of those requests.
"They've made their decision and we're going to have to live by it. We're not happy with it," said Reeve Armstrong. "We just have a few concerns when the government talks about conserving and protecting agricultural land, and it doesn't seem like that took much of that into consideration."
One of the more significant requests made by the county was to have a full 10-years worth of taxes forwarded to them. This would allow them to continue planning into the future, and means they wouldn't suffer financially because of the annexation. That request was denied though, in favour of the more historically common five-year declining compensation.

"100 per cent goes back to the county the first year, and every year it drops for five years, and at the end of the five years the county doesn't get any taxes," said Town CAO Dwight Stanford.

Those tax dollars will change significantly if land is developed, and that is what Mayor Lattery is hoping will start to happen right away.
"This council has been planning for this all along," said Mayor Lattery. "We are planning for the future. We've resolved the regional water line, we've resolved the waste water treatment, and now we've resolved the annexation. All those are done. There are many positives that are going to come out of this now. With the annexation being done, I'm sure the developers will be coming in."
Those developers will likely be responsible for some road development as well, which will gradually increase the area the town is expected to maintain. With the annexation, the town is equipped to plow and grade whatever roads require work for the coming year.
The cost of that work isn't in the 2010 budget, but Stanford said it shouldn't amount to be very much, and to accommodate that work the town might be over budget.
They will also be inheriting other responsibilities with this land, up to and including the fire service. Stanford said they are equipped for this expansion, but other changes may happen in the future.
As for an IDP, another request Wheatland County made that wasn't ruled in favour of, Mayor Lattery said the town will be working with the county to start one for the area. Because it will encompass such a large land base, it won't likely be completed before the election set for October.

Article ID# 2575585

More from China....

Many of you know I import some neat electronics from China.

I'm making another bulk order this week.

Here's what's coming in this order. Let me know if you are interested or want more details.

1. 7" touch screen GPS navigator, with bluetooth, FM transmitter, mp3 player, video player, and e-book reader. Free 2GB SDRAM card  - $200
2. 5W LED light bulb. Equivalent to 60W bulb. Looks like a regular incandescent bulb, nice white light. Installed in my kitchen. 50,000 hours run time. $30
3. Helmet Camera. - internal Lithium rechargeable battery. Takes microSD ram cards up to 8GB. mount on anything. Also usable as web cam. $100
4. rear view camera. for your car. mounts onto your license plate. Plugs into 7" touch screen above. $65
5. HD digital video camera. Sweet camera. If you've seen mine, you'll know what I'm talking about. 720p 5x optical zoom, removable (cheap) battery.$220
6. 8GB SDRAM chips $40

Navigo 7" GPS with media player bluetooth and FM transmitter

Here's the latest toy I've imported. I'm very excited about it. The cost delivered to my door is $199.00CDN.  Let me know if you want one. Mine will be here May 5th. I'll be glad to show it off!

Navigo 7 inch GPS with media player bluetooth and FM transmitter.

The Navigo - a portable 7 inch touchscreen device that handles all the latest GPS software packages, comes with FM transmitter and Bluetooth functionality, and plays all your favorite audio and video files. The Navigo is a first class navigation and multimedia experience!

What GPS software and maps can I use with the Navigo? The Navigo runs nearly all the popular ones! How? Because it comes with the WIN CE 5.0 operating system. That's your guarantee of compatibility with today's hottest GPS software titles and maps. Whether you're buying or downloading, just make sure your GPS files are meant for WIN CE 5.0. Most are. Once the software is loaded into the navigator, you'll have access to cutting edge navigation features like:

• 3-D Views
• Lane Assist
• Voice Guidance
• Points Of Interest (POI)
• Intelligent Route Planning
• Real Time Weather Data
• Real Time Traffic Data
• Map Share
• User Contributed Map Update
• Emergency Location Response

Is that it? Not even close! The Navigo isn't just an amazing GPS device - it virtually transforms your car into an office on wheels with advanced features like Bluetooth and FM Transmitter functionality. Bluetooth lets you pair your cellphone with the Navigo. The FM transmitter allows you to output audio from the Navigo to your car speakers! How is this useful? Picture this: You're in the car, a call comes through. A quick tap on the Navigo's touchscreen and you're talking with your boss with both hands on the wheel. Whatever you say gets picked up by the unit's powerful and sensitive built-in microphone. Whatever your boss says gets broadcast through your car speakers.

Is The Navigo a good car DVD player alternative? For those want to avoid the hassle and cost of installing a car DVD player into their vehicle, The Navigo is a good substitute. It has a large screen and plays multimedia files with ease opening up a world of entertainment options for you both inside and outside of your car. Imagine this. You're in the parking lot of the shopping mall, waiting for your wife to finish maxing out your credit card.

a) You could walk back into the crowded mall and help her pick out outfits
b) You could shop for some overpriced trousers for yourself
c) You could watch Frodo carrying out his quest to destroy the One Ring on your 7 inch GPS navigator!

Naturally, you choose c) and continue watching. Five minutes later, your wife calls and wants to get your opinion on a dress. Without missing a beat, you easily remove The Navigo from its car harness and take the movie with you. This is how perfect your life could be if you owned the  Navigo!

This 7 inch touchscreen GPS navigator with FM transmitter and Bluetooth is perfect for: family road trips, soccer moms waiting for the kids, car pool commuters, salesmen who spend a lot of time on the road, etc. So whether you're looking for improved driving satisfaction the good life could be yours right away.

At a Glance...

• 7 inch display!
• Free 2GB SD Card
• Runs Windows CE 5.0 and all popular GPS maps
• Handles most popular video and audio formats
• Convenient AV IN port (plug in your iPod)
• eBook reader
• Great China Brand Wholesale Price

Google Gears not supported in Firefox 3.6 - updated

Last week I wrote about the new Firefix 3.6 browser not being supported by google gears.

My biggest reason for noticing was that google latitude wasn't detecting my location based on wifi location anymore.  The other big application affected is the gmail offline access.

Google has since stated that gears is essential dead for new development, and that HTML5 is the next best thing.

And, it seems that latitude is now supporting the location API in  Firefox 3.6 since somewhere near Friday the 29th of January.

That's all that I know for now.

Technology is a wonderful thing.  I get to read the articles that will appear in the paper tomorrow, today. I use Google Alerts to define a list of keywords I want to be notified about. News stories, Blogs, Web pages all get scanned by the google machine and I get a neat tidy email summary of the things that match. Wow.

Here's one that will be in tomorrow's Strathmore Standard.  Wheee!




Posted today in the Strathmore Standard.

Quality of life high in Strathmore

Kirsten Mundy

Standard Editor
Strathmore residents, groups and organizations have spoken, and it would turn out the town is fairly well equipped to offer a very high quality of life.
At least, that's what the results of a Quality of Life survey would indicate.
"I've been doing this for years and this is the best response I've ever seen," said Michael Roma, a partner with RC Strategies. "It gives us a good margin of error."
Of 5,677 surveys mailed out to homes, 953 were filled out and returned. That means about 17 per cent of Strathmore residents took the time to fill out the multi-page survey, questioning them about all aspects of recreational facilities and parks.
"There were no red flags in it for sure," said Roma. "Nothing was really negative."
The process through which these results were achieved was not just the household study. Starting in August, a committee was formed with members of Town Council, members of the community and staff. RC Strategies started the process by having various different experts go through Strathmore and assess what was already available. Then, the survey was sent out, at the same time RC Strategies met with various different groups and organizations. The results were then complied, and presented to the public last week.
There was an exit survey for those who attended the open house last Tuesday, and those results will also be compiled before the final presentation is made to council at their Feb. 3 council meeting.
"The most important thing about this is it's just a guidance document," said Councellor Brad Walls, who sits on the committee. "This doesn't tie council's hands."
Walls explained that this document will replace a previous Quality of Life Master Plan, and will give council the information they need to determine which projects should be done, and when.

They, however, are not bound by this document and are able to work using it as a guide.

"It's good for a third party to review it," said Walls.
RC Strategies commended council for having a Quality of Life Master Plan, and said it gives municipalities a chance to see the development in their town with fresh eyes. It means those who express their views the loudest or who keep quiet are heard equally.
As for the results, Walls said for the most part they were what they expected.
"A lot of the things on the survey that were recognized, I believe council is working towards already," said Walls. "Trails and paths are something I believe this council really believes in. I don't think any of us expected that bowling alley would be so close to the top of the list."
Walls explained that there were 10 priorities identified for outdoor and indoor facilities, and a bowling alley was seventh on the list for indoor spaces. Roma said that is likely because at one point, there was a bowling alley in town.
Since its departure, people have noticed more how much they enjoyed having it. Walls said the town won't likely be looking at building a bowling alley though, as it is generally taken on by the private sector.

Article ID# 2278124

I read this quote by a dude named Gover over on Wired.com about a story on the rumored apple tablet testing that might be going on.   It made milk come out of my nose.

If Apple put out an egg-shaped device with spikes on it that got real hot, and called it the iButtPlug, the day after release thousands of Apple cultists would be grimacing and uncomfortably shuffling around with blood stains on the seat of their pants.
People will buy it because Apple made it. Then they’ll find a reason to need it.

Read More at wired.com

The article itself was sortof interesting.  It speculates that Apple is testing a soon to be released Apple tablet. The other side to the data is that this may just be a next version iphone or itouch.

HiPhone in Canada

These are some photo's of my Hiphone. Some people call the Sciphones. I'll start by telling you what it isn't. It isn't an Apple iPhone. it doesn't run apple software, and it doesn't interface with iTunes. It won't run on HSPA or CDMA networks

There is the downside. The upside is big.

1. Its cheap.
2. It LOOKS like an iphone. It is the same form factor, and approxomate weight. The screen is 3.2 inches instead of 3.5

3. IT has removable, replaceable 1200mha lithium ion batterys.
4. It has a very capable video player imbedded. avi, 3gp, mp4, etc
5. It has a good mp3 player
6. It has a 1.3mp camera / video camera
7. It has an FM receiver
8. You can install and run java applications. This means that the sky is the limit. Opera browser, Facebook mobile, etc, etc, etc.
9. It supports dual sim cards. You can have 2 phone numbers or a north american sim and a european sim.
10. It is a quad band GSM phone. It will work on any GSM network.
11. You can use it as a flash drive
12. you can use it as a webcam
13. Its got a sound recorded for dictating files
14. Its got an e-book reader
15. You can get a cool phone cheap that will work on the pay and talk networks Rogers, Fido, Wind, and any of the other carriers who use GSM.


There is probably more good stuff too, but I've only had mine a couple of weeks, and I don't have a data plan for it yet, so I can't comment on the internet connected stuff.

I think you should get one. Let me know if you are interested. randyserious@gmail.com

Google Gears not supported in Firefox 3.6

 If you are a big fan of google latitude like I am, then you'll be disapointed to hear the the release of firefox 3.6 doesn't support google gears. Or rather Google Gears doesn't yet support Firefox 3.6.

This means that your location awareness in gmail, laitude, etc will not function under FF3.6. On the bright side, the new FF3.6 does have a location awareness API that can be utilized to gather your location based on wifi tower or your GPS.

The other downside to not having gears support is that your gmail offline access no longer functions. While I'm highly confident this will not last long, I am feeling a bit naked without these 2 features.

On the upside, FF 3.6 now has a dedicated JavaScript processing engine which speeds rendering of those interactive web pages we all love so much. Firefox Persona's are now included as part of the core tool whereas it used to be an add on.

Stay tuned for more FF 3.6 updates.

Here's something I'm really excited about.

As many of you know, I've been dabbling in Importing electronics from China.

Here's one that's got me really excited.  You take this baby out of its box, a quick configuration to associate it to your home wireless network, you visit a website and pick your favorite stations (for free) and off you go. Streaming audio from around the globe, an iphone docking station with charger, plug in your usb memory stick and play your mp3's from there, and its an FM receiver (NOT a FM Transmitter.... sorry for the typo). But wait there's more... Ok, actually there's not. But its a pretty cool gadget.

Its so easy, your mom could use it. Its so cool, you'll want one for yourself.

Interesting in getting one? send me an email. randyserious@gmail.com


Bookmark my blog for future reference. http://randyserious.blogspot.com 

It's a DAB+ radio! It's an Internet radio! It's a iPhone docking station! It's a ... Super Radio! All that power from one device, is it possible? Yes, the Super Radio gives you all the most popular 21st century entertainment options, and comes with a classic radio style housing and interface that is easy for everyone to use.

DAB+: It stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting Plus, and it's the standard by which many countries around the world broadcast crystal clear and free digital radio! These countries include: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Catalonia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Malaysia, Monaco, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, United Kingdom

Why are digital radio receivers so cool? Because DAB+ receivers (like this one) are able to receive both DAB and DAB+ radio broadcasts which means with Super Radio you'll be able to enjoy all the news, music, and talk shows you crave...in your own language!

Internet Radio: Streaming internet radio...is there anything better? Whether your audio pleasure is Shoutcast, Live365, SomaFM, DI.FM, LastFM, Pandora, etc...this baby will let you listen to your favorite internet radio station. How does it do that? The Super Radio has a built-in WIFI receiver to let you get on the Web that's how! You'll be able to access the hottest music, news, and podcasts the Internet has to offer.

iPod/iPhone Dock: Chances are, if you're into digital music, you own a iPod or iPhone. Perfect! The Super Radio is a first class docking station for all generations of the Apple iPod and iPhone. That means you can keep your Apple device charged as well as play your entire music collection through the Super Radio's HIFI stereo speakers. You can even use The Super Radio as a speakerphone. Amazing? No, The Super Radio is super amazing!


At a Glance...

• DAB+ and DAB receiver
• Internet radio receiver
• iPod / iPhone dock
• Attractive, durable

Manufacturer Specifications

• Primary Function: Digital audio broacast and internet radio receiver and ipod / iphone docking station
• DAB+ Specifications:
  - DAB+ is backward compatible with DAB radio transmissions
  - Countries which support DAB/DAB+: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Catalonia, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Malaysia, Monaco, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, United Kingdom
  - Protocols: HTTP 1.0 Windows Media Services, HTTP 1.0 Streaming Protocol, HTTP 1.1 Windows Media Services, HTTP 1.1 Streaming Protocol
• WIFI Specifications:
  - Standard: 802.11 b/g
  - Encryption: None, WEP, WPA
  - Protocols: HTTP 1.0 Windows Media Services, HTTP 1.0 Streaming Protocol, HTTP 1.1 Windows Media Services, HTTP 1.1 Streaming Protocol
• Internet Radio Specifications:
  - Method: WIFI
  - Transmission: Streaming
  - Source: Register and consolidate all your internet radio stations at wifiradio-frontier.com
• Apple Specifications:
  - Models: iPod, iPhone
  - Generations: ALL
  - Connector: iPod interface
  - Usage: Charging, output audio to speakers
• Front Panel Controls:
  - Alarm
  - Info
  - Power
  - Mode
  - Presets (P1-P5)
  - Menu
  - Back
  - Tuning
  - Volume
• Top Panel Connectors:
  - USB Port
  - iPod / iPhone Port
• Back Panel Connectors:
  - Antenna
  - Aux IN
  - Headphone
  - Power
• OS Compatibility: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (SP4 and above), Mac OS X, version 10.3 or higher
• OSD Languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
• Dimensions: 250 x 130 x 135 mm
• Certification: FCC, CE
• Manufacturer Ref: FB7Y8V8LUWVR

Product Notes

• Clock and alarm functionality
• Works with media servers (UPnP)
• Instead of a keyboard, the Super Radio uses the tuning dial to select characters on screen. Press the tuning dial to select the character you wish to input
• DAB+ vs DAB receivers: DAB+ receivers are superior over DAB receivers because of the improved transmission method and error correction. Also DAB+ is backward compatible.
• FM radio

 Buyer's Guide to Dab Digital Radio

Venturer HD Mini Digital Camcorder

For those looking for a compact, simple HD digital camcorder, here's a great choice.

Want one? Find my ebay store at http://stores.ebay.com/AAA-Electronics-Imports

Create 1080p videos! Take 8 megapixel photos. This action sports camcorder does all that and more and is the same size as your average cellphone!

Introducing The Venturer - High Definition Action Camcorder. It's the smallest videocamera in the universe as voted by Human Fund magazine!

We've been working really hard these past few months to bring you this world class compact video camera. Size, performance, versatility: The Venturer has it all. This baby is sure to be a big seller on your eBay store because it can capture HD video and delivers crystal clear 8 MP photos. Swivel the camera head so you can better aim your shot and see the image clearly on the CVMV-DV28's generous LCD TFT viewscreen. But click on the mode button to toggle to video capture and watch this camcorder really shine:

Check out these awesome features:

* Capture 1080p and 720p video at a stunning 30 frames per second!
* Capture 480p video at a remarkable 60 fps
* Capture videos in the universal MPEG-4 format (otherwise known as MOV or H.264)

This digital still image and video camera is the perfect partner for every aspect of your adventurous lifestyle, whether your passion is rock climbing, skateboarding, parkour, snowboarding, skydiving, BMX, motocross, skiing, sandboarding, flowboarding, skysurfing, mountainboarding, snowskating, motocross, snocross, drifting, ice climbing, canyoning, free-fall, paragliding, parachuting, bungee jumping, wingsuit flying, hang gliding...whatever your sport, capture all the thrilling action with The Venturer Action HD Camcorder!

High Definition Brilliance: The CVMV-DV28 also has a HDMI port which allows you to output video to your plasma or LCD high definition TV! The benefit to you? You get to watch 1080p high-def on your HDTV! Simple to use with intuitive menus and buttons, The Venturer trumps the competition because of its size - pick it up and you'll think you're holding a mobile phone in your hands. Its dimensions resemble the Nokia N95! Power, performance, and a great price! Leave it to Chinavasion, the online leader in direct from China wholesale electronics to bring you such a sexy and cutting edge digital camcorder. Be Smart - Add to Cart!

At a Glance...

* 1080p videos!
* 8 MP photos
* HDMI out
* Mobile phone sized!
* MPEG-4 (MOV / H.264)

Manufacturer Specifications

• Product Description: Compact DV Camera
• Screen Size: 2.0 inch TFT LCD
• Lens: 5 MP CMOS (8MP Interpolated)
• Head: Tiltable Lens: Yes (45 degrees)
• Body: Rugged reinforced polymer
• Color: Black with sport yellow detailing
• Storage media:
  - Internal: 14MB
  - External: SD Card up to 8GB
• File Formats:
  - Video: H.264 / MPEG-4 / MOV
  - Still Image: JPEG
  -Storage capacity and time: see diagram below
• Camera Range:
  - Normal: 2.5m ~ Infinity
  - Macro: 30cm ~ 50cm
• Power Supply: Rechargeable Li-ion battery
• Typical Battery Life: Approximately 2 hours of recording
• PC interface: USB 2.0 or 1.1
• Banding: 50Hz / 60Hz / Auto
• Certifications: CE, FCC
• Compatible OS: (for transferring to your computer): Windows 98SE / 2000 / Me / XP / Vista (32 bit version only)
• Video Camera:
  - Video Resolution: 1920x1080, 1440x1080, 1280x720, 848x480
  - Frames Per Second: 30 FPS (1080P, 720P), 60 FPS (WVGA)
  - Digital Zoom: Yes (Up to 4x, Lower Resolution is Available.)
  - Flash Type: White LED - ON or OFF
  - Lens Focus: Macro or Normal
  - White Balance Options: YES
  - Output: AV, HDMI
• Digital Still Camera:
  - Photo Resolution: 5 MP native (2592x1944), 8MP interpolated, (3264x2448)
  - Quality (compression): Normal, Good, Fine
  - Digital Zoom: Yes (Up to 4x)
  - Shutter: 1/2 ~ 1/1000 Sec
  - Timer: Yes
  - Burst mode: Yes, continuous (3 pics, 5 pics)
  - Date Stamp: ON/OFF
  - EV: 4 steps (+2 to -2)
  - Picture Settings: Color Effects, White Balance, Scene Modes
• Buttons/IO Slots:
  - Menu button
  - Mode button
  - Playback button
  - Power ON/OFF button
  - Macro switch
  - Navigation Stick
  - Shutter button
  - Built-in MIC
  - Speaker
  - Playback button
  - Navigation pad
  - REC / Play/ Stop button
  - Mini-USB port
  - HDMI port
  - AV out port
  - Threaded tripod mount
  - Lanyard bar
  - White LED flash
  - SD memory card slot
• Dimensions: 98mm x 50mm x 23mm (L x W x H)
• OSD Languages: English, Japanese, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified)

Product Notes

• Great as a gift for extreme sports enthusiasts, newlyweds, college students, relatives at Christmas, or "citizen journalists"
• AV and HDMI port so you can watch your videos on your regular or high definition TV
• Tripod mount
• This unit is weather-proof but not waterproof

Package Contents for MV-DV28

• High Definition Still and Digital Video Camcorder
• Camera Bag
• AV cable
• MicroUSB to HDMI cable
• HDMI to HDMI cable
• Belt Clip
• Rechargeable LI-ION battery
• Power Charger (100-240V, 50/60Hz)
• Wrist strap
• User Manual - English